Balancing work and study is not as easy as it might seem at first. In order not to fall for the bait of scammers, not to lose enthusiasm at first and not to fly out of an educational institution, you need to know a lot of nuances.

For part-time or evening students, especially those who entered a university on the basis of secondary specialized education, it is easier in this regard. You can work in the direction from the secondary school, and only come to the university for a session only twice a year. The evening department allows you to spend a day on work, and a few hours in the evenings on study. Yes, and teachers are much more loyal to absenteeism by part-time students than full-time students.

It is much more difficult for the latter to find not even a job, but just a side job. Few employers agree to take "full-time students". In fact, not everyone will be able to pay equal attention to both work and study. You have to make a choice - either work and go “in the tail” at the sessions, or forget about work before receiving a diploma.

Do you combine study and work? Listed below are a few arguments both for and against part-time work.

• Own money. The most important argument, especially for out-of-town students living in a hostel. As soon as a freshman crosses the threshold of a hostel, he in any case studies independently. However, if parents live far away and do not have the opportunity to transfer large sums to the student, you have to think not only about how to save what you have, but also about how to earn money yourself.
• Practice. If the job is somehow related to the specialty, this is a great chance to approach the graduation with the already accumulated practical baggage. If an employer agrees to hire a student with no experience, and you make a good impression, you won't have to be among the graduates frantically looking for a job after graduation.
• "Airbag". If suddenly, after studying for six months in your first year, you realize that you don’t want or can’t work in your specialty all your life, and transferring to another is not an option, then work may be the only way out of the situation. You can find yourself in some business that has nothing to do with a diploma, at any age. Getting a diploma fades into the background - you can study what you really like and accumulate the experience you need for this job.

Against:

• Impossibility of concentration. If you study and work in such a way that there is no time for sleep, you can seriously harm your health. As a result, not only will you not have time to do everything that you planned, but you may also end up in the hospital due to a nervous breakdown. Very few people know how to spin like a squirrel in a wheel without a threat to their well-being.
• . Even graduates of elite universities cannot always count on a good salary, what to say about first-year students without experience and education. Even if you estimate the cost of an hour of work and calculate how much you can receive per month, you should not particularly rely on this figure - out of habit, many rush for the illusion of "big money" and burn out very quickly.

Even a conscientious employer, seeing a newcomer in front of him, may try to save money by naming a lower salary or appointing an unpaid probationary period (see). What can we say about scammers who specifically invite students, and with simple manipulations get cheap labor. Without knowing the intricacies of the Labor Code, newcomers may not even know that they are hooked.

Online classifieds can also be great bait for students. Send money to a non-existent company allegedly “for sending documents, etc.”, post scans of personal papers or even photos of bank cards - anyone who has not previously encountered such a manifestation of fraud can fall into these tricks. Yes, and getting into the networks of online consultants, advertising a product and inviting new customers, selling by phone and promoting services that most people do not need is very simple - just believe the words about huge profits in the future.

If you have already found a company that offers a job with a mandatory probationary period, it will not be superfluous to find out about it from friends or on the Internet. Perhaps, after that you will not only not be paid, but they will also say that you simply do not fit. Some organizations make money in this way, receiving free labor - there are always enough people who want to.

• Go freelancing. This way of combining work with study takes the least time (with proper planning). There is a risk of losing money if the customer does not like the work, but at first, freelancing can be a good preparation for further job search.
• Seasonal jobs offered by the school. The trade union committee or youth organization is ready to provide profitable vacancies for the holidays or even study. There is even an opportunity to reschedule the session and work even abroad - and you can be sure that in the end you will receive your money.
• Do not be afraid to find accomplices - with a strong desire, you can even organize your own business. In this case, it is easier to organize work and study, as well as learn how to work in a team.
• Don't be fooled by attackers - always demand a contract. In the case of freelancing, even a completed brief can become a document confirming the fact of work. Don't give up if you've been scammed - even posting about a dishonest employer on social media can reduce the number of people who could be harmed by their actions.

