- Determine your passion. Do you like to cook, administrative work, or lifeguard?
- Look on Handshake and filter on-campus jobs in your search for employment.
- Visit with professors about research opportunities and administrative help.
- Think about where your friends work- maybe there are opportunities for you!
Take Charge of Your Future. Start with Career Services
You should consider your part-time position as an important job that can impact your future work experience. You are now part of the CMU work force and your department depends on you. The following are your responsibilities as a student employee at any CMU campus:
- To complete a new hire packet if you have not worked for CMU in the past, and submit it to the Career Services department in the University Center.
- Having these items available before searching for jobs will speed up the hiring process
- I-9 Documentation
- Canceled Check, Deposit slip or an official document from your bank that contains your account number and the routing number. CMU requires Direct Deposit.
- Having these items available before searching for jobs will speed up the hiring process
- To maintain full-time enrollment for student employment eligibility.
- To coordinate your work hours with your supervisor according to the department's needs and your own class and study schedule.
- To perform assigned duties promptly and competently.
- To be dependable and always report to work on time-excessive tardiness or absenteeism is grounds for disciplinary action.
- To arrive at the office prepared to work - refrain from studying or conducting personal business (phone/email) on the job.
- To refrain from having family or friends visit during scheduled work times.
- To attend all student staff meetings or training sessions unless you have a scheduled class or exam.
- To not work at your job during times you are scheduled to be in class.
- To observe policies on confidentiality for all University, department and student records, and information.
- To schedule your lunch and rest breaks in advance and get your supervisor's approval.
- To not eat or study during your scheduled shift, unless approved by your supervisor.
- To maintain appropriate dress and personal grooming.
- To notify your supervisor in advance if you will be absent from work - frequent absences are a justifiable cause for dismissal.
- Review and be familiar with the Student Employment Handbook
- To not work more than 20 hours per week during the academic semesters.
- To keep an accurate record of hours worked and submit correct payroll information to your supervisor by the stated deadlines.
- To inform your supervisor of any plans to end employment. The customary notification time period is two weeks.
- To stop your hourly employment on the last day of finals before your graduation from CMU, unless you are enrolled for the next semester.
- The right to be treated fairly and respectfully by the University – CMU follows equal employment opportunity and affirmative action principles.
- The right to a safe, clean and professional working environment.
- The right to know your specific job description including your supervisor's standards and expectations.
- The right to adequate training in skills and procedures necessary to perform assigned tasks.
- The right to be informed about your work performance through verbal communication or performance evaluations.
- The right to use your campus job as a reference for future employers.
Not all jobs on campus require work study. Check Handshake for on campus job opportunities including those that do not require work study as well as those that do.
Students can work in several types of employment programs offered at CMU. Pay can either be from a 3rd party contract, the department you work for or work study. Check with potential employers to see what type of pay they have.
If an employer requires work study?
Have you filled out the FAFSA? Did you select that you were interested in work study? Were you awarded work study? Check your financial aid award package. If you were awarded, accept it in your MAVzone and go job hunting.
If not, apply during one of our open application sessions. You will need to ensure you have completed a FAFSA or the Net Price Calculator to apply. If you are reading this after our application sessions has closed, it is open every fall and spring semester as long as funding is available!
Calculate the total number of hours per academic year you may work to earn your full Work-Study award. You cannot work more than 20 hrs per workweek (Sat-Fri) while classes are in session. You may work up to 40 hrs per workweek during Thanksgiving break, winter break, spring break, and summer break.
Work Study Award $ ÷ Hourly Pay Rate = Total hours available to work.
Total hours available to work ÷ the # of weeks from the bi-weekly pay schedule = Average hours per week