<p>I received $2000 federal work-study in my financial aid package, shouldn't I use this to find an on-campus job? What's the easiest way to do this? When/how should I apply? I have a somewhat busy 1st-semester schedule in terms of not having many time-slots open consistently monday-friday. Would they be able to work around this? If so, how? Also, what kinds of jobs could I expect to apply for?</p>
<p>Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>Apply ASAP. Jobs fill up very fast. Usually, they are flexible. Look at the available postings and see if any interest you</p>
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<p>In addition to looking online, check out places on-campus that you would be interested in working at - even if it doesn’t say they have positions available. Then, email them asking about work-study jobs (You can do this before you get to Cornell!). If you get on this early, you might score an interview during O-Week!</p>
<p>If you want a job for fall semester, get on it as soon as you get onto campus, otherwise some jobs you want may be taken. Library jobs go extremely fast, so if you want one of those, go to libraries during Orientation week. Also, Cornell Dining is known to take pretty much everyone no matter when they apply, so they can be a backup :)</p>
<p>^ I applied for a dining job just in case and already received a few e-mails that want me to work for them. I never worked with food. I’m always been an office setting type of person. What does the line position do? I just never cooked under pressure or did a cashier. But, I’m assuming they can train you to use the cashier?</p>
<p>@ modelgeek</p>
<p>Are dining jobs really that available? Are they really that repulsive so as to be available? Would I have to already have a defined skillset to be seriously considered? What other kinds of jobs could I look for around the website that aren’t posted on that jobs listing database?</p>
<p>Dining jobs aren’t repulsive or bad; it’s just that dining halls are almost always looking for people since they tend to have a lot of easier tasks and not everyone works multiple days. I’m sure there are “better” jobs on campus in terms of pay/hours, but there’s certainly no negative reason that dining halls take people.</p>
<p>*I applied for a dining job just in case and already received a few e-mails that want me to work for them. I never worked with food. I’m always been an office setting type of person. What does the line position do? I just never cooked under pressure or did a cashier. But, I’m assuming they can train you to use the cashier? *</p>
<p>Where did you apply? I can tell you a bit since I’ve worked in a dining hall that serves mostly freshmen.</p>
<p>A couple of North Campus dining halls. I want Risley because it’s closet to my dorm. Since it’s a residence hall, wouldn’t I serve all levels?</p>
<p>@Lavender: You won’t be working as a cashier, they have older people that do that. On the line, you would be responsible for constantly checking the food, replacing empty dishes etc. It really depends on your station though.</p>
<p>@Mxmm: You don’t need any experience. The dining jobs aren’t that bad.</p>
<p>What do you mean by “older?” Like upperclassmen? If that’s the case I do fit into that category.</p>
<p>So what dining halls are a good place to apply as a freshman, in terms of easily getting there and having flexible schedules? Also, am I more or less guaranteed one in this area if I want it, or was the above characterization an exaggeration?</p>
<p>*What do you mean by “older?” Like upperclassmen? If that’s the case I do fit into that category. *</p>
<p>Full-time adults. There are people other than students that work in the dining halls (chefs, professional managers, and other staff). Students only work when the dining halls are open to the public.</p>
<p>*So what dining halls are a good place to apply as a freshman, in terms of easily getting there and having flexible schedules? Also, am I more or less guaranteed one in this area if I want it, or was the above characterization an exaggeration? *</p>
<p>Purcell and Appel tend to be the best for folks that live deeper in North. It’s not that difficult to pick up a job, but you may not get a specific area since people do return from the previous year. I only worked once a week, but it was great that I could literally cross and block to get to my job quickly if I were in a rush (RPCC is right next to Donlon).</p>
<p>I faxed in an application to the dining system. I checked the boxes for every north and central location. What are my actual chances for getting a job, b/c it doesn’t look like there are very many jobs on the database and I definitely need one. (I don’t have FWS but I am a Tradition Fellow)
Also if I do get a job with them, do I have any say in which hall I work at, or will they just stick me in one I checked randomly? b/c I would definitely rather work on North.
Also how long is a shift? b/c I’d ideally like to work, ~10 hours/week.</p>
<p>can you work 15-20 hrs a week in dining or do they not let you do that much and if not what sort of job would?</p>
<p>@krmh11 - Yeah, they would let you work that many hours if you wanted to.
@blee - Each shift is somewhere between 3.5 & 4.5 hours. Your chances of getting a job in a dining hall are very high. When you get asked to interview, you can express which dining halls you’d most like to work in.</p>