I remember working as a bartender during my entire college career. Bar jobs for students are perfect, as the tips are usually far greater in a busy pub than a bustling restaurant. There’s something about folks and alcohol that makes them loosen up on the ole purse strings when it comes to settling the bill. Yes, bar work was perfect for me and I loved to keep my finger on the pulse of the social scene without having to dig too deep into my own pitiful funds. Socializing while working. It doesn’t get any better than that.

Although there are many types of jobs for students I think I’m right in saying that bar work is the most popular and therefore the most difficult to get into. It’s an unfortunate fact, but true nonetheless, that good looking students have a much greater chance of landing these sought after pub positions than the unattractive or just plain ugly kids.

In hind sight, I wish I had thought more carefully about the jobs for students that were available at my years at uni. I was so busy having fun in the pub, that I completely overlooked the potential out there.

I always wanted to be an executive in the civil service and there were plenty of casual jobs in the local passport office going at the same time that I was at college. This would have shown enthusiasm and devotion to my major and would most likely have placed me in a favorable position for any openings after graduation. In actual fact, I personally know of 5 graduates from my year that walked into such junior executive positions within the civil service and yes, they all took part time work at the local passport office during their study years.