1. You can gain transferable skills.
A part-time job can help you gain key skills from work experience that a university degree might not teach you. By working in a fast-paced environment, for example, you will learn how to work as part of a team or on your own, as well as how to use your initiative and develop attention to detail. These are all valuable skills that can be carried across different jobs and in all aspects of life. To further this, interpersonal skills can acutely be developed. For example, as most student jobs can be found in retail or hospitality, it will force you to interact with lots of people who you wouldn’t normally talk to, ultimately encouraging your people-skills to develop as a result.