A Slice of Real Life
Finals were hard. We all stayed up long enough to have the 4:30 AM fitness infomercials memorized involuntarily.
Good news, my fellow collegiate scholars, summer has finally arrived. The not so favorable news, my fellow collegiate scholars, you have roughly a few hours to a week until you realize how incredibly bored you truly are at home. Also, your parents have begun to refuse to pay for your gas- it’s time to get a job.
Don’t fret; you are not alone in this endeavor of acting like an actual adult for a few short summer months. Students across the country are currently scurrying for mini occupations. Once again, I am here to present good news to you, many students have reportedly been successful in obtaining some sort of position.
Good news again, there are several different ways to go about this for all of you that like to keep your options open.
Kelly Loalbo, a rising sophomore at Rutgers University, utilized the Internet and the wonders of social networking when she found herself short on money.
“I went on sittercity.com and got calls almost instantly.” Loalbo said.
Loalbo has recently been hired to babysit by a family in Westfield.
Using the Internet and various social networking sites has proved to be a very effective method among college students.
Gina Trani, a rising senior at Rutgers University, also turned to the world wide web when she was in the hunt for a summer internship.
“The career advising center at school told me to go onto internships.com. It’s great you can upload a resume and send them to the companies that are listed similar to your major.”
If you want to take a more personal approach to the scavenger hunt of finding a job, walking into an establishment is still an effective method, as well. I know, seems crazy right-(like isn’t there an app for that?)
Brooke Tropeano, a rising senior at the University of Delaware was in desperate need to find a job at a restaurant in order to fulfill the requirements of her hotel and restaurant management degree. She was also in desperate need to find a job once she realized she had exactly .77 cents in her bank account.
Luckily for Tropeano, her resume proved worthy of the Colonia Country Club.
“I really love my job. I think a lot of college kids would like this type of work. You get to hang out with people all day so that’s pretty cool.” Tropeano said.
Some students choose to use their family connections to their advantage, and who can blame them?
Richie Mullin, a rising junior at Lafayette College, has found occupational refuge in the sanctity of his grandfather’s retainer business.
“If you really need a job for the summer, ask someone in your family. It’s going to be really hard for them to say no to you.” Mullin said.
So there you have it my fellow collegiate scholars, it is in fact possible to get a summer job or internship.
One last word of advice, when you go on that interview, always remember that it is better to be overdressed than underdressed!