For some students, a job is almost as important as going to school itself, which is why there is often a line out the door at the Career Center during the first week of Fall Semester.
John Knox, student employment coordinator, said although jobs are going fast, there are still many left.
"People are putting them up almost as quickly as we're taking them down," Knox said.
He said the most popular jobs are usually in Dining Services because many students have worked in the food industry before and are comfortable with it. Also, there are few requirements to get a job in dining.
William Smith, senior music performance major, agreed that jobs in dining are easy to get.
"To me, it seemed that I was spoon-fed jobs on campus," he said.
Now, Smith works at CBX bookstore in the Village. He said he likes it better because it is less monotonous and there is more interaction with customers.
Other jobs, such as driving a shuttle bus, have more requirements. To be a driver, a student must get a commercial driver's license.
Senior fine arts photography major Justin McKee said this year is his second year driving the shuttle busses. Like any job, he said, it has its pros and cons.
"It pays well, so that's nice," he said. "It's kind of a challenging job so you have to like it to stick with it. I've already had a bike ride at me from the opposite direction."
The job offers the chance to meet other student drivers and outgoing students who will talk to him, McKee said.
Tyler Davidson prefers information- and data-based work. The junior history major has worked for two years as a student assistant at Information Services in Bracken Library. He worked at Woodworth Commons before, and he said he is happy he made the switch.
"This one's way better," he said. "It fits better with my schedule. The people are a lot nicer."
There are some challenges to the job, though. Davidson said people think he is a librarian and ask him questions he doesn't know. They also expect him to fix everything.
"People get real frustrated [when] their stuff is not working right," he said.
Whatever the job, Knox said there are two major benefits to working on campus.
There's a convenience factor because many campus employers work around students' schedules, and the jobs are close to where students live.
The second benefit, Knox said, is that students get to meet instructors, professors and staff on a different level than they might as just a student.
Knox said he encourages all students to go to the Career Center not just for on-campus jobs, but for help with anything from cover letters to internships.
Students can click here to find out more information about the Career Center.
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