FAQs: Will working while studying affect my studies?

Not necessarily. Before taking up work you should weigh up the positives and negatives. Some positives include:

• easing financial pressures and stress;
• gaining variety in your day to day life and building confidence;
• ability to put your learning into practice (where you are working in an area associated with your studies);
• improving your employment prospects after your course as work experience is attractive to future employers.

Things to consider are:

• whether the hours fit round your studies and if there is room to negotiate the hours, particularly around exam time and essay deadlines;
• how will you manage your time to prevent becoming too tired or stressed;
• whether the job will offer you a chance to develop useful skills or offer useful experience for what you want to do in the future;
• if you would rather use your time on other activities, such as social activities.

AGCAS

Written by Rosie Alexander, AGCAS

Date: 

April 2011

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