Although I cannot directly disagree with inseanemo, I firmly believe that any job that is intended for a student will serve you significantly better than a common part-time job.

As an example: I am a student rep for a quick service restaurant (cannot specify due to legal requirements). My job involves setting-up and running simple promotions that will increase awareness of this restaurant on campus. The promotions include giveaways, free food and numerous other ideas as well.

Almost all college campuses have companies looking for students to hire in basic marketing positions. Sites such as repnation.com are a valuable resource for finding companies looking for student campus reps.

Working at at a campus facility, like a dining hall, would be the most convenient since they'll be more willing to work around class schedules. At a dining hall you'll also probably be able to get free meals.

Get a job that will actually help better your skills in an area of interest. As a college student, check listings for on-campus positions. They give a student the most flexibility and you won't have to work weekends.

Working on campus is probably your best bet. Schools who hire students understand scheduling constraints and are by far the most relaxed when it comes to "I have a class across campus and I need to be there NOW".

Try looking for a position in the residence halls. I work as a front desk assistant and it's totally cake. I can work on homework, interact with students, and I'm not overwhelmed by my "work-life" and "school-life" because they mesh together a bit more. Also, [I'm not sure if this applies to all student employees at different schools] I don't get taxes taken out of my paycheck. :D

I highly recommend checking out what jobs are available on campus. I worked for my university's Health Center for 3 1/2 years. Not only was it a great job (I got to work along side doctors, nurses, drive students to the hospital), but it ended up being an amazing reference for my future job opportunities. I was responsible for filing confidential charts, taking care of students, and making sure things were in place for upcoming shifts. It makes you look good to have resume builders like that.

If you can handle a job with such responsibilities as a student, you should be able to handle anything out in the job market. Your university should have a career services department website that should have on-campus job listings. Check those out.

Just try to remember, jobs just don't get you cash, they help set up who you will become. Future employers look at what jobs you worked and what your past employers have to say about your work ethic, timeliness, etc. Keep these things in mind during your job search. Also, if you can get a job helping out in your major department, that would be even better!

Here is a decent resource to get you started as well.

I work off-campus, and while it's usually great, the relative inflexibility can be tough to handle. A lot of schools hire "phoneathon" callers to call prospective students. If you're a good writer, a lot of school papers pay, and many school websites hire student "bloggers" to give their site some personality. If you're into computers (and if you're on this site, that may be a good bet), you could join your college's IT department, and work at the helpdesk.

It depends on your situation. If you are a commuting student or have access to a car or public transportation you can surely go for any of the usual retail/ food service jobs.

If you are living on campus you have so many options! I have worked as many as possible, lifeguard and university tour guide for example.

Whether you go for an off-campus or on campus job, most of your supervisors have worked with or are working with both full time or part time students. So they know what you workload generally is and are pretty flexible.

I recommend working on campus. I currently have two jobs on campus, one that's in my interests, and one that's not. My main job is the school's newspaper. I'm a print journalism major, so obviously I'm tailored towards it, but you really don't need to be a journalism fanatic for it. For writers (not copy editors, designers, photographers, which are all great jobs on the paper) pay is by the article, but hours are flexible and it does afford you a chance to go to cool events. I've been able to interview artists and get great seats at big events.

My other job is an office job at USC's school of gerontology. Am I interested in gerontology? No. But, it pays well by the hour, and at 10 hours a week, isn't too bad. It's office experience and that always helps.