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Job Sharing
It’s called job sharing, and it works like this: two people
share one full time job, splitting responsibilities and hours
as well as pay and benefits.
Students looking for work as a team should find a partner
whose talents complement their own, says Willie Heller of
New Ways To Work, a job counseling and referral center in
San Francisco. Understand the needs of the employer, then
submit a proposal showing how you could handle the job.
Jobs which lend themselves to sharing include day care
center positions, clerical work, and library jobs.
Banking on Beauty
For the sake of education,
twin sisters attending Stan
ford periodically trade, the
glaring fluorescent bulbs in
the library for the bright
lights of the runway.
Renee and Ramona Rolle,
who started working on their
master’s degrees in petroleum
engineering this fall, view
beauty pageants as a way to
j earn extra money for school
expenses. They began enter
ing contests as undergrad
uates and have since won a
variety of titles and prizes.
So far, their largest cash
award has been $700. “Con
tests are a great way to get
money for books and for trans
portation home during breaks,”
says Renee.
The limelight beckons male
students as well. For exam
ple, there’s the annual Prince
Charming Contest in Baton
Rouge, Louisiana, in which
the winner (judged on “per
sonality, grooming, and tal
ent”) receives a $1,000 col
lege scholarship plus $1,000
for emcee work at Cinderella
Girl state pageants.
Money
In Reserve
Question: What part-time
employer can put up to $2,000
toward your college educa
tion, will let you choose the
kind of work you’d like to do,
and then will train you to do
it?
Answer: The United States
Army.
In an effort to attract
young men and women to its
two part-time service bran
ches—the National Guard
and the Army Reserve—the
Army is offering you a bo
nus when you enlist in many
units. The bonus can either
be $1,500 in cash or $500 a
year (up to $2,000) toward
your college tuition and fees.
If you’re willing to work
one weekend a month, serve
two weeks a year, and go
through the Army’s basic
training program, joining
the National Guard or the
Army Reserve is a great way
to pick up money, skill, and
experience. Besides a bonus,
here’s what you can get for
being a part-time soldier:
• Money. The National Guard
or Army Reserve is a job,
and you’ll be paid for the
hours you put in during your
six-year enlistment. Pay is
$419 a month during basic
and individual skills train
ing. After training you’ll
make about $56 each week
end.
• Training and experience.
The skills you acquire in the
Guard or Reserve can en
hance your college education
and give you a valuable edge
in the job-hunting jungle.
• Pension. A rare benefit
for a part-time job, it allows
you to retire after 20 years
and start receiving retire
ment benefits at age 60.
For more information about
the Army National Guard,
write or call your local Na
tional Guard armory or state
military office. For informa
tion about the Army Reserve,
write or call your local Army
recruiter (in the Yellow Pages
under “Recruiting”). The Air
National Guard and the Air
Force Reserve have similar
programs which you might
want to check out.
How To Succeed in Business Before Grad
uating describes over 300 proven and profit
able ideas for making money while in college.
It suggests starting an answering service or a
book exchange, selling doughnuts door-to-
door, or arranging trips to Europe. Written
by two Princeton graduates, the book gives
advice on starting, financing, and organizing
your own campus business. A chapter is
devoted to the legal aspects of entrepreneur-
ship. including taxes. Social Security, and
insurance. How To Succeed in Business
Before Graduating, Peter Sandman and
Dan Goldenson, Macmillan Publishing
Company, 1968, $1.95
The Word
On Work-Study
Almost a million students
hold down part-time jobs on
and off campus under College
Work-Study, a $550 million
federal program designed to
help collegians earn while
they learn. This year, Con
gress has added $70 million
to the work-study budget,
opening up an estimated
145,000 jobs for students who
need extra earnings to meet
their college expenses.
Under the work-study pro
gram, students work an aver
age of eight to 12 hours per
week, with the federal gov
ernment paying up to 80
percent of their salaries. The
3,250 participating schools
are responsible for covering
the remainder.
Thousands of students in
work-study are library as
sistants, dorm receptionists,
and cafeteria helpers. But
others, such as those at Ober-
lin College in Ohio, can under
take less-routine jobs, such
as joining the local police for
night patrol or taking care of
the mentally retarded.
Most work-study jobs pay
the minimum wage of $2.90
or more, although schools on
a shoestring budget are al
lowed to pay 85 percent of
the current minimum wage,
stretching funds in order to
give more students the chance
to participate. Though earn
ings vary, the average stu
dent on work-study pulls down
$620 during the school year.
Work-study is administered
as part of your financial aid
package. You are eligible if
you demonstrate financial
need, are at least a half-time
student, and have not default
ed on a federally insured
loan. To apply, you should
fill out an application at your
school’s financial aid office.
If you qualify, the office
will try to find you a job that
complements your class sched
ule and, if possible, your ca
reer plans. Your wage will
vary depending on your need,
the kind of job available,
and the proficiency required.
At Purdue, students who as
sist in the financial aid office
can earn $3.80 or more an
hour.
Under the program, you
may also work for a nonprofit
agency, such as the YMCA
or a social-service organiza
tion. The only provision is
that your job cannot be polit
ically or religiously affiliated.
Since work-study opportu
nities have increased by 26
percent since last year, it
doesn’t hurt to apply, even if
you’ve tried in the past and
were turned down. The ex
panded program may have
room for you.
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