Interesting Facts

• According to statistics, 1 in 8 Americans once worked at McDonald's, and most of them start working at the age of 16-17.
• In America, working while studying in college in low-paying positions is not considered shameful, so even the children of billionaires do not disdain to work as cleaners or dishwashers.
• Most billionaires and truly rich people have never crossed the threshold of college or made their fortune on something that a degree has nothing to do with. For example, Steve Jobs.

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If you really want to combine work and study, then first of all, seriously think about whether you can? Will you be able to keep up with your studies and work effectively?

Many students combine work with study: sometimes such a choice is an important necessity. However, most often the guys want to earn money on their own, at least a little not to depend on their parents. There are also those who systematically realize their ambitions: already now, in addition to investing in their education, they are ready to go to work for experience, for improving their abilities.

There can be many reasons for looking for a job, but it is important to remember that you must be successful in both work and study, and most importantly, one should not interfere with the other.

For me, the main thing when looking for a job is my interest. How interesting will it be for me to go to work every day? Why would I waste my time and effort. In work, it is important to do everything with pleasure, then the approach is more serious, then the ways of combining different and numerous tasks both at work and at school are more “inventive”. In my opinion, before you "go to work", the main thing is to choose the right one. A job that you love will allow you not to regret that you are taking up precious time from yourself by doing completely unnecessary activities. You will not come up with reasons and excuses not to go once again, to take time off, to be late, etc. If you like work, then you will try to find ways to at least be at work at the right time, as a maximum - to be better :). You will learn your work with great interest, improve and, interestingly: even with great efforts, you will not feel tired. Perhaps work will become an inspiration and outlet for you, where you will draw strength for the development of science and theory.

When combining work and study: It is important to make sure that your study plan has time for this work. That teachers are loyal to "working students", that you can sometimes turn in work ahead of schedule or with a different group, and so on.

Having decided on a job, it is important to study the logistics: how will you get to work, what transport, how long will it take to get from home, from the place of study? It is important to know how public transport runs: until what time, at what interval?

At work, it is also not superfluous to discuss your future work schedule with your supervisor: is part-time work possible, how work schedules are being coordinated, can you be released for sessions / exams. At work, it is important to behave like an "adult": despite the fact that the company has shown willingness and flexibility to the conditions of a student student. That is, ridiculous excuses about sudden exams, being late due to a call to the department, or simply "I forgot that I'm working today" - this is not something that is permissible for a student who wants to work.

My company has a lot of job offers for a student: there are also temporary - seasonal jobs as sales assistants, cashiers, logisticians, and there are positions that are called "growth" :) Now we are actively accepting responses to the Retail Arena project ", where candidates have the opportunity to undergo a six-month internship already in the position of a supervisor-intern. Both recent graduates and students can become our employees.

Dare and aim for more!

I would like to answer in the style of a Tinikoff magazine:

But I myself am in such a situation, so I can advise:

1) Keep a close eye on your time. I'm not a very good time manager yet, because the priorities are not very clearly set. Take a calendar / notepad / phone and draw all your free time from sleep into 3 categories: work, study, personal time. Someone said that it is ideal if sleep, work, and everything else equally account for 8 hours. I have not been able to meet such people, but a balance must be found, because otherwise it will be very difficult.

2) Don't forget to study. Do your homework, go to the control and tests without fail. If you have mandatory attendance, then even more so. Don't be fooled if you don't want to pay again for your studies.

3) Do not score on sports or at least minimal physical activity. In a frantic rhythm, it is extremely important to be vigorous and healthy. Exercise in the morning, walk up the stairs if the office/home is not very high, and drink more water. You can still write here about healthy eating, but I can’t advise, because I myself can’t sit on such a diet. Sometimes you want - AAAA, cheeseburger, my charm: 3

4) A rather personal point, but maybe this is also about you. Find someone who can listen and support. This is very important to not give up and move on.

5) Relax once a week. You don't want to die from karoshi, do you? :)

First you need to decide: what is more important to you?

If the choice fell on study, then at work do not take on a lot of responsibility, try to take a linear position or, at least, a middle position so that you are not required to rework and are not entrusted with particularly complex projects. It is worth paying attention to the clear distribution of the time of the working week. The work should not take all seven days, a 2/2 schedule is ideal.

