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8 Part-Time Ideas For College Students
1. Writer
This part-time job idea is one of the most popular part-time jobs for students worldwide because anyone can do it! Students can try to work as a freelance or part-time content writers, copywriters, technical writer, or UI/UX writers. Best of all, anyone can be a writer! Content writing jobs are not limited to students majoring in Communication Studies or Journalism who can become writers. Are you an engineering student? You can be a UI/UX writer. Are you a business student? You can be a B2B writer. There are many vacancies to become freelance and part-time writers!
2. Barista
Being a barista may be ideal for end-of-term students because of the more flexible schedule. You can become a part-time barista at Starbucks, Bubble Tea cafe, or Kopichuseyo, a cafe trending among University Multimedia Nusantara (UMN) students who like Korean culture and want to work part-time.
3. Online tutor
Aspiring to be a teacher or lecturer in the future? You can try being a part-time tutor. It’s not always just being an academic tutor; you can become a tutor in any field like drawing, language, etc. What’s even better is that you don’t have to be an offline tutor (working on-site). There are so many online tutoring vacancies that you can find online.
4. Online shop/Entrepreneur
Opening an online store is one of the most popular jobs among college students. You can sell new items or become a reseller and drop shipper. Opening an online store can be ideal because it won’t be too distracting for your college time!
UMN has a business incubator called “Skystar Ventures” for those interested in building their own business, guided by experts and, of course, supported by one of the best campuses in Jabodetabek. Curious? Read more here.
5. Translator
There are a lot of vacancies for translators, especially mandarin translators. Other languages that require translators are English, Korean, and Japanese. Becoming a part-time translator is great because most translating jobs implement and allow remote working with flexible working hours. Especially for mandarin translators, the salary is pretty high!
6. Social Media Officer/Manager
Most of you might know that this job is prevalent among young people! In addition, there are also many job vacancies related to social media like social media officers, managers, and specialists. Those who like and are good at using various social media, especially Instagram and TikTok, and are knowledgable on SEO and Ads, can try to work in the social media field. You can find tons of part-time and internship vacancies on the internet.
7. Graphic designer
Especially for students majoring in Visual Communication Design, you can become freelance graphic designers. There are many graphic designer vacancies on the internet that also implement remote-working.
8. Photographer/Videographer
This job is popular among Journalism and Visual Communication Design students. If you understand aesthetics, are good at using a camera (whether it’s a DSLR camera or phone photography), and are good at editing videos and photos, you can become freelance photographers or videographers. With this job, you can determine your working time that will not hinder your studies.
As you can see, there are lots of part-time ideas for students. You can find the jobs above easily online through job search applications such as LinkedIn, Kalibrr, GlassDoor, and others. Plus, did you know? You can even work for foreign companies that accept remote-working. You can beautify your CV if you have experience working for an international company. How cool is that!
What are you waiting for? Let’s try the part-time idea above and get extra pocket money and, of course, a valuable experience!
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By Levina Chrestella Theodora | UMN News Service
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