<p>I've sent in about 10+ resumes so far, most didn't respond, 3 have rejected me, and 1 invited me in for an interview...won't know the outcome until several weeks after school starts. I need a job really really badly. I honestly didn't know it was that hard to land a WS job, considering that I already have substantial work experience under my belt. Ideally I'd like to work an office job on campus, or one that may allow me to study/read while on the job. Any advice from successful work-study applicants?</p>
<p>By golly, I had the same question!</p>
<p>It should be easy, especially have you have prior work experience. Maybe most of your listings are inactive. They don’t do a good job keeping those up to date. Just keep applying.</p>
<p>If you want to study/read on the job, then apply to the library listings. Try once school starts.</p>
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<p>I’ve been a work-study student for three years now, going on my fourth year.</p>
<p>How should I handle it if I am invited for an interview right now, but I won’t be moving in to Berkeley until later?
I want to ask the interviewer if I can postpone the interview, but I don’t want to have them lose interest…</p>
<p>If the starting date of the job is clearly after school starts, you should be fine post-phoning the interview. If not, ask the interviewer if he would be willing to conduct the interview via phone or skype. Most interviewers would be fine with either option unless there’s a strict deadline for starting.</p>
<p>As for your first question, I also had a lot of trouble applying for a work-study job last year. I remember sending out about 20 applications, hearing back from about 5, and only being accepted into 1 job after interviews. What I did wrong was not applying during the peak times. More jobs will be posted in the next couple of weeks, so there is still plenty of time to find a job! Don’t get overwhelmed and just apply to everything, and you will most likely find a job. Also, like weebly said above, the library is a great place to start, My job last year was at the cal calling center, and they hire pretty much everyone who applies. So if you are having major trouble finding a job, keep the calling center as last resort. It’s a pretty sucky job, but the people you work with are amazing, and the pay is pretty good ($10-$11 /hour). Plus you get to pick your own days!</p>
<p>Hey Bezerkley, what would you consider the peak times to apply for a job? </p>
<p>Thanks for the suggestions!</p>
<p>A lot of work study jobs tend to pop up around mid to late august/early September (right when classes pick up) because employers know everyone will be in Berkeley by then. The process goes by very fast, so keep checking for job postings, because most of the employers are eager to have students start right away. Expect to have interviews around early September, and then start working by the end of the month. Even if you apply later than that, there are still positions open, although these positions harder to get. So, just keep looking, and don’t get discouraged if you don’t find anything, because right now is pretty early to be looking! Just wait a week or 2 and all the jobs will start to pop up.</p>