Are part-time jobs easy to find near SMU Singapore due to its city centre location, and what kinds of roles are available to master's students?

The SMU library is one of the most consistently recommended campus part-time jobs for students at SMU. The pay rate is SGD 13 per hour on weekdays and SGD 19.50 per hour on weekends, a premium weekend rate that rewards students who are willing to work on Saturdays or Sundays. Shifts are flexible and can generally be scheduled around academic commitments, and the environment allows studying during quieter periods, which means you are productive on two fronts simultaneously. Research assistant roles in faculty research projects pay similarly and add more to a professional CV than library work, but they require approaching professors directly and depend on whether a faculty member has funded research activity at the time.

• Campus part-time jobs in event support, student services, and administrative assistance are also posted through the university's employment portal.
• Off-campus, part-time work in food and beverage and retail is accessible given the city-centre location, though these roles pay minimum wage and are less relevant to an academic or professional CV.
• For most SMU students, on-campus roles with their combination of scheduling flexibility, above-minimum wages, and professional relevance are the better primary choice.