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Careers are about the professional - but they're also personal. No matter your skill set, experience or background, your future means a lot to you. It's easy to get weighed down by feelings of pressure or struggle to balance your personal life, studies and finances with your budding career.

Juggling your university work and a part-time job can be a challenge. It takes a little bit of thought and careful planning for you to set yourself up for success without burning out.

To help you achieve that all-important balance, here's our top advice for students working part-time while at uni.

The benefits of working while you're at university

Working while at uni isn't optional for a lot of students. Many people need to turn to part-time jobs to help cover their basic living costs at some point during university.

The silver lining? Balancing your studies with a job doesn't just make financial sense - it can benefit you in your future career, too.

First of all, having a part-time job is a chance to develop skills not taught in your degree. As well as technical knowledge that can prove useful later on, you'll learn how to work well with other people in a professional setting. Communication is a must-have skill to succeed in any industry.

Working while you're studying at university also gives you valuable stuff to include on your CV and to talk about in job interviews. Even if you don't think your part-time job really matches your chosen career, employers are still likely to consider work experience of any kind as a selling point. It shows that you understand your basic responsibilities as an employee and that you have handy transferable skills.

One final bonus? You'll be able to list your boss or supervisor as a professional referee in the future. Quality references are application gold dust.

Click on the source link below and discover more on this subject ...

• Choosing the right part-time job
• Time management strategies for balancing work and study
• How to avoid burnout as a student in part-time employment
• How to talk about part-time work on your CV
• How to talk about part-time work in job interviews

Sources

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How to balance university with working part-time as a student

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