Work Study info

[destiny2009]

<p>I have got all the info about work study but how should I contact the interviewer? which is the best way: shoud I just email my resume (do I need a cover letter?) or call the person?</p>

<p>One more thing about the online bulletin: where it says the job title.. is it anything like the incoming freshman should only look for ASST I instead of ASST III or Clerk instead of Sr. Clerk?</p>

[blablaboi1]

<p>Not sure what to put on resume…</p>

[sirinya]

<p>I’d do one phone call and send an email with a cover letter and resume. Highlight any relevant experience you might have. Many campus jobs are customer-service related (whether it’s external - to customers - or internal – i.e. supervisors, colleagues). When I scored my work-study job, I had to be persistent. Would-be bosses are hella busy.</p>

[sirinya]

<p>@ blablaboi1-
what to put on a resume:
since you’re an incoming–

1. Education (cite your high school name, and any accolades you acquired), plus that you’re an incoming at UCLA (cite your prospective major, or any relevant coursework you’re tackling if you’re undeclared)
2. Relevant Experience
   –cite your “roles” in any jobs, clubs, or volunteer gigs you participated in as a high schooler. Depending on the job, emphasize your reliability, accomplishments (citing numbers are good), supervisorial experience, customer service, clerical experience, detail-orientedness, organization skills, and so forth.
3. You might include a separate section for “Skills”. Cite your experience with computers, foreign languages, and so forth here.</p>

<p>Cover letters are good. Competition for work-study jobs, especially the desirable ones, appears to be stiff, given the tough economy, so a decent-looking resume, combined with an articulate cover letter, will give you an edge. If you’re really worried, the career center can help: [UCLA</a> Career Center](<a href=“http://career.ucla.edu/Students/DropInCounseling.aspx]UCLA”>http://career.ucla.edu/Students/DropInCounseling.aspx)</p>