<p>I was wondering what options they are to work when you're down there? Thanks a lot.</p>
<p>yea real gud ques, i'll like to hear more about that too... anyone...</p>
<p>There are quite a few options. You can work on or off campus. On campus, things like coffee shops and the libraries are the more known options. There are usually ads in The Chronicle for jobs around campus. If you want to work off campus, there are plenty of stores and restaurants around who hire. I'd suggest waiting at least a month so that you can get used to your surroundings. I had a job my freshman year, and I didn't start that until October.</p>
<p>Library is always a good place to start when looking for a job. A few others are listed below.</p>
<p>1). Coffee shops hire student baristas and cashiers, particularly the east campus coffee shop and Trinity Cafe.</p>
<p>2). Library, as mentioned before</p>
<p>3). Research labs often look for assistants to do some of the more mundane work</p>
<p>4). Various administrative offices are always looking for people to do clerical work like filing, answering calls, etc. Look in the Chronicle for that</p>
<p>5). Peer tutors are paid $10 by Duke per hour. You need to have taken the class before and gotten a good grade. (The exception is foreign languages, which only require proficiency)</p>
<p>6). if you have work study, America Reads (or whatever it's called) hires WS students to tutor disadvantaged Durham kids. </p>
<p>7). After freshmen year there are always jobs like Resident Assistant, Teaching Assistant, and others for qualified students. </p>
<p>8). Off campus places like restaurants, as mentioned before.</p>
<p>S1 has worked as a lifeguard at the Duke pools. He lived right across from Brodie (the gym on the East Campus) his freshman year, so could walk across the parking lot to work! He still likes working at that pool, in spite of the need to take the shuttle bus, but has worked at the pool on West Campus as well.</p>
<p>There's also a job fair (solely campus opportunities) at the beginning of fall semester. Lots of professors need help with research (or copying, filing, etc.), there's the library and on campus coffee & snack shops, there's the Duke Annual Fund (where you are essentially a telemarketer and call for donations), you can work at any number of Duke offices (from media, to alumni, to probably anythign else).</p>
<p>Oh yeah, the annual fund is a guaranteed telemarketing job anytime. It's not something that most people would enjoy though, which is why they are always looking to hire. My friend worked there last year, he gets really flexible hours which is a plus I suppose.</p>
<p>About how much can you earn from some of these jobs just to get an idea? Any rough estimate.</p>
<p>7-8/hr is usually the starting pay. Some places give up to 10+ if you stick with them for some time.</p>
<p>do students have enough time to work?</p>
<p>what percentage of duke students work?</p>
<p>Saw this ad on the dukepass website:</p>
<p>Student Employment Job Fair</p>
<p>The Student Employment Job Fair is a great way to find a job. This year's Fair will be held on Wednesday, August 29th from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm in the Bryan Center. Bring your resume! Some departments will hire on the spot!</p>