How to Find a Job
General questions about finding a job and the various employment services available through our office.
- How do I go about finding a job?
- Once I find a job I'm interested in, what do I do?
- How current are the jobs in your database?
- I want to find a summer job. What resources do you have available?
How do I go about finding a job?
Available Job postings for on and off-campus employment may be viewed only by currently enrolled CU-Boulder students on CUConnect (the Financial Tab). All jobs are updated nightly.
We offer a computerized job match service. Students who fill out and turn in a job match application will receive a printout listing all the jobs in our database which match that student's qualifications and interests. The processing time for these applications is quick, so printouts can be picked up right away but keep in mind that jobs are updated nightly so you will want to contact the employers on the printout as soon as possible or the job may be filled by the time you contact the employer.
Finally, an on-call employment referral service is available for students to earn extra money doing odd jobs for community employers. Students who apply for this service indicate the types of work they'd like to do, and then these students' names and phone numbers are placed on an email distribution list. When an employer calls our office looking for temporary help, we will email you their job information, you will than contact the employer. The categories are: Clerical/Computer, General Labor, and Childcare.
Once I find a job I'm interested in, what do I do?
Each ad is different and not every employer wants the same thing. Generally all you have to do is call the contact person listed and set up an interview. Sometimes you may need to fax or mail resumes, and other times you may need to apply in person. If there aren't specific instructions, just call the contact person.
How current are the jobs in your database?
When we post positions, we ask employers to contact our office when the job is filled. In addition, we call employers who haven't contacted us for two weeks or more. If after four attempts we still cannot get in touch with an employer, we take the job down. Consequently, most of the jobs posted should be no older than two weeks.
I want to find a summer job. What resources do you have available?
In addition to our regular job postings, job match, and on-call service, we have information from hundreds of camps and resorts available in the Summer Box at the Student Employment Office. The information in this box is organized by geographic region, and students are welcome to look through the information and materials in the Summer Box.
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