College Students Part-Time Jobs: Factors and Challenges for Future Careers

The number of part-time students is more rapidly growing than ever before. There are pros and cons of going to college or university, which is a good idea for parents and educators. The aim of this paper to explore if working part-time jobs can be beneficial to their future career development, including their working attitudes, career choices, and career maturity. In this study the sample consisted of 58.5% (276 females) and 41.5% (196 males). 5-point-Likert-Scale questionnaire was administered to 472 part-time college students (276 females; 196 males) from different parts of Taiwan. In the quantitative study, the internal reliability coefficient (Cronbach’s Alpha) was 0.840.75. The results show that working attitudes and career choices are statistically significant because of p-value (p=.000)