In many parts of the world, university students work in summer. They need the money, and they can get some     1    . What kind of jobs do students like to get in summer?     2    , they get jobs as servers, cashiers, and lifeguards at swimming pools.

These days,     3    , more and more students are working at dotcoms. Dotcoms are Internet-based companies which offer goods and service     4    . Today’s young people already know a lot about computers and they can quickly learn more. The     5     is also usual much better than at the traditional summer jobs.

There are other advantages besides the pay. Students see dotcom jobs as a good     6     on their future. In addition to good experience, the work is also     7     for most. On top of this, their co-workers treat them with respect.

Dotcoms are new and need new ways of     8    . Imagination and enterprise are considered more important than formal qualifications. So many students are even quitting school to start their own dotcoms. A recent     9     on dotcom owners finds that 2% of them are under 30 years old, and 12% never finished university.