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Work/Study Opportunities

Work/study students are given responsibilities in three principal areas. Certain skill sets, work habits, and areas of knowledge may be necessary for success in each area. Students seeking variety frequently function in more than one of the following areas. See below for information on how to apply.

Reception/Front End Operations. Greeting, directing, and orienting visitors to the Center, either in-person or by telephone, is a crucial function. Typical responsibilities involve answering and directing telephone calls; explaining office services, resources, policies, and procedures; setting counseling and advising appointments; and maintaining supplies of print materials distributed to our visitors in our reception area, notably event and program publicity, handouts, Career Guides, and miscellaneous other publications and information.

Students who work in this area must have at least one hour available between noon and two o’clock in order to cover the lunch break for the regular receptionist. They need to be good listeners, outgoing, service-oriented, technology friendly, and capable of handling extremely busy times with professionalism. Although training will impart a solid understanding of the whole Center, such students must stay aware of what is going on in the office at any time in order to help inform visitors of opportunities.

Web Site/Information Technology. The Center’s web site is intended to provide information to a variety of visitors. The Calendar of Events keeps students, staff, and others alert to breaking opportunities that require action right away, while a number of other sections explain Center services, offer helpful advice across many topics, and alert the Syracuse community to trends and unique developments in the job market. Keeping information up to date on a weekly basis is a top priority.

Students with solid Internet skills, i.e. HTML, page design, use of related software like Dreamweaver, and good time and task management skills can build "real world" experience while helping keep our site the best online resource for career-related information at Syracuse. Such students may also contribute to the Center’s use of other information technology, i.e. email lists, databases, presentation graphics, etc., and may develop programs and materials to assist fellow students.

Recruiting and OrangeLink Assistance. Managing recruiting visits by hundreds of employers per year, insuring student grasp of OrangeLink, staging special events, executing student marketing efforts, providing alumni services, conducting an alumni survey and many other activities requires the dedicated work of student assistants.

Such students must work both as a team and independently and love to keep busy on a variety of frequently one-time, deadline-oriented projects and tasks under the supervision of different staff. Reliability, flexibility, and good organizational, problem-solving, keyboarding, and communicative skills are crucial.

HOW TO APPLY

Students wishing to explore work/study opportunities should assess their skills, interests, and time schedules in the context of the above areas of need and visit Pam Latham at the Center to inquire about specific needs. If a selection process is currently underway, or anticipated for an upcoming semester, then submission of a resume and participation in an interview will be necessary.