Spending Cash in College Houston TX

Looking to make some extra dough in a job that doesn't involve a uniform or blue-light specials? Here are some tips on how to make some spending cash in college - and maybe even have a little fun while you're at it! 

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WORK IN YOUR FIELD OF STUDY

Ready to up the ante?

"I suggest students target companies that will give them the opportunity to use their education here in school," said Carol Trigg, associate director of the career center at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA).

Trigg said the most lucrative positions she regularly sees posted at the university are for interns in engineering firms, where students typically perform entry-level work.

Leveraging your educational experience to perform jobs that require higher-level skills makes you more valuable to potential employers - and puts you in a better bargaining position to stretch for higher salaries. Not to mention the fact that when you graduate, you'll have references, work experience and a possible in at the very same company.

WALK ON THE WILD SIDE

Engineering may pay the best, but Trigg said UCLA students also have fun with jobs at the zoo, coroner's office and film sets. Hey, you only live once - and if nothing else you'll certainly have something to e-mail home about.

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