Seven Perfect Summer Jobs For College Students

4. Virtual Assistant

It’s like working in an office, but at your home. This job requires admin skills like telephoning, emailing, setting schedules, and other tasks required of your boss. Earn from 50 to 200 pesos per hour. Key in “Virtual Assistant Jobs” on your search engine.

5. Data Encoder

You just need to maintain, update and encode client information. Earn from 50 to 150 pesos per hour. Key in “Data Encoder Jobs” on your search engine.

6. Government Staff Worker

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) just opened 200,000 jobs for college students.  Also called as Special Program for the Employment of Students or SPES, college students can earn at their local municipality or city and you even get mandatory benefits from the government (like being insured under the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS). Just visit the Public Employment Service Office (PESO) in your area. For more details, click here.

7. Enterpreneur

This job doesn’t need formal employment. Any student can try buying and selling in social media networking sites or just put up a small shop near your home. The earnings are limitless, and you only need some support from your folks and a little perseverance.

Just beware of scams and bogus sites when you search for a job. Any job that requires you to pay a certain amount of money spells S-C-A-M. Just be wise and discern if the employer is legit or not.

You don’t need to get bored this summer, there are many ways to earn money, just make sure you don’t piss all your money away. Try to save as well so you can some extra for the coming school year. Happy job hunting!