What the heck is going on with campus job hiring?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We found that Work Study accounted for all jobs on campus. And Work Study (or a similar term) was tied to the financial aid process and financial aid awards to students. A student who was full pay but wanted to work a campus job, that was a hard find.

NP. Just noting -- absolutely first priority for any campus job belongs to work-study (financial aid) students. But it's not always true everywhere that "a student who was full pay but wanted to work a campus job, that was a hard find." DC is full pay at a small college but that doesn't mean DC is awash in cash for books, course materials, clothes, etc., and DC prefers to earn money rather than have us hand it over. So DC has made an effort to find some campus jobs that either weren't part of the financial aid/work study process or were small, one-time projects for professors etc. I'd never want DC to take work that could be done by a kid who needs financial aid, but I'm also glad DC wants to feel it's good to earn. DC also has several friends whom we know are also full pay but who work certain jobs for the work experience (these are jobs in their departments where they'll get majors so it's good resume material). Just noting -- yes, there are full pay students out there who are not at all reluctant to work, even if they don't "need" the money for tuition and room and board. They do want to gain experience and/or feel they are paying some of their own smaller expenses.

You do see here how work-study kids are shunted into the "non resume" material jobs, right? That's not on your DC, but does show how colleges perpetuate this crap.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We found that Work Study accounted for all jobs on campus. And Work Study (or a similar term) was tied to the financial aid process and financial aid awards to students. A student who was full pay but wanted to work a campus job, that was a hard find.

NP. Just noting -- absolutely first priority for any campus job belongs to work-study (financial aid) students. But it's not always true everywhere that "a student who was full pay but wanted to work a campus job, that was a hard find." DC is full pay at a small college but that doesn't mean DC is awash in cash for books, course materials, clothes, etc., and DC prefers to earn money rather than have us hand it over. So DC has made an effort to find some campus jobs that either weren't part of the financial aid/work study process or were small, one-time projects for professors etc. I'd never want DC to take work that could be done by a kid who needs financial aid, but I'm also glad DC wants to feel it's good to earn. DC also has several friends whom we know are also full pay but who work certain jobs for the work experience (these are jobs in their departments where they'll get majors so it's good resume material). Just noting -- yes, there are full pay students out there who are not at all reluctant to work, even if they don't "need" the money for tuition and room and board. They do want to gain experience and/or feel they are paying some of their own smaller expenses.

so the full pay students work for professors or in fields relevant to their futures while the work study kids serve them food in the cafeteria? I'd love to know where your kid goes so that I can cross it off of my kids' list

If the school sets up a policy where only the work study kids can get paying “official” campus jobs, that’s what happens.

Right and it is wrong.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We found that Work Study accounted for all jobs on campus. And Work Study (or a similar term) was tied to the financial aid process and financial aid awards to students. A student who was full pay but wanted to work a campus job, that was a hard find.

NP. Just noting -- absolutely first priority for any campus job belongs to work-study (financial aid) students. But it's not always true everywhere that "a student who was full pay but wanted to work a campus job, that was a hard find." DC is full pay at a small college but that doesn't mean DC is awash in cash for books, course materials, clothes, etc., and DC prefers to earn money rather than have us hand it over. So DC has made an effort to find some campus jobs that either weren't part of the financial aid/work study process or were small, one-time projects for professors etc. I'd never want DC to take work that could be done by a kid who needs financial aid, but I'm also glad DC wants to feel it's good to earn. DC also has several friends whom we know are also full pay but who work certain jobs for the work experience (these are jobs in their departments where they'll get majors so it's good resume material). Just noting -- yes, there are full pay students out there who are not at all reluctant to work, even if they don't "need" the money for tuition and room and board. They do want to gain experience and/or feel they are paying some of their own smaller expenses.

You do see here how work-study kids are shunted into the "non resume" material jobs, right? That's not on your DC, but does show how colleges perpetuate this crap.

DP. Yep. At DC’s school, only the jobs like serving food or cleaning or checking people in at the gym are on Handshake. The jobs that give you real experience like tutoring in your major or working with a professor all come through word of mouth.

[Anonymous]

Have a kid with social disabilities who would love a campus job. We’re full pay but we’ll aware that our child struggles in the job market.