How to find a perfect part-time job while studying abroad?

Your parents might have funded you to fulfill your dream of higher studies in abroad. But being in abroad, where everyone lives independently, you can’t think to depend on your parents completely. You cannot ask them to sponsor your everyday little expanses. Here comes the role of part-time jobs in abroad while studying. Many students rely on part-time jobs to finance their everyday expenses and tuition fees of further years also. It mainly covers living expenses, travel activities, shopping, gifts for your family and many other things.

Benefits of Part-time job in abroad

First, let’s know how part-time work benefits you: it helps you go a long way in paying your extra bills, funding your fun activities and also lessens your financial burden for studies. You can develop strong communication skills and can integrate yourself with a completely new foreign culture more easily. You can add your work experience in your resume that surely works to impress your future employers.

What type of job can you do in abroad?

It is important to know that the duration for part-time work allowance varies from country to country and your visa. It doesn’t depend on your current program, but on your communication skills. For standard student visa for countries like USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, you can work up to 20 hours per week and full-time during holidays. Even if you a doctorate student, you won’t be able to get part-time in the chosen field. The most common part-time job fields for international students are: data entry staff, retail staff, waiting and bar staff, language teacher, call center, warehouse staff and more. You may have to work in shifts on these job roles.

How do you find a job in abroad?

Believe it or not, you cannot expect a job until you land at the respective country, even when you have a good friend there. Check out these ideas:

• First and the most important, know all the rules and conditions that your student visa imposes on you regarding part-time job. Learn about the basic rights like your minimum wages, breaks and rest periods and safety rules at the workplace.
• Then start with your college or university employment office. They can help you with CV and job application, interview preparation and circulate your resume across employers.
• Some countries have government-run job centers and it can be another medium to find part-time job.
• If you have really good friends, you can take help from them. But be carefull
• You can directly walk in the places to ask for the vacancy.
• Browse job portals on the Internet.

Salary for part-time jobs in abroad

Honestly, it totally depends on the country you are working in, number of hours you work, employer’s offer, your job profile and location of the job. But in all the excitement of landing in a new country and starting with your part-time job, never forget your study. Your main purpose is to study well and it should be affected adversely.

Lastly, we are summing up a few real experiences of international students explaining all about fining the job, employers, work culture and salary, etc.

Yuvraj Singh Sarhaya

(Toronto, Ontario, Canada)

Part time job in Toronto??? Best is to find it by employment agency. There are a lot of them. Benefit is they give you flexible schedule + give you the pay of more than 20 hours in cash. You don’t need to worry about your job, if you don't like it. Your agency sends you somewhere else. Applying online on stores such as walmart, no frills, etc can help you a lot. You get instant response and schedule is flexible. They can pay you more than minimum wage.

You can also walk in the stores located in nearby plaza or malls and drop your resume there. That is an easy job and they are always in a demand of employees. Best job for students is to earn money is pizza delivery where you can earn more money. It works like you get your per hour pay + delivery charges + tip, which can help students to even do fees problem. 

Ravinder

(New Zealand)

If you ask me for finding a part time job in New Zealand while studying, I would recommend going for a job agency. Such agencies will help you get the job easily into agriculture and in a hotel at a good salary. You will not face much difficulty finding a job with such agencies.

Same is for other countries like Australia, USA, UK and more. Finding a right job in a foreign country takes time, but a right job finding approach with some patience, brings you a good job.