Looking for a job is exhausting, especially when it is during college, and you can only work breaks or have a very busy school schedule. First off, there are some employers who will not hire you just because of the fact that you are in college. We are not considered the most responsible employees. Granted, that is a stereotype, but it exists. A manager once told me, before I could even fill out an application, that he would not hire a college student. There is also the fact that many employers do not want to hire a temporary employee, or an employee who has other time commitments. 

So, with the options slim and your chances low, you set out to find a job. You make a list of places to apply and, subconsciously, rank them from most desirable to least desirable. You go to the mall or shopping center and walk from store to store asking if they are hiring. First, you tackle your top stores. But they are pretty much everyone else’s top stores, too, so they are fully staffed. Then you lower your standards and do another round. 

“Hi, I was wondering if you are hiring?” 

“We aren’t currently hiring, but we are always accepting applications.” 

I know that “always accepting applications” really means that I will be wasting my time filling out an application, and it will go in the trash when I walk out. 

Moving on, you lower your standards a little more, and go to the stores you would probably never shop at. Some of them say to apply online and others give you an application to take home and bring back. You fill them out and wait a few days. Finally you get a call about an interview. Of course, it is at the weirdest place you turned in an application. 

After weeks of job searching, you get a job. Depending on how long your break is, you might only get to work a few weeks or a couple of months. But at least you won’t spend your paycheck at work.