<p>if so, how?</p>
<p>Look around on Callisto.</p>
<p>The library hires non-workstudy students. They have an online listing: [url=<a href=“http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/wikis/studentjobs/index.php]studentjobs”>Wrong shelf. | UC Berkeley Library]studentjobs</a> | Main / HomePage<a href=“nothing%20available%20right%20now,%20but%20come%20late%20August%20there%20will%20be%20tons%20of%20openings”>/url</a>.</p>
<p>Pretty sure Cal Dining does too.</p>
<p>Also, the Visitor Center (tour guides) hires non-workstudy students. They hire once per year around November.</p>
<p>But generally speaking, yeah, it does get annoying seeing “workstudy only!” everywhere. Just because a student isn’t receiving financial aid doesn’t mean his/her parents are paying for everything/anything (I realize workstudy isn’t designed to ‘help’ finaid students; rather, it’s designed to ‘help’ employers. That being said, this is another example of how upper-middle-class families and their students often end up hurting more than those receiving aid).</p>
<p>Alright, thanks for the hasty reply. Would rep if I could.</p>
<p>I have two jobs right now, and I think one of them does not require work-study (security monitor position). They didn’t even ask me if I have work-study until I filled after they offered me the position.</p>
<p>^Yup, being a housing security monitor is another common non-workstudy campus job.</p>
<p>I did with an energy-efficiency group called Berkeley Green Campus - was hired based on merit and it’s lots of fun ($11.10 an hr!). We’re actually hiring in the Fall, with for-credit and paid positions available, no preference about work study. High-profile jobs like lab positions or libraries are more likely to be preferential, but more specific things (tutoring in the res halls?) should be more accessible.</p>
<p>I work up at the Lawrence Hall of Science; applied through Callisto. They asked about work study status very late into the interview, when it was already clear that they were going to hire me (I obviously did not put “no work study” on my resume XD). It can seem a little annoying having to take the (free) shuttle up and down for work but it’s really not that bad (plus the view is awesome).</p>
<p>i worked at the calling center for awhile. you definitely don’ t need work study for that.</p>
<p>agneisse, what do you do at the hall of science? sounds like a nice location</p>
<p>I worked two jobs at one point – lab assisting for work study and then school of opto that is non-work study. I actually got the non-work study position by simply emailing because I knew they hired undergraduates there.</p>
<p>Is it hard for an international to get a job? I never worked in the U.S. before but really wanna try to get some experience and extra cash.</p>
<p>Yeah, I’d like a job too, and I’m not getting work study (which I’m totally surprised about… oh well, ****ty FA package, what are you to do?)</p>
<p>However, I have the option to convert a small amount of loans I got to work study? Would that be advisable? I mean, work study doesn’t count against your income, but would that still matter since I wasn’t really offered it to being with? And it’s not like I’d actually be paid more correct? (Just the employer has to pay less from their pockets…)</p>
<p>Also, the Lawrence Hall of science sounds cool! I really can’t wait to try and see some of LBNL while I’m up there. (I saw a bit of LLNL with a friend of my parent’s once, which was really awesome.)</p>
<p>ukyohero: For on-campus jobs I can’t imagine it’ll be any different for internationals compared to American non-workstudy people? (assuming decent English etc.)</p>
<p>PhotoMac: I have no idea if/how it impacts financial aid, but yes you’d still be paid the same, just that your employer will only need to pay half your salary and the other half comes from the work study. A benefit of having WS would probably be that you are able to apply for jobs on the WS website (many more are listed there than on Callisto).</p>
<p>And just so you know, the LHS bus (“Hill Line”) is different from the LBNL bus (“Blue/Orange Route”) and they’re not really similar apart from the Lawrenceness in the name (kiddy museum vs fancy science research), although the Hill Line also goes up to the Math Research Institute and the Space Sciences Lab if you’re into those.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info!</p>
<p>It’s a good thing I think that both sound fun, for different reasons. :)</p>
<p>you can try to be a grader for a class. i’ve been a grader for some econ classes and those paid okay. the low hours kill though.</p>
<p>My general rule is to apply for all jobs you’re eligible for, unless it truly says “work-study only.” I’ve been hired for a couple on-campus jobs where I didn’t even bother filling out the paperwork for work-study although I was eligible.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info Agneisse!
I’ll try to find some on-campus job. :)</p>
<p>I’m an OOS student with a pretty tough schedule and I want to rush a frat, but I definitely want to try and work to help pay off some of my tuition and to have some spending money. Would it be feasible to get a job or should I wait until spring semester? I also have a very small amount of loan money that I can transfer to work-study. Is this advisable or should I just try to find non-work study jobs? What jobs are there that I would be able to take on while keeping my current schedule?</p>