Hey. Just wondering where do you guys find part time job? I tried seek. It is too formal and requires lots of experience.
Maybe just bring some resume and go to restaurants or stores to ask?
Help..
Where to Find Part-Time or Casual Job for Uni Students?
LJavaTheDog on 06/10/2016 - 18:05
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Seek jobs shouldn't need experience if you're looking at the right jobs (hospitality, some retail), or maybe you're just being too picky on your search…
Be wary of places (restaurants, cafes) that accept you if you walk in, they're likely to offer you cash-in-hand at a fraction of award wages.
Be very careful with asians they're usually the type that offers you $10 cash ph.
^^ not necessarily so. My job was on the books - also had a roommate that was a manager in Brisbane cbd that suggested he preferred to hire that way.
Apply on seek - that's how I did it :)
Hand your resume around local shopping centres.
Seek, or look for 'Now Hiring' signs. Depends when you're hunting though. If it's a seasonal thing like during uni holidays, then lots of other students will also be applying for the same jobs which generally prefer you have prior retail or hospo experience.
Check Chinese forums for your city (Melbourne), most have job boards.. easy way to get experience working for a few months, but will be paid $8-14 a hour cash in hand.
Most are pretty relaxed, easy way to make a extra 100-200 a week working a few hours a few days a week for students
Can you please tell us which businesses these are so we can report them?
In SA, every single chinese restaurant pays about $8-14, especially if you see lots of young international students who can't speak english well. Most likely the same in other states, unless it's a very well known big restaurant part of a big business, like a hotel or something.
I reported a Chinese restaurant I worked for back in 2013 (in NSW) after I quit due to a dispute. The Govt turns a blind eye on it because cash in hand jobs still stimulate the economy. If you go to any Asian towns, 95% of them are underpaid, tax evasive, and no insurance for employees.
operate your businesses legally or git out me country
Just about every single restaurant, cafe and tourism-related business up here in Cairns has some of its casual staff working in cash off the books, often at well under award wages and regardless of where the owners were born.
you don't have to be an immigrant. even if you were born here and you're dodgy i'd deport you anyway.
It really depends on you. If you consider filling out a few forms too formal you may want to go pick fruit, hospitality, retail, distributions/warehouse or labour jobs. Keep in mind these jobs will only get you so far and wont really add to your employability once you complete your studies. I would suggest you put some more effort in and go for a summer vacation program or summer internship thats typically offered by larger organisations(note not all are paid but they do offer you valuable exposure and also is good leg up when it come time to secure a graduate job).
Job ads on seek cost money to adverts so they are typically looking for qualified candidates with experience. Try alternative websites that are free or low fee to advertise on (think gumtree, airtasker etc) and just good one fashion walkups, lots of companies are recruiting staff for the Christmas period. I can't stress enough not to work under the minimum wage. Not only do you lose out on the money, the superannuation but also you may not be covered in their workcover insurance. If they don't appreciate staff enough to pay them properly; you have to question how well they treat their staff in general.
I recently took up a job as a server at an Asian restaurant. I get paid cash in hand $10/hour. My employer explained that the rate I am receiving is due to the fact that I have no prior experience whatsoever in the industry and that he has to provide me with training, plus the meal I receive after my shift.
Now I've done my research and I know that I am meant to be handed a pay slip with every payment as well as superannuation. My employer gives me neither of these things nor did I have to sign a contract when I started the job. Admittedly, I had doubts, but considering I have had no experience in the field, I thought I'd just accept whatever I can get.
After reading your comment, should I reconsider another job? Is it possible for someone like me (with no experience) to find a job where employers are 'by the book' regarding paying employees?
That's going to be a call you'll have to make. There's different levels within the award for different duties and none of which approach the $10 mark not matter which part of the award you fall under. You can find the federal award here
Not to mention there may be state based awards and EBAs that may active (assuming they are doing anything by the books) So it's not as simple matter but something you should investigate. The only thing I can recommend is you document your hours of work and the pay you get and the tax they deduct so if you need to take any action you have it for your records.**Regular disclaimer **
I'm not a lawyer or anyone that works in HR this is all based on my personal experience in business and working for dodgy Asians.Get another job. There are many jobs which are by the book even if you have no experience, find a warehouse job moving boxes, they're usually triple the pay you're getting right now, with super and payslips.
Right now you're getting shafted, pretty badly.
Thanks for the advice, any tips on places/companies/etc where I can search for these jobs? I've heard that warehouse/labourer jobs offer pretty decent pay and I don't mind going for them at all.
Depends what course you are doing? If health related pharmacy assistant may be good in a traditional community pharmacy as may help you in course and dealing with mostly pleasant people. Stable hours and full award penalty rates, super etc. I would avoid food and beverage unless you have an interest or like it
You can try Gumtree. It's more casual and I find that it is easier to get the job.
A lot of retail stores are looking for Christmas casuals at the moment
take advantage of the christmas period. you will be hired sooner rather than later if you are not so choosy.. careerone worked for me once. gumtree is sometimes full of spams but you can find there as well.
Most fast-food places want juniors so they can pay less (based on my kids & their friend's experience).
You might go online & do the 4 hour exam to gain your license to work with liquor. Those jobs actually require you be over 18.
Good luck!
If you're in a medium/large city find out if any of the universities or language schools run IELTS tests (IELTS is an English language test commonly taken by international students to demonstrate their proficiency in using English). In many cities they often need invigilators to help supervise the tests on Saturdays. Find out whoever the centre manager is at the test centre and send them a resume and follow it up with a phone call a few days later.
Basically all you're doing is watching people take tests so it'd pretty boring but if you can get into it, it's a pretty sweet deal for uni students as it's always on a Saturday, usually twice a month. It typically pays a bit better than bar/shop work ($30 an hour, although each centre sets their own rates so it can vary).
Do you need any qualification for it?
To invigilate exams? No.
If only somebody have told me this when I was in uni. Totally wasted the advantage of living close to a uni
On a similar note, if you've got any experience teaching, mentoring or otherwise standing in front of groups of people and talking, especially teens, try talking to all the English language schools in your area about study tours. A lot of the these schools get really desperate for teaching and accompanying staff for these tours, which usually means doing a bit of teaching to groups of teens, then taking them round all the local sights. Very good money if you've got any relevant experience. I know a few people at uni who did this a few times a year and it basically kept then going through the term.
Okay, final tip. A lot of the big hotels take on casual banquet staff when they have events on. There's generally a lot of regular work and most of those places pay quite well. Thing is, if you just walk in and hand your resume in at reception it'll never reach the guys who need to see it. So if you want to pick up work like this, go in and ask at reception to speak to someone from HR, or failing that, whoever's responsible for hiring casual staff and talk to them directly.
Check the obituaries in daily paper. They won't be going to work tomorrow.
Hospitality or retail. Hand in your resume in person. That's how a got a bartending job in uni with no prior hospitality experience. Walked in with a resume and a smile.