Approximately 95 percent of the students in Taiwan have taken a summer jobs this year, mainly to make money and gain work experience, according to the results of a survey released Saturday.
The survey was conducted by the online employment service provider 1111 Job Bank from June 30 to July 11 among 1,468 students and 1,160 business operators.
The results show that 68.25 percent of the students who participated in the survey work during the summer months to make money, 26.15 percent to obtain work experience and 4.02 percent to pass the time.
The goals that the students want to achieve the most from their summer jobs are an increase in social experience (55.6 percent), pay (54.38 percent) and fostering a positive work attitude (24.43 percent).
The summer jobs that are most popular among students include office and administrative personnel (51.8 percent), home tutors (32.9 percent) and cram school workers (27.73 percent), with the expected hourly pay averaging NT$99.
The results also indicated that 23.56 percent of the students have had the experience of being cheated or seeing their rights infringed upon while working in a summer job.
While 61.42 percent of the students reacted by quitting, 49.07 percent told their families and friends and 46.26 percent took legal action.
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