If you want to give preference to work, then transfer to the correspondence department. You will be allocated a special paid study leave for the session. If it is possible to study only full-time, then personally talk with each teacher and try to take assignments for the upcoming semester. The main thing is not to skip modular work, reporting weeks are important for certification.

When I was in college, in my second year, I began to think about work. I trained as an advertising specialist. I didn’t have enough pocket money and I decided that I needed to look for a job. More than once I scattered ads on all kinds of sites, I was looking for absolutely any job, the main thing is that I could work after school, that is, in the evening. The responses were mainly for the position of evening secretary, call center operator and something related to sales. I went to interviews, I seemed to like everything, but when I imagined that I had to work at least until 10 pm and most often on Saturdays, interest disappeared.

One fine day, I found out that there is a wonderful job that would suit me perfectly according to all criteria - this is the job of a promoter. People in this specialty are mostly students or those who need a side job. You can work from the age of 18, somewhere even from 16. Duties are varied - from distributing leaflets, surveys, tastings, to working at exhibitions and events. There are many vacancies, you can choose a convenient work schedule from 3 hours a day, 2-3 times a week. I worked like this for about 3 years, taking project after project. Where I just haven't been.... From a warehouse in Auchan to an expensive hotel with marble floors. Impressions in general the sea. Probably the main disadvantage, and maybe for someone the plus of this work is that it is not permanent, projects last from one day to a month, and of course, they can be longer. Payment is hourly, I received a minimum of 280 and a maximum of 500 rubles per hour.

By nature, I am a very reserved and shy person, but this job really taught me not to be afraid of people and to communicate without obstacles.

After college, I continued to study at the institute, but already at the correspondence department, so that I could work on weekdays at a permanent job.

Wonderful.

And answering a question like, for example:

1. Choose a part-time (evening) form of education.

Many people are afraid that if they study in the evening, they will not receive a quality education. Even more embarrassing for students is the negative attitude of some employers towards evening education.

But! Firstly, the quality of education depends, first of all, on the student himself and his desire and approach to learning.

Graduating from the evening department, the student has the main competitive advantage over his peers from the daytime - work experience, as well as practical knowledge and professional acquaintances. With such a set, it is much easier to find a suitable place than graduating in the 4th year from a full-time department with zero work experience.

The main thing is that by applying knowledge in practice at work, you will look at the process of obtaining it in a completely different way.

Most often, evening classes are held from 18-19 hours to 21-22, which allows you to simultaneously work full-time from 8 to 17.

Some universities are recruiting even for budget places for evening education.

2. Choose universities with a convenient class schedule.

Ask at the open house for a rough class schedule. If possible, ask graduates of the university in question about the possibility of combining study and work.

3. Prioritize.

My personal experience has shown that you can save a lot of time on exams and tests if you attend classes and get vending machines.

Find out how your university feels about combining work and study. In my university, for example, most of the teachers had an extremely positive attitude towards working guys.

4. Inform the employer in advance about the combination of work and study, discuss the development plan, and agree on periods of absence from work due to study.

5. If your study schedule is inconvenient, try looking for a job with a free schedule or the opportunity to get a part-time job.

P.s. Combining work and study is not a problem, but combining work, study and life (personal, cultural) is already a more interesting task.

It is extremely difficult and very tiring, but nothing is impossible in the world. I'll tell you from my experience.

1) In my 2nd year at the university, I realized that the money that my parents supply me is sorely lacking, so I got a job as a laboratory assistant at the department. They paid little, but I had the opportunity to work in my free time from couples from 9 to 18. This did not interfere with my studies in any way, it even helped to some extent. I was at the university every day from morning to evening and could easily solve personal problems, incl. study during working hours. The work at the department was very easy, sometimes it all came down to the agonizing expectation of the end of the working day. It was important to be at the workplace and quickly respond to instructions from the manager. Why did I choose this option? Then I was a terrible nerd and it was completely incomprehensible to me how you can skip couples?!!! I worked at the department for 1.5 years.

