<p>how is that going to affect me? i once shovelled snow for some money to go to the mall with friends, but thats not really a job.
but i have done loads of volunteering, what should i do?</p>
<p>Are you serious? I find it odd that you have never held a part-time job before. Well, not ever having a job will not necessarily hurt you if you have experience that is related to your major/career.</p>
<p>Neither have I. Oh well...</p>
<p>so how do most of you pay for school and other things? parents help out? well, if you are jsut out of HS or in your early 20's..its understandable...there's always lots of jobs on campus</p>
<p>i have never had a job before, except for like walking my dog. My parents pay for college, the entire thing, no financial aid, and it is a big burden,</p>
<p>Wow, I am surprised. This is just me but I feel guilty when my parents pay for my dinner/lunch!</p>
<p>wow, i would say you guys ought to count yourselves lucky. i mean you get to go to school and be involved in things that really matter to you, all the time... i work fulltime overnights because my parents are not able to help me out. it's a miserable job and it makes it hard to get involved because of the hours...so anyways.....if you can volunteer to do things you really care about, rather than having to work a crappy pointless job...i would say...be happy...</p>
<p>yeah and monster.com told me i would never be employed after graduation because of it. lol.</p>
<p>cinders, it takes patience to find the kind of job that would support your needs, both educationally and financially. I found an internship that allows me to focus on my studies and get the grades i want, and the pay is essentially full tuition. i have an ENORMOUS deal of flexibility, (almost insane) but i do work hard. i also telecommute, so that allows for a lot of less hassle. it took me 3-4 months to find this job, and i'm very happy. </p>
<p>to those of you guys that dont have a job, it's fine, it just puts you at a real disadvantage. its not about the paying for college. it's about getting the experience you need to succeed. let's be honest-who cares what you learn in school or where you go if it takes you time to learn how to apply it? as an economist, the reality of outsourcing makes it so that entry-level jobs are now dissapearing. the advancement potential jobs are now being locked away because companies realize that the workforce is shrinking dramatically and will continue to do so for the next few decades. what does this mean for us? this means two things.</p>
<p>first,we need to work for jobs that will be available to us in the next ten years, not jobs that will be available to us right now.</p>
<p>second, we need to be able to quickly speed our productivity as SOON as we are in the workforce, since there is no longer a leniency period when one start's out to get used to the job. the jobs that are easy will be taken by people who want to be paid lower. the jobs that are difficult will be taken by people who already are up to snuff. </p>
<p>so what does this really mean for you? it's great that you have parents who have the capacity to pay for your education without it affecting thier lives dramatically. does that mean you need to stop thinking ahead of your future career at any given point? not in the least. if it's difficult for you to juggle both at the same time, forget about the job; focus on your work. i mean, all you really need to do is double your utility per hour to accomodate both; but all i'm saying is you're missing out on the edge later on. it just makes your life harder, that's all. no big.</p>
<p>yeah but how are you supposed to get a job if you don't have experience but in order to get experience you need a job? so stupid...</p>
<p>You don't need experience to work at McDonald's, gotta start somewhere.</p>
<p>zemookmook, out of curiousity, how did you find the internship and what sort of hours do you get? i've looked around at different interships posted at my school but ..most of the internships were part time...or temporary...or didn't pay nearly as well as the job i have now...maybe i'm looking in the wrong places or something??
and as to the problem of experience, like gospy said...look at places like walmart, mcdonalds, target, kohls...they hire people w/little or no experience all the time.</p>
<p>You must be kidding...</p>
<p>about what? my not being able to find a decent internship, or those places hiring people w/little or no experience? or maybe...you're looking for a career type job not a temporary make money while youre in college job? i dunno, i don't know your circumstances.</p>
<p>there's always office/assistance type jobs available...much more appealing than working fast food rstaurants..also part time jobs in retail..lots of students do that while going to school at the same time</p>
<p>i have never had a job, but my parents pay $0 for my tuition and living ever since i got in to University.
I have been living on Loan and scholarships. i intend to get my first job this summer and start paying them off :)</p>