<p>so i'm hoping to get a job this semester.
but i want something very flexible.</p>
<p>last semester, i had 16 units (theater r1a, chem 1a, math 1a, e10 and a seminar) and that was quite a load for me, in addition to the extra 6 hrs a week i spent in study groups </p>
<p>so this semester, i'm taking 12 units (physics 7a, math 1b, classics 28 or theater r1b or german r5b) and i'm hoping to have some more extra time for a job and more participation in my clubs.</p>
<p>what's the most flexible job out there on campus? i know nothing, really. i only want like 10 hours a week. is that possible?</p>
<p>Don’t you need 13 units to be considered full-time? Will you be taking a DECal?</p>
<p>To your point, do you have a workstudy job? Those positions are usually your best bet if that’s the case. They realize that your number one responsibility is the schooling for which that job is necessarily paying, and they are very flexible with your work time. They also often have positions with fewer hours, and most jobs I’ve seen range in the neighborhood of 8-15 hours. Be careful to read the requirements, however, as some also retain the caveat that you’ll work 40 hours a week during breaks.</p>
<p>If you do not have workstudy and are unable to convert loans to get it, try looking for part-time positions on jobs.berkeley.edu for external applicants or visiting the Doe library to see their postings for student jobs.</p>
<p>What do you mean by your money going towards “schooling?” I have a work study job and the money just either comes to me in check form or goes directly to my checking account (per my request). The money you earn from work study does not go directly to CARS if that’s what you’re thinking.</p>
<p>Go for work study jobs. From my experience with 3 work study jobs, you’ll have a lot of options on the work study site and there are many accommodating employers who’ll easily understand that you can’t come in for a week, for an example.</p>
<p>Work-study is there instead of loans because your work is ostensibly to pay for your school expenses, including room and board. Even if you do it just to save the money for later, that’s why, budget-wise, work-study is there. :P</p>
<p>If you have work-study, I absolutely recommend you take advantage of it. You will find no employer more flexible than your work-study boss, and they also tend to pay you more than a standard employee because you still cost them less than that standard employee. (I know of at least one opportunity where the work-study rate is over $14 and the normal rate is around $12.)</p>
<p>When you guys search for work study jobs, do you only look for ones available on campus? There’s all these other ones listed in the Bay Area, but they seem inconvenient.</p>
<p>I like to keep an open-mind, but there’s just no way for me to get to many of the off-campus positions in a timely fashion, like the one at the Maritime Museum in San Francisco. There are a few in Oakland which are accessible, but if you don’t like tutoring…</p>
<p>The best ones probably ARE the ones on-campus, if for no other reason than because they have minimal additional time commitments to actually getting there. More time available = more time to study!</p>
<p>I’m looking at the available on-campus jobs at workstudy.berkeley.edu and they’re all pretty skill-specific. Most of the higher-paying positions are for programmers. There are other jobs that I would like to apply for but am not qualified for because you need to be proficient in Excel, but I never really use Excel. Does anybody have any advice?</p>
<p>Wow, it seems like there are less jobs available since it’s spring and I guess most people just continued their work study jobs. Why don’t you wait around more or apply for those jobs anyway, stating in your cover letter what you lack?</p>
<p>Don’t forget that there may be some job postings in Doe for the libraries.</p>
<p>i asked my floormate about library jobs. i asked if its hard to get one, and he said in the spring it is.
so i think thats why theres less jobs available</p>