2) By the middle of the 3rd year, I realized that working as a laboratory assistant was dulling me + the issue of money became aggravated again (then I was already married and my integrity did not allow me to take money from my parents on a regular basis, although they offered to quit and calmly unlearn until they help me financially. It was decided to look for a new job. The search process dragged on for a long time, in the end I quit even before I found a job, because. completely burned out, working at the department. But in the end, I found a place that suited me in every way. It was a job in my specialty (I am a merchant) in a large trading company as a trainee manager. This program was developed by the company specifically for graduates and undergraduates studying in certain areas. For me, an internship period of 17 months was calculated, after which I could either get a nomination for a manager or not. During the internship period, I was given the opportunity to choose the store where I would work, as well as the type of contract (20, 30, 40 hours per week). By agreement with the HR department and the manager-mentor, I worked 30 hours a week for 8 hours a day, i.e. an average of 3-4 days a week. Of course, I had to skip a couple. But since I made my own schedule, I could distribute my absenteeism as evenly as possible and attend those couples that I gave my preference to. To close some of the absences, I asked the teachers for additional. assignments, many entered into a position and made it possible to rehabilitate. It is worth mentioning that all teachers are divided into two types "what kind of work? You are full-time students" and "of course, I understand everything." My thesis supervisor wrote the WRC herself at work in the last days before her defense, so there were no problems with her at all.

So I worked out the entire 4th and final course. Yes, I didn't have a day off. we studied 6/1 and often had to work on Sundays in order to skip less. I completely stopped attending lectures, I tried to be active at seminars. As a result, she completed the course with honors, with the exception of 1 four and with a delay in passing the course. Looking back, I cannot understand where I had so much strength and perseverance, but I survived. The work was very interesting to me, in the same place I realized the almost complete uselessness of the knowledge gained at the university. Practical experience often helped me out at seminars, and studying at one of the leading universities in the country and the prospect of a red diploma helped to form a positive impression of me in the eyes of management. At the time of writing the diploma and passing the state exams, I took a study leave. I won’t say that it’s calm, but I managed to prepare everything and graduate from the university with honors. One place, of course, was on fire from inexorable deadlines, but everything worked out. Immediately after graduation, I was promoted to a manager (the internship ended 5 months earlier), I still work in the company, for more than 2 years.

Looking back, I do not regret the experience I gained by combining work and study. Firstly, in conditions of multitasking and constant stress, you do not think about fatigue and work for the result. Secondly, having graduated from the university, I was already building my career, while my classmates started looking for work. Of course, I would like to remember my student years as a carefree time, but all this was also: dedication, student council, registration and everything else, it just ended earlier than my peers. And I didn’t want to stretch the entertainment for 4 years, I had to think about the future.

It seems to me that such a combination is not suitable for everyone. I just really like to test the limits of my abilities, so I often put myself in circumstances far beyond my comfort zone. By the way, I never brought my diploma to work xD

Most likely you have heard about time management, in other words, you just need to paint every step of yours minute by minute. This will help you a lot.

First you need to decide on the study schedule, and then agree with the employer on a convenient work schedule.

If your credits and work coincide, then you will have to do without sleep. But where without it?

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Most of the students I know at some point faced the question: should I start working during my studies or sit on my parents' neck for a few more years?

Oleg Bondarev

studied and worked

Those who prolong financial childhood deprive themselves of the opportunity to gain work experience even before entering the labor market. Economic freedom is also about zero, but you can devote more time to mastering the profession.

If you are one of those who are ready to put a grade book and academic performance on the altar of a golden calf, I will tell you how to do it with minimal damage.

Your main resource is time. In order not to fly out of the university, for a start it is worth at least occasionally appearing there, finding time for a session, counting retakes. In general, solve questions to the maximum so that they are allowed to take exams and not expelled. Working 5/2 with this mode immediately disappears, but there are other options.

For the most desperate

To save a large salary, you can get a full-time job, but with a 2/2 schedule. You will have to work for 12 hours, but after two days you will be able to allocate the same amount for study. Some employers allow you to schedule a month in advance: on the days of important exams and tests, you can change shifts with colleagues.

