<p>Hi,</p>
<p>So I'm going to be applying for FWS the first time this fall. I know that I have to fill out an I-9 form and turn that into my office, but..what else do I submit?
See cuz I was looking at my school's websites, and I looked at the possible job openings. All ask for a resume, and I've never had a job before, though I've done a ton of volunteering. Will I need to submit a resume too?</p>
<p>I’m assuming you received work study as part of your financial aid package. </p>
<p>Write up a short resume and include the volunteer work you have done on it. That will show the types of “work” you have done in the past. Submit that with your application. If you have any references from any volunteer positions, you might want to ask them if they can be listed on your resume as well.</p>
<p>I did receive FWS as part of my package, of course.</p>
<p>Would a short resume be about a page in length? That’s how long the one I used for college apps is…</p>
<p>Yes, a short resume should be one page long. In fact, most any resume should be one page long (in my opinion).</p>
<p>Follow up on every job you apply too! If you don’t get any jobs after trying, keep looking back at the website for jobs that doesn’t require a resume. That’s what I did. Also, check if your school gives jobs to work-study students over other applicants. If so, even if your resume doesn’t look as bright as the others, you still have a chance. There are applications you need to fill out for each job also right? and not just to bring in a resume? For me, every application I filled out is different but always ask two of the same question somewhere on it. It’s do I have work-study and how much. I don’t know if every school does this but my school gives priorities on applications to work-study students.</p>
<p>I have to find a campus job myself since I’m a 2nd sem transfer and only freshman automatically get assigned their preferred job or 2nd pick if it’s full but they’re guarantee a job. Check if your school does that also?</p>
<p>So I finally got a job during the summer and while I was working at catering, I got asked to work at another similar job, concession and every hour their was overtime pay and today I received a phone call at 10am asking me if I’m still interested in working at the front desk for pre-season which training starts in 2 weeks. </p>
<p>So I never had any work experience before, don’t have a resume and yet now when fall comes, I have three work-study jobs. Now I’m having a hard time debating whether to keep catering(above min. wage & a good chance at promotion) or front desk(min. wage? & no promo but it’s getting paid to study!). I can’t keep concession(above min. wage & a less chance at promo) because I’m in band; can’t be in two place at once.</p>
<p>Don’t give up! Good luck!</p>
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<p>At most schools, work study JOBS are not guaranteed. The student needs to apply for and secure the job. If they fail to do so, the are not “guaranteed a job”. IF the student gets a job, the can earn up to the amount of their WS award. But some students also don’t get enough hours to earn the full amount.</p>
<p>To get the work study money at most schools, the student must find their own job (the school does NOT assign or guarantee one), and they must work to earn the money.</p>
<p>“NOTE For Incoming 1st Year Students: During the Orientation’s Services fair, you will complete an application if you are interested in having a job assigned to you. Priority will be given to those who qualify for work-study during the assignment process.”
I’ve asked my friends how it works and they say they just number what kind of job they want and I haven’t heard anyone(1st y ws) complaining they didn’t get a job.
I’m just saying my school does that and I ask the op to “Check if your school does that also?”</p>
<p>Mynameisbob, many students come to college with little or no work experience. The on-campus employers will be used to seeing resumes listings things like volunteer experiences, extracurricular interests and achievements, academic achievements, etc. That is one of the many nice things about on-campus workstudy jobs. It’s a nice way to slide into paid work that you’ll be able to use later when you’re looking for work in the outside world.</p>
<p>If you do a internet search for sample resumes, you’ll find ideas for student resumes. You can adapt them as needed.</p>
<p>Don’t forget to put down any extracurricular activities that may be useful… in fact you may not even know what will be useful. My daughter put on her first resume her music-related skills and activities. And not knowing there even way such a position, she was offered a job at the university library (coveted jobs!) working in the area that kept, shelved, checked-out, copied, and archived scores.</p>
<p>Thank you everyone 
this has been extremely helpful to me. And apparently, my school does guarantee a job for students with FWS, so I’m hopeful.
And I completely forgot about orientation! I’m sure they can help me out there too with my job situation :)</p>
<p>That’s good to hear. = )</p>