managing to earn money and keep on top of the studies. Any thoughts appreciated!
David53 - Hi Nia I think you are looking for utopia! To balance work and studies and to restrict the amount of debt that you are incurring is like chasing clouds. The object of trying to balance the books so to speak is admirable but with the ever increasing pressure on students it is very much a question of taking any work experience that is available. The money is needed to keep the finances under control, and I think that employers are now aware that the demands of finances supercede the matching of the various elements. This time next year with the fees that will have kicked in by then the need to work will be even greater so today is only a taster for tomorrow. To be honest in my view there are no secrets. It is survival and take what you can.
StellaM - My personal approach when it came to balancing all of
my time was to try and do paid work for a few hours a week during term time and then take work experience placements whenever I could during the holidays. This wasn’t necessarily a specific decision but was more about the fact that work experience placements tended to be for a week or two so were in holiday times. I agree I don’t think you’re ever going to get the perfect balance but I guess
it’s a matter of remembering what is important to you and I certainly wouldn’t turn down work experience even if it’s unpaid particularly if it is going to enhance your CV. I did however take the approach of trying to make sure that even my ‘pocket money’ jobs had some value ot my CV and in reality you’d be hard pressed to find a job that doesn’t. For example if you work behind a bar that shows interpersonal skills and an ability to work hard, office work shows your ability to work in a team and to use the computer etc etc. I think it’s more a matter of bigging up and seeing the positive in what you have done rather than shaping your entire life around the way you want your CV to look.
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