To the detriment of money, but with minimal loss in learning

The best option for a student who wants to work without compromising their studies is a part-time job at the university. With such work, you can apply for the position of a teaching assistant to a teacher: take on part of the paperwork, check the control, participate in the organization of seminars at the department.

If there are laboratories at the university, you can contact them: as a rule, they are willing to take students to work. It would be useful to establish contacts with the personnel department of the university, they also need students. Closer to summer, the selection committee tears off with arms and legs - this is also a good part-time job.

Participation in the scientific life of the university can also result in a way of earning. In the academic community, there is a chance to get a research grant: if you win, part of the grant money will go to you. Check out other countries if you're lucky.

Didn't get a job at the university? It doesn't matter, freelancing is a way out: tutoring, research papers to order, texts for websites - there is a lot of work on the exchanges on the Internet. If you are a designer, sms manager or programmer, everything becomes even easier: the demand for your services is traditionally high.

Work especially for students

The service sector is full of vacancies designed for students: such work does not promise a high salary, but there is a flexible schedule. You can get a job as a waiter or barista in a cafe, a cashier in a fast food restaurant, a salesman in a clothing store. For such work, special qualifications are not required, everything will be taught on the spot.

Modern students strive to become independent and self-sufficient faster. Already after the first or second year, young people are looking for work. However, is it possible to fully study with a busy schedule? How to combine work and study?

On the one hand, life takes on a rapid rhythm in which you have to sacrifice entertainment, hobbies, and even relationships with your loved one. On the other hand, you have personal finances that allow you to improve the quality of life and gain invaluable experience in the chosen direction. If you get a job in the specialty in which you study, then the chances of further growth in this area double. Thus, young people do not delay employment, but seek to combine it with their studies.

Do you combine work and study?

If you chose to study and work at the same time, then you will have to adapt to difficult life circumstances, make some sacrifices and compromises. Dropping out of school is not worth it, as a good education increases the chances of building a career that will bring excellent earnings. Working in your student years is commendable, as this will characterize you as a serious and independent person.

Do not forget that you will occasionally have difficulties. If you want to minimize them, then be sure to:

• Talk to teachers about the possibility of combining work and study. Tell us that you will work in parallel with your studies. Some of them may react negatively to such news, as they believe that the subject can be known thoroughly only if they are constantly present at lectures and practical classes.
• Maintain friendly relations with classmates. You must be sure that you can rely on them at any time. In this case, you will be able to keep abreast of the latest news that takes place in your educational institution.

• Be sure to make contact with senior students. They can give you their lecture notes, term papers or test papers. Thanks to these recordings, you will not fall behind your fellow students.

• If you apply with a request to do a term paper to order, then there is nothing to be ashamed of. It is clear that it is better to do the tasks on your own, but with a lot of work it is difficult to implement.

How to combine work and study: planning time

Is it possible to combine work with study?? Yes, because it's not that hard. You just need to properly plan your time. If you stick to a certain plan of action, then you can successfully earn money and develop in terms of education.

Plan everything down to the minute

Get a diary in which you write down all your activities for the day and the next week. Do not write too big plans. Everything should be done to the maximum.

Sort things by importance

All your actions break down into three categories. The first is especially important things that I need to complete as soon as possible. The second is quite important goals, but they can be completed tomorrow if there is not enough time. The third is minor matters that you can forget about for a while. It is advisable to assign a color to each group.

Cross out completed plans

Make sure that the work done is crossed out in the diary. This will make it easier to take on the remaining targets.

Allow yourself some rest

Do not exhaust yourself with too much work and study, because it is so close to a nervous breakdown. Rest should be good for health. For example, evening jogs will benefit. During their implementation, you can reflect on the future plan for the next day. Work that can be combined with study, always requires time allocation to minutes. Relax, but remember that business is time, and fun is an hour.

Connect the family

Some of the household chores that you previously performed, entrust relatives. For example, if you live in the same bedroom with your younger brother, then let him keep the room in order for some time. Eliminate a number of household chores from your duties.

