Money no Enough? Look here

Many students are trying to earn some extra pocket money just like myself here due to higher living expenses, failing which I might be starring in the next Money no Enough 3 buatan Malaysia as the main character liao. I did browse the Internet for such job opportunities every now and then, and in case you guys are curious, I hereby compiled a list popular part time job among students:

1. Teaching/Tutoring

Your main responsibility or job is to teach or tutor students, usually from primary school level till secondary school level, depending on your level of competency as well as knowledge on a particular subject. The number of students might vary from 1 to a small group of 5-10 students, and you have the option to teach for a tuition centre or doing home tuition.

This job is quite easy to find by introducing yourself to your nearest tuition centre and it usually offers quite a nice starting salary, minimum RM 20.00 per hour per student most of the time. This job is definitely one of the most popular jobs among students, at least from what I know.

2. Part-time/Roadshow Promoter

Your job is basically to promote a particular product for a company and/or to achieve a certain sales target whenever you’re called upon, usually during weekends, public holiday or special events. As you’re only called when required, this job gives you a great deal of flexibility and it’s extremely suitable for those who didn’t like to commit into a long-term part-time job.

This job can be found nearly everywhere, internet, friends, agents as well as blogs, and it does offer a nice salary that ranges from RM60-RM130 or more per day depending on project and experiences. Working hours can be long and finding a good job at first could be hard, but it pays off when you worked well because the same agent/company tend to find you again when they are impressed by your earlier performance. As such, this is one of those jobs that will keep coming back at you when you performed or bodek well, which gives u the power to be cocky or lansi and reject jobs that you deemed low paid or long working hours.

3. Freelance Writing

If your English is bad, please skip this section because it can save at least 3 minutes of your life. I believe you have better things to do with your 3 minutes rite? The writer is required to have at least a strong command in that language, even mine is considered inadequate for this job *cry*. There are quite a number of people posting online to find freelance writers every now and then for stuffs like advertising copy for brochures, product and technical manuals and other literary products.

Some job providers fixed a price for each article; let’s say a review about an electronic product for around 300-400 words could fetch you from RM5 – RM20, depending on your standard of work or experiences. Some jobs such as writing a user manual for certain product could fetch a higher price and you can quote a good price for your work. It is important to know that you should not overprice your work because your customers can always find someone else. You should also not put too low of a price since people tend to think low price means poor quality. Don’t ask me why because I can’t tell why we tend to think like that. Just quote sensibly and you can always get returning customers. This is a recommended job for those who like to earn money from home, but be warned that datelines for each article tend to be kind of rush, so you need to have high commitment for this job.

4. Handicraft

This is not a job for anyone especially if your work in arts really sux since your schooling days. It takes more than creativity and patience as well as some skills in art and decoration to really earn good money in this job. Despite that, you don’t have to be Leonardo Da Vinci when considering this job. The important thing is that you have good observation whenever you go out because that’s when you can see some new or great ideas to be incorporated into your work. It’s also important for you to have a strong interest in collecting unique handicraft products and other collectibles.

Seriously I didn’t know much about how much you can earn considering the raw materials can be really expensive, but I’ve known some people who earn a bunch from this job, I guess they are really good business and artistic people. Definitely worth a try if you want extra pocket money and have a strong interest in art stuff.

5. Project research & Assignment

This is one of my favorite jobs in the past. Some might think I’m kinda crazy to recommend this job when some of you did complained you don’t even have enough time for your assignments. This job could be one of the most grueling jobs a student can undertake since most of your customers will have high demands on your work, which tend to have a rather short deadline, but I can guarantee you that the reward payment is worth all the effort you put in. I won’t give you the market price for each job, but the payment is really good haha.

Being a researcher, as how I like to address this job since it sounds very professional, has 3 important criteria; a) good command of English (now you know how important it is to have good English rite haha), b) able to find accurate and relevant information within short period of time, c) able to compile and document your information according to specific format or requirement.

Research is not an easy job and tends to take quite some effort and time to complete it, thus people, and I mean many people (normally students, if you understand what I mean) wouldn’t mind to pay someone really good money for research work.

All you are required to do is to get the right information in the shortest time possible, arrange those information, compile and lastly document it. You also need to ensure that the sources and origin of information are kept in tact by following a specific referencing system such as Harvard Referencing system or America Psychology Association system.

The above jobs are only some example that I provided. Of course there are many more jobs such as web designing, graphic design and so on, but those might require some special skills that are not easy to learn. Jobs like home typist are also an option, but the pay is quite low for the time you put in and home typists are not that high in demand as well. Nonetheless you can always do a google search to find more information about jobs that interest you or some money making opportunities.

Hope this info helps! ^_^