If you are an over achiever and are looking to both take classes and have a job on campus, there are a few options you can explore as a student. Important information to know before you begin your job hunt is to see if you qualify as a work-study student or not. You can get this information in the financial aid office located on the third floor of Laffin. If you are informed that you do qualify as a work study student, you will be given a packet of positions you can apply throughout the campus and will be given first priority in comparison of other students. Some locations that are included in these packets are to work in the children learning center, the library, the information desk or the bookstore.

Other options you can search if you find yourself stuck in your job search is to always read flyers hung up in each building. I have seen so many positions on campus that are posted but never seen due to people never checking flyers out. Some positions that can be found on flyers and or in emails from the campus that are included through the Campus Times emails are positions to tutor and to work in any of the food court locations. A really interesting opportunity I saw in the past was to work as a representative for Tapingo, which is a food service used on campus that allows student to order food through their phone that can be ready for pickup. Some responsibilities for this job were to promote the use of Tapingo and help get the word out to other students through social media, who wouldn’t want to be paid to use social media since we spend many hours on it for free each day?

Rambassadors, is a leadership opportunity to represent your school, give tours and market throughout social media. Although I am biased and would definitely encourage everyone interested in the program to apply since I am a member, Rambassadors is a job and should be treated as one. There is also possibility to apply to become a tutor on campus if you excel in a certain subject to help others struggling if you meet the requirements. The options are all around you, as long as you keep your eyes peeled and aren’t afraid to ask around. Other facilities provided throughout campus that may assist you in landing a job are to visit the career services across from the library and to join career connect, which is an online job and internship searching engine.

The best advice I can give while job hunting is to keep an open mind, to do your research on all positions and locations available to you, network with staff and peers to see if they know of any possibilities and to keep applying. Remember to try your best on not getting discouraged and that something will come your way the more you positions you reach out for. Good luck to all on the job search!