<p>Hey guys, </p>
<pre><code> I'm a member of the Yale class of 2014, and I have a couple of questions about student employment opportunities.
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<li>When should we apply for work study jobs for the 2010-2011 academic school year?</li>
<li><p>Are there certain jobs that are very difficult to get? </p>
<pre><code> Thanks!
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<p>You’ll get info at orientation. Basically there are tons and tons of jobs. Get the one(s) that fit your interest, schedule, financial need (some pay more than others – especially Food Services).</p>
<p>Minimum wage is $10.50 I think. Nuts, eh?</p>
<p>An out of the way area to make money are the various funded volunteer experiments – I remember in the day you could get $1200 for a spinal tap – don’t know of any student who’d undergo that during a semester! But there were tons of volunteer experiments that would get you $50 for just a few hours or something.</p>
<p>Minimum wage is actually $11.50 now. They range from $11.50 to $13.50. Some other jobs pay more though, so you can keep an eye out. There are tons of jobs, some more appealing than others. The most competitive ones you need to try and get SOON. As in, as soon as you can. If you go to yale.edu/seo there is a list of all job openings as of now. You can check through that, or do a search for things you’re interested in. Definitely check up on that frequently because there is a fair number of postings periodically.</p>
<p>If you’d like, sign up for JobMail. They send you an email every time a new job is posted. While it can be annoying to get like 5-10 emails a day, it is helpful to give you first dibs on any interesting jobs.</p>
<p>BTW, most difficult jobs are admissions office and tour guides. There are a ton of library jobs so those aren’t too difficult but many people want them so just be sure to find the “good” ones and get those quick.</p>
<p>T26E4 is right, there are a ton of surveys and experiments that you can do that pay somewhat well. I know of someone who was doing some kind of psychology experiment and got paid pretty well for it. If you’re willing to undergo that, keep your eyes posted for those posters.</p>
<p>Two of my buddies signed up for an experiment where they were given access to all the good food they could eat in two hours followed by filling out surveys. A great switch from the dining halls – and they got paid too! I wish I could’ve been in on that!</p>
<p>Thanks everyone! Your posts have been very helpful.
I really have my heart set on something with admissions. Do you think it would still be possible to nab something there for this school year?</p>
<p>A Yale medical student once told me he got extra spending money from his parents by just mentioning on the phone in passing that he was going to get something like a liver biopsy or a bronchoscopy in the next few days to get paid $300+ as part of a study. His mother said, “OMG, don’t do it. I’ll send you the money instead”. Worked every time. LOL.</p>
<p>^ HAHAHA. Priceless.</p>
<p>Getting a job with admissions (either tours or as a student coordinator) is extremely difficult. Getting that job as a freshman is possibly the hardest thing at Yale. They just don’t do it (or VERY, VERY rarely). The job posting doesn’t come online until mid-September anyways, so “applying early” won’t help. Keep an eye out and definitely apply, just realize that the chances of getting the job are VERY slim.</p>
<p>So there is no entry-level type job in admissions? 
I was really, really hoping to work in admissions this year, not as a tour guide or anything but as the lowest position you can be in the admissions office. Like office assistant or anything? No chance of that? That is really sad.</p>
<p>EDIT: Are there any other outreach/admissions-related jobs anyone knows of?</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure the only job available to students in the admissions office is Student Coordinator. There might be some other smaller jobs available (according to the list on SEO) but I’m not sure if those are old or simply that I missed them because I looked them up too late. Just check very early in September or late August to see what’s up. Also doesn’t hurt to ask the Admissions Office itself.</p>
<p>You can do outreach stuff during break for the Admissions Office (basically going back to your high school or high schools in your hometown and trying to sell Yale). It gives you a better shot at actually getting an Admission Office job in the future.</p>