Should I take the job?
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October 28th, 2009
I’m a 2nd year student living on residence, and I applied to the student government job bank that 70,000 students apply to. I got an email back saying that there’s an opening as a Human Resources trainee for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. It is a very boring job, but in Canada, government employment pays very well, with many perks.
It’s 25 hours per week, and I’m second year, so my schedule is not that bad. The location is not bad, but I’d have to take a train one stop then a 10–15 minute bus ride.
I’m still debating taking the job, because I’m not sure if it’s too many hours. Suggestions, anyone?
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How badly do you need the money VS how badly do you need your time?
@patg7590 I ned the money because I’m probably gonna travel in the fall, but if I don’t have enough my parents are willing to lend it to me and I’ll pay them back in instalments. It’s my first year on residence (even though I’m 2nd year, I know, the education system is complicated), and I wanna have a good time.
To help you evaluate this, take a sheet of paper and write all the yes reasons on one side, and all the no reasons on the other side, then choose.
@Mtl_zack from this limited amount of information, I would take the job. PROS: it’s job experience at the very least, a good recommendation for any future job, money
It turns out that the “offer” was just to get on a shorter list, and I’ll be notified when they want to interview me. But apparently, almost everyone who gets interviewed gets the job. The only people who don’t get it after the short list either royally screw up, or already have a job.
@Mtl_zack It’s certainly worth getting on the list. If you decide later that you don’t want it, you can decline.
@buckyboy28 I accepted the short list offer. Now I think I have more time to decide.
What are your grades like? Will 25 hours a week leave you enough time to keep your studies up? Will the work hours conflict with class?
Do it and take us out for a round of drinks.
When I was in college I worked a consistent job of 10 hours per week. That was a nice extra paycheck and the hours were small enough so I didn’t have to worry about it impeding on my grades. However I supplemented that with volunteer work and running a student union. This filled up my time so I didn’t have much time for recreation but I loved all my jobs so it worked out well.
In my first year however I worked 20+ hours a week at a retail store. It was awful and way too many hours. It was a stressful job though.
The hours are a bit much but if you find that the job will be easy or relaxing then you could probably manage it. If it is going to be tedious or stressful then I wouldn’t go for it at this time.
Take the job. It is never too early to learn how to manage your time and work experience is almost always useful.
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