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How to Find a Job on Campus

Bemidji State University employs over 1,500 students over the course of the 9-month school year. Our student payroll totals over $2 million annually with about $720,000 falling under the need based Work-Study Program. Work-Study eligible students will receive instructions with their award letters. The rest of the jobs on campus are open to all students. Here's how to go about finding a job…

1. Arrange your class schedule so you have time to work.
2. Contact the Student Employee Supervisor in the areas you wish to work. This may be in your major, an area of interest or an area where you have special skills. Every department and office on campus has a Student Employee Supervisor. Their names are listed on the Student Employment Bulletin Board just off the main lobby in Deputy Hall. We also publish their names on a list which is available in August of each year. They will want to see your class schedule and know something about you, so you may want to provide them with a resume.
3. If you still can't connect with a job, keep trying. This is one area where persistence pays off. Jobs often fill in the fall but the attrition begins soon after. In fact, some of the best jobs on campus open up at mid-year when students leave to student teach, take extra credits, begin internships or graduate.

You will find that working on campus is not only rewarding but convenient as well. By working a couple of hours a day during the 9-month school year, you will be able to keep your student loans to a minimum. The trade-off is generally $1 of work for $1 of loan. For some, that can mean up to $7,200 less loan over four years of college.

Remember, the key to finding a job is to have a good class schedule for work, act fast and don't be too fussy. Also, be persistent and know that jobs will fill fast in the fall but turnover occurs throughout the school year. Finally, check the Student Employment Bulletin Board in the Deputy Hall lobby periodically for vacancies or at the personnel home page.