USU offers job service to students
Students needing to work more than 20 hours a week at their on-campus jobs can now rest assured they won’t get into trouble.
Paula Miller, human resource specialist, said the old rule, which only allowed a maximum of 20 working hours per week for students, has been somewhat dropped.
“They’ve kind of let go of that,” Miller said. “We do post the jobs that are 20 hours a week or less, but if a student gets a job (on campus) and works more than 20 hours a week, we don’t really monitor that anymore.”
The new rule is just one advantage, Miller said, of working on campus. Another advantage is a flexible schedule that can fit between classes. Miller, who works at the Student Employment Office, also said working on campus is convenient because there is no need to leave campus.
“The pay is also slowly getting better,” Miller said with a laugh.
USU’s Student Employment Center staff members are there to help speed up the process of finding, applying and getting jobs for students and non-students.
Ryan Bohm, senior in international business, said there are two ways to apply for on-campus jobs. The first way to apply is to go online to the student employment Web site at http://www.usu.edu/studemp/.
The second way to apply is to directly go to the Student Employment Office and begin in person. A job board is located outside the Student Employment Office and is updated each day by 8 a.m. The job board also shows off-campus jobs available as well as some temporary jobs, summer jobs, work-study jobs and part-time only jobs. Bohm, who works in the USU Student Employment Office, said students can apply for only two jobs per day.
The first step in applying for a job is to locate the on-campus job board outside Student Employment Office or online at its Web site. Students must then find the job number located on the job description. The second step is to take the job number to the office to fill out any necessary paperwork or fill out any paperwork online. If applying in person, the Student Employment Office will then print the student a referral that will give information on how to apply for the particular job. If applying online, students need to hit the Print Job Referral button located on the Job Details page to print their referral. The final step is to contact the department about its referral and bring the referral and a personal resume to the interview.
Bohm said students can apply for jobs “whichever way is easier for them” and that the application process goes quickly as long as instructions are followed.
The Student Employment Office is located in Room 106 in the Taggart Student Center, and the staff can be reached at 797-0184.
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