Can a College Student Make More Money with a Business or a Department Store Job?

[crissy11]

I have a recruit who is talking to her first recruit... the recruit to be is a college student who needs extra money and her concerns are: how to keep her products safe in her room and can she really make money at this versus a department store.
My suggestions for the safety was to leave them in the trunk of her car or buy one of those storage trunks that have a place for a lock. Now I am stuck on this biz versus a guaranteed paycheck from a depart. store. Any ideas??

 

[erinb]

I have a recruit who is talking to her first recruit... the recruit to be is a college student who needs extra money and her concerns are: how to keep her products safe in her room and can she really make money at this versus a department store.
My suggestions for the safety was to leave them in the trunk of her car or buy one of those storage trunks that have a place for a lock. Now I am stuck on this biz versus a guaranteed paycheck from a depart. store. Any ideas??

She would have to work a lot more in a dept. store to make what she would with one or two shows a week.

 

[Symara]

this is also more accomodating for her schedule and she can choose when to work, versus the hours when she would have to work at a department store.

Also, she wouldn't have to worry about them shorting her hours and such. She would know when her schedule is booked or when she needs to make more bookings. It's all up to her versus the store.

 

[niclowther]

there is always a risk of people stealing your stuff when you live w/ other people- pc stuff or not.

about working at a store vs pc, not all department stores will work around your school schedule. and they aren't going to give you off b/c you need time to work on a term paper or study for a final. i know- i'm a student and mom and i've tried dept stores, now here i am loving pc!

 

[esavvymom]

Wasn't that how Jillian Eisenberg-Grant started- when she was in college? I think she mentions it in her story in the Cooking in Action DVD. Maybe you can show her that story of Jillian's and she'll feel inspired to make it work.

 

[amy07]

also, it may not be as easy as she thinks to get a job in retail right now.....

 

[thecougchef]

i got started my business in college. i was a junior. i lived on my own so i didnt worry about people stealing my products.

as far as a steady paycheck .. i think that it would really depend on the area shes in. i live in a populated area that doesnt only consist of other college students. but - when i attended the main campus of washington state university, it was 30,000 college students. & thats it. we were all huddled in the middle of nowhere surrounded by wheat fields. i dont see this type of business providing much of a paycheck as opposed to a retail store in that environment.

on the other hand - it could depend completely on the type of person she is.