<p>im looking at jobs on campus and while I would really like to work, I'm wondering if it's really a possibility. I have had almost 0 experience working, and they want a resume. i cant just put 'im responsible' bc thats not what they're looking for. im a freshman so i dont even know what I could put as my college GPA. it's like i have a completely blank resume. should i just try to BS it or write a paragraph explaining my problem? im just imagining all those people who have stellar resumes compared to me. even the things i put on my college ap like high school gpa and sat's aren't applicable anymore...</p>
<p>if any of you guys work on campus and could tell me whether it sounds like i have a chance at getting hired, or if you have any advice, i'd really appreciate it.</p>
<p>You can always get a job in one of the cafeterias if you're a freshman. :) Apply, and keep following up every 2-3 weeks.</p>
<p>As for better paying jobs, or ones that relate to your major, I'm afraid that you'll probably have to wait. No, do not BS your college GPA... just wait until after this quarter, when you find out how you did in your classes.</p>
<p>On my resume, I emphasized the work I did in high school that helped me get into college (ex. volunteer positions I held back then, that now relate to my current major). I also listed my grad school goals, as well as the classes I have taken in my department. And yes, I mentioned past work experience, as well as current work experience (off-campus, not major related). So if you have to, get a job off-campus if the cafeteria position isn't working out, just so you can say you've done something with your time. Honestly, with the city and UCSD shuttle busses, you shouldn't have a problem getting to work every day. :)</p>
<p>I think it's pretty easy to get a job on campus -- depends how picky you are, of course. I started TAing for the chem department my sophomore year, and kept it up for 12 straight quarters. My roommate was a shuttle driver, and I had friends who worked in labs, graded for the chem department, TAed for physics, worked in catering, in administrative offices, maintained department websites, managed cafeterias (after doing some initial grunt work, of course), staffed ACS, graded for math, you name it ...</p>
<p>I started as a cafeteria worker in Ventanas, then got promoted to student supervisor</p>
<p>After that, I've been a Financial Accounting Assistant at UCSD OPAFS, a Data Management Assistant at UCSD HNRC, a Computer Tech at UCSD AVRC, and now a Computer Programmer/Analyst I at UCSD Pediatrics--and I've managed to TA Econ classes twice: once for credit and once for pay.</p>
<p>I got a job at the library without any real formal work experience. Did you have any volunteering experience that may be applicable to some sort of job? I am pretty sure that is how I got my job. </p>
<p>And I will echo what the others are saying: if you can't find a job that you want, suck it up and work at the dining halls. And astrina mentioned being a shuttle driver. If you have had your license for awhile, look into that... the drivers get paid well.</p>
<p>I'm part of University Events Office/Associated Students/Box Office/etc. and I got hired pretty much on the spot even though I had to turn in a resume for relevant skills and get interviewed. I'm pretty sure most organizations (bookstore, library, dining halls) are always hiring, I've never heard of anyone getting fired; jobs that require more specific skill are probably harder to get though, obviously</p>
<p>It really depends. Just know where to find the jobs. I searched all over port triton and sent resumes everywhere. I'm a first year and I was lucky enough to get a job in a lab at leichtag :)</p>
<p>Dont kid, because its true. haha I am! But hey, good start right? Better than bussing tables.
Hopefully I will get something better next year :)</p>
<p>you'll get 4 units of credit for doing a 199, labs typically won't pay you at the same time ... it's rare for ugrads to do paid research on campus, unless it involves lab chores too.</p>
<p>Getting a [good] job on campus can be nearly impossible if you don't have past work experience. But there are less-appealing jobs that almost anyone should be able to get. </p>
<p>Last year when I was a freshman I applied for about ten positions on campus. I had very limited work experience (lifeguard a couple years before, and worked as a poll worker on election day). After a couple interviews (including a crazy "group interview" at the bookstore where about 15 students were basically pitted against each other and tested on random things mentioned in the interview itself), I was pretty frustrated. I finally got a pretty easy (although minimum-wage) job at a student lounge in Revelle. </p>
<p>Just apply to things you think you can do, dress professionally if you get an interview, and if that fails, apply to all of the dining halls (I think at least one will always be hiring people). And if you have a lot of prior work experience, you shouldn't have any problems at all.</p>
<p>I got a job at the rec department doing customer service work + other miscellaneous tasks. if people have problems with rec classes they email us and we help them out with refunds and stuff</p>
<p>You go in saying you're interested, they give you a sheet to fill out your availability, and based on what shifts the managers need to fill, will hire you on the spot or ask you to come in next quarter</p>