<p>Hi everyone, I'm an incoming freshman at UCLA and I'm looking to get a job over the summer to help cover the student contribution (among other things).</p>
<p>Anyone have tips for how to go through this process? I've never had a job before and was wondering whether I should look for an on-campus job or elsewhere. Is it just a matter of sending applications to dozens of places and hoping to land a position? Please share any insight you may have.</p>
<p>Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>Are you able to work at UCLA over the summer? It sounds like you might be local. That said, it might be better in the long run if you got an on-campus job that you can stay with for more than a few months. If you’re looking exclusively for a seasonal, summer job, that might be harder to find on campus because employers don’t really like hiring and training new people all the time. If you have work-study, you’re infinitely more desirable to employers than if you didn’t. There is a work-study bulletin website that allows you to search for jobs actively looking for student workers. You may be hired for a work-study position now, but I don’t think the hiring period for work-study officially begins until October, which isn’t that important for you to know as long as you’re hired. Although there is a summer work-study period, I’m not sure if incoming students are given that award.</p>
<p>Outside of work-study, it is all about sending out resumes and filling out applications to as many places as possible–if you have no experience and no preference. The front desk at the dorms hire a lot of people, as do Access Control, and Community Service Officer Programs at the Police Department. You can also look for jobs at the libraries, or with Associated Students UCLA (ASUCLA), or some labs, or the UCLA Call Center.</p>
<p>Thank you for the response!</p>
<p>Yes, I should have clarified – I am a local and live approximately one mile away from the UCLA campus. I’m looking for a summer job (2-3 months, most likely) and unfortunately don’t have work-study. </p>
<p>Also, even though I don’t have work-study, as a soon-to-be UCLA student, do I have a better shot at landing an on-campus job than an outsider does?</p>
<p>I’m not really sure if many non-students even seek jobs on-campus at UCLA (not including full-time employees). All the applicants to on-campus jobs are probably students. Even though you don’t have work study, all the jobs I referenced should still be available for you to apply to if they have openings. I’m just not sure if any of them are summer-only.</p>