How to Get a Student Job in Dublin
By Eithne Dodd | Sep 6 2016
The economy may be recovering but it can still be quite difficult for students to find a part-time job. Starting with the obvious places to look for a part time job (Monster, Indeed, Irish Jobs, Done Deal Jobs, local newspaper classifieds, bulletin boards) and handing out your CV to every shop and restaurant you see. There’s also are some UCD specific places to look.Start by looking at the noticeboards around UCD, where you can sometimes find people looking to hire students. The SU shops hires current students as does the UCD gym. The SU website has a section where you can look for part-time jobs using Jobbio. You can join “UCDSU Job Listings”, a closed group on Facebook. It aims to help UCD students find part time jobs and is run by the students’ union.Some jobs you can market yourself, on places like Gumtree if you want to do odd jobs, seasonal work, baby sit, dog walk or tutor in order to earn some extra cash. Around summer time it’s also a good idea to look at some english language schools. Many will take on college students during the summer to help run trips for their clients.You can also earn money through various freelance or online work such as selling stock photography online to places like dreamstime.com, istockphoto and stutterstock. If you are really good at video games and can build great gamer profile fast, people will pay you for your accounts. You could also sign up to websites such as fivver.com and sell your copy editing, ghost writing or web design skills. You can sign up to do paid online surveys such as at Irish Opinions or REDC Live, but the payments only come in the form of gift vouchers for shops such as Boots and Tesco.On top of that, the world of the ‘on-demand economy’ has created some additional places to pick up job opportunities. Services like Deliveroo are expanding rapidly, and can be a way to pick up some extra cash in between college work.Like anywhere in the job world, persistence is key. A lot of potential employers will shut you down, especially since they are only hiring for low-paid, college student work. Don’t let those rejections get you down: stay persistent and something will pop up.Likewise, when it comes to making an impression, try to avoid any of the basic mistakes. Double/triple/quadruple check your CV to make sure there’s no errors or anything that could make a bad first impression. Interviews are tough, but to use an ancient cliché: practice makes perfect. If at any point during the year, you find you can’t cope with your finances and need advice or help, contact the UCD Students’ Union or your Student Adviser.