There are loads of cool part time paid and voluntary roles for students.

2. Mystery shopper

3. If you’re studying in a big city and love shopping,
then this is the best way to indulge your shopping
habits! It’s flexible enough to work around lectures,
trains you in observational and report writing skills,
and can be a lot of fun. You could find yourself
staying at a hotel overnight, eating out at a
restaurant, going to a pub for drinks or having a pizza
delivered. But of course, there are also mundane
tasks like opening bank accounts and pretending to
be a disgruntled customer. Think of yourself like a
modern-day spy!
*Paid role

4. Work at festivals

5. Forget about spending hundreds of pounds at
Glastonbury Festival. If you’re a mud-loving, big
music fan, skip all the heartache of missing out on
popular tickets and digging deep into pockets to fund
your yearly music addiction. Volunteer to work at
concert venues; work at the concession stand, clean
the venue or collect tickets. You’d normally get a
couple of days off after working, allowing you to soak
up the music scene, or if your work’s done, you can
always head to the stage and enjoy watching your
favourite bands!
*Voluntary

6. Lifeguard

7. Loads of university campuses are located close to
beaches and depending which country you’re
studying in, say Australia, surely the best part-time
job you could get would be to work by the sea!
Imagine working as a lifeguard (think Baywatch
outfits!), getting a tan, playing a bit of volleyball or
going out on the jetski when you’re finished work. To
top it off, you get paid pretty decent money. Being a
lifeguard will also make your resume stand out
during job applications – you’ll be seen as
responsible with good team work ethics.
*Paid

8. Barista at Starbucks

9. Working in Starbucks means unlimited free drinks
during your shift, and you even get to bring home a
pound of free coffee every week! When you’re not
on the job, you get a whopping 30% discount on
beverages, merchandise and food. Now that’s a big
save on your weekly coffee fix!
*Paid role

10. Brand ambassador

11. There are loads of brands out there that require
students to work as their brand ambassadors on
their respective campuses. Whether your passion lies
in fashion, food, filming, writing or business, there
are different areas to suit your needs. For instance,
College Fashionista is always on the look-out for Style
Gurus who feature students with cool fashion sense
on their campuses through weekly pictures and
blogs. You’ll need to be outgoing with a bubbly
character.
*Paid / voluntary role

12. Babysitting & tutoring

13. If you’re studying to be teacher or would love to
work with children some day, then prepare yourself
and take up a babysitting job. You’ll learn all about
the cute (and annoying!) habits of little ones and in
some cases, coach them in their school work. You’ll
also be able to get some assignments done once the
little ones have gone to bed.
*Paid

14. Be a note-taker

15. Are you up and early for all your lectures? Do you
constantly scribble everything that Professor X has
mentioned? If you’re very organised and have had
friends admiring your colourfully-highlighted, notetaking skills, then why not share your notes with
them for a certain price? After all, you’re already
doing it for yourself, you only need to photocopy and
distribute yours. Of course, it’s also important to
practise a little discretion and not share every single
important note that you may have taken. It could be
the deciding factor between you getting a second
upper or a first class.
*Paid

16. Hold a car boot sale

17. We’ve always got stuff to get rid off; clothes, toys,
books, unwanted Christmas presents and gifts that
you may have won at the Student Union’s pub quiz.
Ask from housemates, friends and go through your
belongings, and when you’ve got all of them, go to
the closest car boot sale. It normally costs about £2£8 to have a spot. It’ll be a fun day out and you’ll get
to make money from selling unwanted stuff! How
much easier could it get?
*Paid