Good Job, but the Work Comes First ; Students Financial Mail

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Most students have to work to fund their studies, but with undergraduates averaging 14 hours a week in part-time jobs, there is a danger that education will suffer. The National Union of Students found that because of job commitments, one in three students had missed lectures and one in five had missed essay and project deadlines.

Paul Cullinan of the National Association for Student Employment Services says: 'The first thing students should do is look at the timetable and fit their work commitments around it.' Problems arise when employers ask students to put in extra hours or refuse them time off when they have a heavy workload for a course.

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Good Job, but the Work Comes First ; Students Financial Mail

Cullinan recommends finding a campus-based job.

He says: 'Uni...

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