You might prefer to make some money to cover your living expenses and having a part-time job while studying will be a way to achieve this. Your student visa allows you to work 48 hours a fortnight or 24 hours per week during the semesters and fulltime during the semester breaks.
Most of our students get part-time work in fields such as; Hospitality, Retail, Aged care, Disability, and Security sectors. Once you identify the field of part-time work you are interested in, take the following steps to acquire it:
- Enroll into a part-time course to get Australian part-time work qualification.
- Resume: Ensure that you edit your resume into the Australian standards and update your details relevant the job you are applying for.
- Create job alerts on the online job portals such as Indeed, Seek, Gumtree, Jora, job search, CareerOne, Randstad etc.
- Do applications online, call or visit the businesses that have declared vacancies online.
- Apply for a Tax File Number (TFN). A TFN is not required immediately, however, your employer will need it when you start your first job.