Once again, the sidehustle column is all about activities or skills that you already have that you can turn into jobs that you do on the side. These are just suggestions, because I’m a student who hasn’t done a lot of these jobs and therefore you should take all of these with a grain of salt!
Sidehustles can be particularly hard when you’re young, with certifications for things expensive, no transport, no resources. There’s also the lack of experience to contend with, as so many jobs these days are asking for decades of experience just for entry-level positions! Here are some side hustles you can do as a student, in between homework and not needing any sort of qualifications or health and safety.
The easiest one to try out is tuition. There are lots of free websites that let you tutor over the internet, and you don’t even need to have any sort of documentation for it. One of my favourites is MyTutor, which takes current students in university and pays them to teach people across the world. Working from textbooks is often the easiest way of doing it, just make sure your client has one of the same textbooks and you can lead them through it. If you want it to be a bit more personalised, many textbooks offer a ‘teaching guide’, which lets you learn how to teach alongside teaching someone how to learn!
Don’t think you can handle that? Why not offer conversation in a language? A lot of modern language students are always on the hunt to find native speakers of languages to speak to, just to improve their skills. I’m sure you already speak a language (you’re reading this!), and maybe you know a few others. It’s easy to just chat with someone in your native language, isn’t it?
In a less rigid structure than a classroom, there are so many things you can teach people! Just think about what your skills are and what you’re comfortable teaching people. It’s easier to start out with adults rather than with kids, as teaching kids often requires tests and certifications that cost money. Plus, grownups need less wrangling and often have more concrete goals, like wanting to be able to book tickets, or order at a restaurant.
