Having a Job As Youngsters

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Here in my country, as I’ve noticed, exists a rather strange phenomenon that most people think it only necessary for a student to acquire a job when one is badly in need of money. Of course that is a common factor for obtaining a job, but in my view, it has some significance beyond that. Having a job can benefit a student by enabling him to gain precious experience and find out about his specialty. Nowadays, students are used to living in a circumstance far away from adults’ society, which will certainly lead to inability of adapting themselves to it in the future. Having a job, one will have the opportunity to meet people from all aspects of life and will be faced with a wider variety of problems to solve. He can practice the knowledge he has earned from school and even gain more. For example, my friend J spent two weekends working at a team from local authority preparing for the carnival of our town. During the four days, she made a lot of talented friends, practiced her English, and learned a lot about how to run an event like that, which will be of a great when she grows up. Moreover, it helps one to explore one’s forte. It is pretty common that students tend to feel confused and puzzled when deciding future major and career. And it is definitely not advisable to roll the dice. But the situation is a lot more different if one has tried various jobs. The job a student does now may seem simple and stupid, but it lets you discover what you are especially good at. A student who is specialized in business may never know it unless he has worked as a seller trying to know what the customer needs. An excellent writer may never know he is one until he submits his works to the magazine office. However, like the other side of the coin, a job also has bad effects on students. With a job after school, one has less time to read and focus on his own school work. In
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