<p>I'm an incoming freshman with no prior work experience. I was looking at the job listings and many of the jobs seem to have a lot of qualifications that I can't meet. I have $3500 in work study so I feel like I should start right away instead of waiting until second semester. </p>
<p>What job would be best for a freshman with no work experience like me? Thanks.</p>
<p>I would recommend checking out Callisto, it’s a great resource to find jobs on campus. I’ve seen jobs on there that have minimal qualifications. If you have work-study I think there’s also a site that shows you those listings? </p>
<p>Usually the better jobs are those where you just sit at a desk, since these let you do homework. I have also seen some jobs where you get trained at a skill - these can be cool too, as you’ll actually be learning something.</p>
<p>Abusingirony, yeah, I too was surprised at how high some of the qualifications were for work-study and other student jobs that I saw when I first started going to UCB, especially the ones that will be useful later on or have better pay (like computer jobs or community outreach/marketing type jobs). </p>
<p>As for the best jobs for people that don’t really have work experience, from what I saw and friends experiences, the jobs you’ll most likely get or will meet the qualifications for are the cashier/food service jobs at the many Dining Commons throughout the campus and the security monitor and mail clerk positions at each Residence Hall/Unit, since these positions just require a friendly personality and a schedule that fits. Other good jobs that don’t need too much experience are the library clerks, **resident assistants<a href=“which%20usually%20needs%20the%20experience%20of%20having%20lived%20in%20a%20dorm%20for%20at%20least%20a%20semester,%20I%20think”>/b</a>, and the ticketers/attendants at the various events on campus (like football games, shows at the Greek, alumni stuff, etc.). </p>
<p>Other than those, most jobs I’ve seen require a fair amount of knowledge on stuff like Salesforce, Adobe Suite, and computer coding/programming. In any case, to search for only work-study positions, use the Work-Study page: [UC</a> Berkeley Financial Aid Office » Work Study<a href=“although,%20the%20Career%20Center’s%20website%20also%20lists%20the%20same%20work-study%20positions,%20in%20addition%20to%20regular%20jobs%20and%20internships”>/url</a>.</p>
<p>Hope that helps! For more advice for incoming students, check out my recent blog post: [url=<a href=“Private Site”>Private Site]Tips</a> for Incoming College Freshman & Transfer Students | Jon x 5](<a href=“http://students.berkeley.edu/finaid/home/work.htm]UC”>http://students.berkeley.edu/finaid/home/work.htm).</p>
<p>Go work at the library - the listings are on a board outside of 110 Doe (the HR office). I don’t think they post online much. It’s pretty easy to get a job there; they mostly judge based on your schedule. I worked at a desk for three years and it was an easy source of money.</p>