With the tertiary year heading into full swing, demand is peaking for jobs to fund study and socialising.
Student Job Search (SJS) helps about 3500 Dunedin students a year find ways to earn cash through either one-off or part-time roles.
Senior marketing assistant Vicki Morrison said students needed part-time work for expenses like rent, study costs, food and their always important social lives.
Others also knew the importance of gaining work experience to give them an edge after graduating, she said.
The most popular jobs were promotional, as they fitted in well with study time, or jobs on campus, for convenience.
While common positions in hospitality and retail were also available, stranger ones came up, too.
One recently posted position was for females with long hair who could be paid up to $700 to cut and shave it off for a styling video.
Students were also hired annually by a bank which wanted them to go in and ask questions about setting up an account and getting a loan.
Psychology experiments offered something different, with tests involving anything from computers and food through to putting a hand in icy water for as long as possible.
For those wanting to make a considered choice about part-time employment, she recommended students kept an open mind while looking for work.
Searching for a specific job limited options and, therefore, income, she said.
"Students don't often realise the long-term value that you can draw from some of the seemingly smallest of roles."
Rebecca Ferguson (22) agreed.
The Otago Polytechnic student advised fellow students to "go for what you can get" when it came to getting a job.
In her first year of gaining a teaching degree, she would balance work life, home life and study life in order to earn some extra money for her young family.
"I'm used to being busy," she said.
After finding a few one-off jobs through SJS, she was now working in a cafe which would provide her with anywhere between eight and 40 hours' work a week.