Comments on: What are the Best Jobs for College Students?

By: Rosalva

Rosalva — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 02:55:56 +0000

Front desk Receptionist at a hotel is honestly the best job u can get if your looking to work and still have time to study!! There are many slow days around here. You get eight hr shifts and all you gotta do most of the time is check ppl in and out! not a hard job at all! that way u have access to a computer to to test online and homework!!

By: Nicola

Nicola — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 14:54:35 +0000

I worked on the newsletter while I was at University. I mainly got the job as the result of my tutor. He wrote the first one, swore that he was never going to do it again as long as he lived, then pushed the job off on me. It didn't pay much but it gave me some pretty good experience. For a start, that tutor gave me a glowing reference when I went for work experience placements at our local paper. In turn, they gave me a glowing reference which really helped out with my graduate jobs hunt. To be honest, any experience of the working world is going to be good. But if you can keep it related to the industry you're intersted in, so much the better.

By: Susan

Susan — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:31:16 +0000

I also worked for Vector Marketing but do not think they are a hoax or scam. I was able to pay my way through college, with my sales job at Vector Marketing. I love it that I was able to make my own schedule and the money I made for the number of hours I worked was great. The job also helped me gain confidence in a business atmosphere and I improved my leadership and communication skills. Potential applicants should ignore or at least have an open mind when they read Vector Marketing scam information because not all of this information is true. Finding a job is very hard nowadays, and I don't think students should be so closed-minded when it comes to the job search just because some people did not personally have a good experience.

By: Steven

Steven — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 01:41:15 +0000

I’m a student and I’ve been looking for on campus jobs for quite some time and have had difficulty finding ones that paid more than minimum wage. I’ve also had difficulty finding internships, though I was until recently a marketing major (now SCM) and that’s (in my opinion) not a very concrete major.

I worked in a restaurant (Pappadeaux) for about half a year. It paid pretty good money but I ended up stressed often and working Thursday/Friday/Saturday nights until close often getting out after midnight. If you’re fine with that a restaurant job isn’t difficult to get so long as you appear willing to learn and adapt to the restaurant environment.

By: Lin

Lin — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:57:53 +0000

I work in the college library and love it. It’s the highest paying on campus job, very easy, and I can wear whatever I like!

By: Brett

Brett — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 05:45:23 +0000

My buddy and I worked for Vector for 8 months. Almost every sales company will hire just about anyone (they have nothing to lose). It’s up to the employees to make money (i.e. commission) so of course people who don’t sell will have a bad taste in their mouth. I sold alright for about 7 months (because they are good knives) and made enough to pay for school for two semesters (so did my friend) and they never took a penny out of my pocket. But after that I was not selling, so I stopped. But I don’t diss Vector for my failure. Vector is a great, honest company (much better than other sales companies out there) but the job is not for every person they hire. I only recommend it to those who can do sales.

By: kayla

kayla — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:15:35 +0000

my boyfriend applied for vector as a joke and put “smoking weed” as a hobby and guess what they called they next day for an interview. i applied and got an interview the same time. we went to make fun of it. i wore cowboy boots and he wore jeans an a tshirt.. we both got hired and never went back.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:29:57 +0000

@Matt and Emilie M: I agree.

Vector Marketing is a complete hoax! I tried for it this July and it was horrible…They want you to leech off of your friends and family to buy expensive knives and don’t pay you what they say you will earn. Scumbags.

By: Emilie M

Emilie M — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:18:44 +0000

@Matt– Very True.

Vector is definitely a hoax, I tried it for a couple of weeks and it ended badly. I do not recommend.
The only people who seemed to be making any money were the secretaries and the guy who was the “manager”.

By: Evan Johnson

Evan Johnson — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:37:07 +0000

I started interning at a commercial real estate brokerage during the school year. Following the internship, I stayed as an assistant, receiving a percentage of our commission. Now that it is summer, I am getting my real estate license so I can work in property management and leasing for the rest of the summer while continuing part time during the school year.

You really don’t have to settle for low paying, retail type jobs, or jobs on campus that provide no real experience for your future career. If you can find a paid internship that is your best bet, they just seem to have gone extinct during this recession.

If you know what area you want to develop a career in, try to find a position in that industry just to get a foot in the door. This is very valuable, and even if you don’t like a particular industry after experiencing it, you are sure to have developed valuable networking contacts who will be able to help you find positions in other areas. This is VITAL as you will not have to compete with other job applicants like you would if you applied using the typical ‘front-door approach’