With university and college students already beginning their summer employment and high school students approaching the end of their own school year, many students are thinking about summer jobs, summer vacations, and other summertime activities.
No matter if you’ve already started a summer job or you’re going to be looking for work shortly, you should consider staying at your job until September rolls around. Why? There are a few good incentives.
Your Job is a Break from School
Many students leave their summer employment about two weeks before school starts. They do this in order to have a “vacation.” Some high school and university students feel they need this two week break prior to going back to the hustle and bustle of the school year.
Others may be encouraged to take time, especially if their parents or friends are planning a trip.
While there’s much to be said for taking a vacation, in some ways, a summer job is a break from school. There’s no homework when you’re finished your shift. Many summer jobs are part time, unlike school which has full time hours, and there are certainly no tests to study for. If you can, you should stay in your role until September.
Bonus Incentives
One very good reason to retain your summer job until September is to receive bonus incentives provided by many employers for students who work until the very end. If you turn in your notice and take two weeks off, you’ll miss out on these bonuses.
You’ll also miss out on an extra two weeks of pay, which will make it all the harder to switch back to not having a steady income in the fall. It can be very difficult to adjust your spending habits. University and college students will likely appreciate the extra couple of weeks for the extra money. High school students may decide to tuck the “extra” money away in savings for university.
An extra bonus on top of the two extra weeks of pay can certainly help with any of your financial goals. It may not make it easier to transition back to not having a steady income during the school year, but it will make your funds go a little further.
You Want to Be Hired Back Next Year
Whether you’re in high school, university, or college, or graduating next year, you may find it convenient to have a summer job lined up. If you do good work and impress your employer, you may have a standing offer to come back each summer until you find permanent employment.
Staying on the extra two weeks until September may not make or break your chances for a subsequent job offer, but it can most certainly help. It will definitely impress your employer with your drive and dedication. It will encourage them to remember you next year when they need a student to fill a summer job.
It Looks Better on Your Resume
Students don’t always think about how their summer employment looks on their resume. After all, it’s somewhat expected you’ll have a few jobs to list. Your summer job is likely going to be a two-to-four month stint any which way you slice it.
Adding those extra two weeks may not seem to make an enormous difference, but saying you worked eight weeks is better than saying you worked six weeks. For students in university and college, putting in the full four months looks much better to potential future employers as well.
If you have a summer job and you’ve been thinking about when to submit your notice, consider staying on until September. As outlined here, there are quite a few good reasons to do so.