Abstract
The authors are both graduate students in a Student Development Administration program. Both grew up in different states and attended undergraduate institutions for different reasons. Coming from middle-class working families, both authors were on academic scholarships and both held part-time jobs throughout their collegiate careers. Synthesizing their employment experiences and national research on student employment, the authors will present the argument in support of college students working part-time jobs during their undergraduate education. For the purpose of this paper the authors define a job as either a part- time job (5-20 hours/week), an internship, or compensated student leadership role (whether that is hourly, scholarship, or stipend).
Recommended Citation
Leifer, Larissa and Mieszcanski, Kristina
(2009)
"Career Success Begins in College,"
MAGIS: Vol. 3:
Iss.
1, Article 11.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.seattleu.edu/magis/vol3/iss1/11