According to a recent survey, about 56 percent of Chinese college students held a part-time or temporary job in 2000, compared with nearly zero in 1990, and this figure may increases to 70 percent this year. College students are working as tutors, salespersons, engineers and doing whatever work they can find.
Why do they want odd jobs—jobs usually requiring little skill and knowledge? The primary reason, I think, is ing the financial pressure as books, movies and bus fares have all gone up in price, there is scarcely a young boy or girl who does not want to earn a little money to help cover the increasingly higher college costs, and at best save enough to traveling or buy things they have long desired. In this way they hope to be financially independent and avoid the indignity of having to ask for money again and again. Besides they want to gain some experience in the ways of society. Students growing up from nursery school to college with ing on a part-time basis can provide them with a rare opportunity to know the outside world and prepare them for a future career.
The significance of college students doing a part-time job means more than money and experience: It will broaden their outlook and exert a profound influence on their personality and life.
