<p>I know this may be a difficult question to answer, but what kind of job should a newly matriculated student apply for when arriving on Yale's campus in the fall? They gave us the Yale students jobs website during BDDs and I checked it out. I was shocked that there were so many. Literally hundreds of jobs, maybe a few thousand.</p>
<p>Some of the jobs that are listed are Classics Library Attendant, webmaster, research assistant, translator, gallery monitor, visitor services, cake deliverer, junior laundry manager, athletics fan ambassador, football Parker's, mascot, golf spotter, tennis racquet stringer, spin class instructor, zamboni driver, coffee house manager, lobby clerk, actor at the Yale Child Study Center, library assistant, summer RA, ....the list goes on and on...</p>
<p>Is it a good idea to apply to a wide array of jobs? Or jobs where I am able to sit and study?</p>
<p>It’s a seller’s market. Look at the job listings and find the one that most interests you. Even though they pay extremely well (Min $12/hr), there are more jobs than students. Don’t apply to a wide array – you’ll get offers from all of them. Apply to the ones that best fit your interests or schedule</p>
<p>Apply to jobs that interest you and fit your needs. This could mean a research assistant in a lab to help get experience in your field or it could mean doing something completely different from your academic interests to give you a break from studies. </p>
<p>I’m not sure what website you saw at BDD but a few dozen open jobs would be listed at this time of the academic year. In the fall more will be listed but no more than a hundred or so. You may have seen a listing of ALL jobs, not OPEN jobs.</p>
<p>Students start applying for jobs on-line before school starts in August which my kid did but was not successful until the beginning of the second semester. This job was created after he approached the entity where he had a personal connection. The job was then listed on the job board as required but it was already <em>his</em>. </p>
<p>I do think that many jobs are reserved for students most in need of assistance - students who really need the income during the school year. I do believe the financial aid office is active ensuring those kids get first dibs on jobs - as they should of course. I also think that a good number of jobs are actually already filled when posted - the department already has a candidate in mind or has been directed to a candidate.</p>
<p>Yes! I figured that out once I couldn’t click on the jobs…I was only able to access a few of them. I’m guilty of not reading the top paragraph. Just a quick cursory read and I scrolled down. In that paragraph, there is a link that I was able to click on…silly me! LOLOL I was initially shocked to see so many opportunities. I thought I had hit a gold mine!</p>
<p>The reality is that there aren’t that many jobs and some have requirements that make them unsuitable for freshmen, many are specific to a field of study and others are as needed or a one shot event. My kid put in a lot of effort to no avail first semester and he started a month before school. If the work study job is absolutely critical for you I would engage the financial aid people as soon as possible to have them support you in securing a job. The FA office staff are very pleasant and responsive.</p>
<p>Regarding what jobs to apply for - since, as it turns out, job openings are actually scarce, you should apply to every job that you qualify for regardless of whether you can “study on the job”.</p>
I believe that if your aid package says “Federal Work Study” Yale must guarantee you a job in order to receive reimbursement from the US Government, so there are some jobs only open for Federal Work Study students.</p>
<p>My son doesn’t qualify for Federal Work Study, but he’s been working all sophomore and junior year for Yale ITS (<a href=“http://its.yale.edu/”>Homepage - IT at Yale) and made $12K last year in his spare time.</p>
<p>gibby - Yale offers both Federal Work Study or “Term-time” jobs as part of the aid package. Neither of these jobs are guaranteed and students have to qualify and be selected for the positions. Some jobs are restricted to Federal Work Study qualifiers - primarily community service positions in New Haven. Term-time jobs are not actually an award although listed as if they are on the financial aid letter. These jobs are open to all Yale students regardless of aid awards.</p>
<p>@keesh17: The Federal government reimburses Yale anywhere from 50% to 100% of the wages paid to a student for a Federal Work Study job, so Yale makes sure that students on Federal Work Study actually get jobs, as at least half of the funding is coming from Uncle Sam. (Yale would get into trouble with the Feds if they collected money for FWS kids, but those FWS kids didn’t have jobs.) That’s NOT true for students granted a “term time” job – if those kids don’t work (either by choice or because of a lack of a jobs), there’s not the same government oversite/paperwork/money-give-back-headache to deal with. See: <a href=“Federal Work-Study (FWS) Program”>http://www2.ed.gov/programs/fws/index.html</a></p>
<p>Yes, I’m aware of that, that is why I recommended that the poster contact the financial aid office since they will use back-channels to make sure the student secures a job - assuming he/she is awarded Federal Work Study funds of course.</p>
<p>Okay, I’m confused. If the work study is included in one’s financial aid package but isn’t guaranteed a job, would he or she have to come up with another way to pay the money?</p>
<p>The WS part of your FA package is only realized when you do the work and get paid. So, if you can’t find a job or don’t work the necessary number of hours, you can leave money on the table. </p>