What can I do to study abroad and work?

According to "City Business Daily", when international students come to the United States to live in stability and have a certain foundation in language, then study abroad experts will generally advise students to wait for opportunities and find some jobs on campus, because this will not only make money to relieve the pressure of life, but also be a good opportunity to practice oral English and expand social contacts. Under normal circumstances, students who come to study in the United States with an F- 1 visa are not qualified to engage in off-campus work unless your tutor and department can prove that this off-campus work is closely related to your major. Commonly known as "illegal workers", it is a state in which international students work illegally outside the school without the approval of the immigration bureau. However, international students are eligible to work on campus. They can work 20 hours in five days on weekdays and full-time in two days on weekends. The purpose of American colleges and universities is to recruit more students and less outsiders at work, so it is not difficult for students to apply for job opportunities on campus as long as they have the heart. The following experts from Suzhou Service Center for Going Abroad for Private Affairs will introduce several kinds of campus work:

American libraries have extremely high computer automation programs, and libraries are one of the cleanest environments on campus. Working in the library is simple and easy to operate, such as checking students' ID cards and sorting out books. The best thing is that students can study while working, especially those who like extensive reading. It really came to the ocean of knowledge.

fitness center

Fitness center is one of the important standards for the quality of hardware facilities in American universities. The luxury of fitness centers in public and private schools amazed the students who just went to the United States. The work of the gym is also simple and easy to operate, such as cheering up the basketball, managing the racket and tidying up the locker room. Compared with other facilities, the working hours in the gym are longer, from 6: 30 in the morning to 12 in the evening, so students working in the gym should be prepared to sacrifice their sleep time. Because students' exercise time is relatively concentrated, they can have more study time at work during the day. Many college gyms also have standard swimming pools and even jumping platforms. At this time, we need a classmate who is good at swimming and knows first aid knowledge to be a lifeguard. Although the workload of lifeguards is not large, they are required to concentrate during their work and cannot study while working.

students' dormitory

This is the place that produces the most jobs for students, such as consulting at the front desk of the student dormitory, sending and receiving emails, planning student activities, checking the entrance and exit of student ID cards, cleaning and so on. Job applications in student dormitories are usually only open to students who live on campus. In many campus work, RA (Accommodation Assistant) in dormitory is the most practical and the busiest. Imagine a dormitory where students from all over the world come to talk to you or ask for help because of all kinds of troubles in life. It is self-evident for the cultivation of language ability, and it is a rare opportunity for the exercise of interpersonal communication. Many universities have one RA in one building, and RA can enjoy many benefits besides receiving salary, such as giving priority to dormitory and roommate. However, part-time job also tests students' patience, and sometimes it is necessary to knock on the door to convey information, which is a good exercise for shallow students.

computer room

Students with expertise in computer science can submit applications for on-campus work to the person in charge of the computer room before the start of each semester. In American universities, each teaching building or college basically has its own computer room, equipped with copying, scanning and printer. The school will not force students working in the computer room to solve any complicated problems, but do some simpler work, such as updating programs, replacing printing paper or replacing ink cartridges.

School restaurant

In American restaurants, in addition to cashiers and chefs, some jobs will be recruited from students, and some will also provide students with free dishes. However, this requires workers to work hard at dinner time before they can have a rest.

Student service center

The beginning of each semester is the busiest time for the student service center. Many assistants are needed to handle various procedures, such as student registration and vaccine records. As long as there is a teacher's guidance, these tasks are very simple. But in order to find such a job, in addition to fluent English, the most important thing is to apply at least one week before the start of school. For many students who have just left, it is difficult to seize such an opportunity.

Students' work on campus is generally calculated by the hour. The hourly salary of American colleges and universities is mostly 6-8 dollars/hour. If they work 20 hours a week, they can earn 120- 160 dollars, which is very good for international students and is enough to pay for meals for at least one week. In fact, however, we find that there are few foreign students from China in the student positions in American universities. On the one hand, it may be because they are not confident about language problems, on the other hand, students simply don't know how to apply for a job on campus. The best opportunity is to register at the student center about a week before the start of school, and some positions may require interviews. Moreover, such a good opportunity has often been won by local students and other international students. I suggest you take action as soon as possible! (Yu Qiuluping)