How to Find a Weekend Job While Attending College

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Depending on whether you live at home or at school will make a big difference finding a weekend job while attending college. Living at home, you have the advantage of having a summer job that will keep let you continue on weekends while you are attending college. If you are living at college, you have to start the process all over again to find a weekend job at the end of the summer.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

Step1
Apply to retail stores around the college campus. You may be able to find a job as a cashier or sales clerk especially if you have experience in either of these fields.
Step2
Check out the restaurants that are within walking distance of the campus. You could work as a cook, a server or a hostess.
Step3
Talk to your advisor. Let him know that you are looking for work on the weekends and he may be able to steer you in the right direction. Be open, in order to get a weekend job you may need to work nights also.
Step4
Look at the bulletin boards posted around campus. They may have job postings and you may find your ideal weekend job posted here.
Step5
Ask at various places on campus that may need you to work on weekends. Libraries are great places to work on campus and student's dining areas always need helpers. You can get to these places easily since they are on campus.
Step6
Be prepared to work any hours you can in order to get your foot in the door. Later, you can request the actual hours you want.

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