Forget about laziness

Never leave important things for later. You must remember that delay can spoil all your plans. If you start something, be sure to finish it. You can't relax until you get your degree. If you decide to combine work and study, then try to do it rationally.

For all your busyness, do not forget to take the right amount of hours for sleep. It is also important to eat well and distribute the load. Do not allow the combination of study and work to negatively affect your health. If the strength is not enough, then it is worth sacrificing something.

Today it is difficult for a student to live only on a scholarship, therefore, starting from the 2nd or 3rd year, many of them are looking for work. Is this an out or nonsense? Here are some thoughts out loud on the topic: how to combine studies with a money-making job.

Why does a student need money?

Even if a “crust” is very necessary for later life and priorities were set even in the first years, one should not put up with the position of a “poor student”. It's hard to balance work and study. During this period, students are very busy, they are adapting to student life, which is fundamentally different from studying at school. There are many deductions due to poor progress, so in order to earn “authority” for yourself, you need to not shirk your studies and even not allow opportunities not to attend classes.

But sophomores, having carefully studied the schedule, can look for a permanent income. Additional work will not only allow you to pay off old debts and make it possible not to get into new ones, but also help you feel financially independent of your parents and the state. In order not to save on food, housing, fashionable clothes, entertainment and other joys of life, you can go to "work".

The “financial problem” is especially acute for paying students. Tuition fees can suddenly skyrocket, and neither your parents nor you will be prepared for this. Here's an extra "money" and come in handy.

Study or experience

Sometimes students get a job to gain practical skills in their specialty. Ideally, if your new workplace requires the knowledge that you get at the university. But if you have been hired for a job that is completely different from the one you will be able to do after graduation, the experience gained will still come in handy. Indeed, for successful activity in any field, discipline, organization, and the ability to work in a team are needed, and, as you know, these skills are not taught at universities.

What problems can there be?

There are two ways to learn and work in parallel:

1. agree on selective attendance of classes with each teacher individually;
2. formalize free attendance of lectures and seminars in the dean's office.

Naturally, the world does not revolve around student problems, so not all teachers will be happy that you have found a part-time job. Of course, many will meet you halfway, welcoming your desire to gain financial independence and practical skills. Others, sincerely convinced that the student should only study, will be categorically against your employment.

Most often, teachers will not interfere with a free visiting schedule if:

1. the knowledge and academic performance of the future “auditor” is beyond doubt;
2. The job seeker is a senior student.

To officially combine work with the process of acquiring knowledge, you can arrange free attendance at classes. To do this, you need to very clearly and reasonably explain to the dean's office why you need a free schedule.

After that, you should discuss the current situation with each teacher. After all, no one needs problems in a test or exam, and you won’t have to wait for understanding and concessions from teachers who disagree with your decision. So, if you decide to find a job without dropping out of school, then first of all it is worth evaluating your capabilities. After all, often such a pursuit of “two birds with one stone” does not lead to anything good and you will have to say goodbye to something.

Ways to combine study and work

A student who has finally decided to receive additional income must take into account some of the nuances. To pass the session without problems, you need to find a job that:

• provides a free work schedule;
• has days off;
• offers to work part-time or part-time;
• paid on time and on time.

It is very important that your boss is loyal to the work of the student and understands his situation. In the case when the boss is a tyrant, requiring the presence of an employee at the workplace “from call to call”, it is better not to consider such an employment option.

If you're unsure if the perfect job actually exists, there are a few other options to consider:

1. Promoter. Work without days off and holidays. Its advantages are a good income, employment for several hours a week, hourly pay. This work does not require any special mental or great physical effort, it helps to find new acquaintances and teaches communication.
2. Courier. A very responsible job that requires good health and excellent physical fitness, although it does not require communication skills and does not take much time.
3. . Home work gives an unlimited number of orders, provides the opportunity to adjust your work schedule to the study mode and at the same time brings a good income. The only thing is that you need internet.

These are just a few of the most common student employment options. If you wish, you can always find opportunities to combine study and work without any loss on your part.