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If you are like most college students, you have probably found that you face limited options when it comes to working while in school. This could be due to several factors, including balancing work with a school schedule, inadequate access to transportation, and a lack of experience. But predominantly, you probably have a very restricted time frame to devote to employment, between classes and studying (and let’s face it, pounding Red Bull can only get you so far and then you need some sleep). Unfortunately, this means that you suffer the same fate as most of our nation’s brightest minds, which is to say, you are stuck spending four years waiting tables, slinging greasy fast food, or competing for campus jobs. However, if you made it to college in the first place, chances are you have more options than you realize. Here are a few alternatives to the food service industry that you may not have considered (or even heard of).

For many decades a commonly held view has been that academic training and degrees was the key factor in advancing your career and making you more desirable in the marketplace.

People flocked to universities and colleges to take evening courses and earn advanced degrees with hope that the additional credential on their resume would allow them to land their ideal job. This is still going on today.

The basis for this belief is the view that industry or job specific knowledge will make you a more desirable job candidate. Do you still believe this?

The recession has not done the world any favours when it comes to unemployment and although the recession has apparently been deemed as “over”, it would certainly seem that many people are still out of work and struggling each week to get by.

Employment opportunities have changed dramatically in the last few years. The global recession has hit several countries and the corporate companies in the financial and construction sectors. Despite these conditions, the Middle East particularly in the UAE has remained firm and has recovered since then. Still, expatriates from the UK, the rest of Europe, and Asia have shown interest in Dubai as the economic market keeps on improving in the last couple of months.

90% of recruiters fall into one of two categories, they are either retained or contingent. The difference is significant and a candidate should know the difference so that they know what to expect from each. Granted there are other types, but they are few and one rarely encounters them