Getting a part time job in college

Try your local butcher, its approaching their busy season and they could be looking for additional help.

Retail is your best option.
So many people started out working in retail. Myself included. Hands up who's first job was Dunnes stores here? :pac:

But the advantages of applying for retail jobs are that: they often hire people with no experience and you can see what companies to apply for. In other words if i was to ask you to list 20 shops you could apply for right now you could do so easily. Ask you for 20 general operative jobs in warehouses yoy couldn't. I couldn't tell you any warehouse jobs going right now! Who you know as stated.

Blow yourself up too. You can't say how you worked in Tesco before but you can say how you helped out with, I dunno, local charities OUTSIDE tesco collecting money with your high-vis on and bucket. Collecting for the local church's new roof. Helping the homeless. Be creative.

Hotel is your best bet, as stated above - I worked in one all through college and it was ideal.
Decent hours for a college student - mostly weekend functions while you will fed on your shifts & some tips so both will help you out financially.

Your Face wrote: »

Try the docks.

"I've seen things that I know are so wrong. Now how can I go back to school and keep my mind on... on things that are just in books, that—that—that aren't people living?"

Most people's first jobs where one of the following, retail, hotel/bar work or fast food place. Unless you know someone to get you in somewhere then you need to get yourself out there a little. Just dropping in CVs doesn't work now. You need to try and talk to someone.

Joker2019 wrote: »

Most of my friends work but they all got their jobs through contacts thing is I don't really have any contacts that could get me a job.

If you have friends who are working then they are your contacts! Ask them to tell you when their workplace is hiring.

Plenty of free lance work at the moment tidying gardens that are full of fallen leaves and clearing driveways that are covered in weeds. All you need is a good brush, hoe, rake and heavdy gardening plastic bags. The wives want it done, hubby wont bother his hole.
It would mean a bit of caling door to door but after doing a few you will find yourself getting calls from friends and relatives of previous customer.
Work out a price for the job in your head but you should be aiming at 18 to 20 euro per hour. You dont tell the punter that. Just give them the price for the job. If you offer to get rid of the waste stick on another tenner.

If you got to like it you could work away through college at it. Then later on it will look good on the c.v. " I operated a gardening service throughout my college years. It gave me experience of customer relations, pricing, work scheduling"

No doubt some of the " world owes me a living" crew will find a reason to say it wouldnt work.

Edgware wrote: »

Plenty of free lance work at the moment tidying gardens that are full of fallen leaves and clearing driveways that are covered in weeds. All you need is a good brush, hoe, rake and heavdy gardening plastic bags. The wives want it done, hubby wont bother his hole.
It would mean a bit of caling door to door but after doing a few you will find yourself getting calls from friends and relatives of previous customer.
Work out a price for the job in your head but you should be aiming at 18 to 20 euro per hour. You dont tell the punter that. Just give them the price for the job. If you offer to get rid of the waste stick on another tenner.

If you got to like it you could work away through college at it. Then later on it will look good on the c.v. " I operated a gardening service throughout my college years. It gave me experience of customer relations, pricing, work scheduling"

No doubt some of the " world owes me a living" crew will find a reason to say it wouldn't work.

I would be reluctant to employ someone who called ot the door like that and i guarantee elderly people would be suspicious, however I would be impressed with their initiative and put them in the way of getting a job with anyone or contacts or people I know.

Joker2019 wrote: »

Yes I have applied to number of large retailers but no luck. Only gotten one interview so far a few months back for retail job and they didn't even respond to say to acknowledge that I obviously didn't get the job. It seemed most others applying had work experience and wanted better pay/hours etc. in this place. The online applications for these places don't seem much use to me anyway.

I once applied for a job in Pennys and got a call back 3 years after I handed in my CV . Point being, don't just assume you're never going to hear from them after a week or two of no contact,

Loads of places will be starting to look for seasonal workers right now.

mariaalice wrote: »

I would be reluctant to employ someone who called ot the door like that and i guarantee elderly people would be suspicious, however I would be impressed with their initiative and put them in the way of getting a job with anyone or contacts or people I know.

Ideally start local where you and your family are known and if you do a good job word of mouth will get you more. There are a lot of chancers around so it would be better to steer clear of elderly peoples homes unless a family member takes you on to do the work

El Weirdo wrote: »

It's not a depressed 1980s Liverpool there is almost full employment in Ireland, yes it's more difficult in some areas that others.