Jack Sherlock
Reporter
Idaho State University has a multitude of student job opportunities, whether you’re looking for experience in a specific field of study, just wanting to stay occupied or simply seeking cash. The university offers opportunities for a variety of student interests, and they don’t shy away from advertising their summer employment initiatives.
Something that could help alleviate stress during the academic year is finding a job in the summer and dedicating some earned funds to a savings account. This can increase your financial security if you are returning to school in the fall.
ISU offers a way to maneuver around the “hunt” part of the job hunt process, and they do this by having an affiliation with the country’s largest platform for jobs, careers, and internships geared towards college students — Handshake.
Jared Anderson, Job Location and Development Coordinator for the ISU Career Center says, “Handshake is an essential starting point for every ISU student looking to be employed.” This program allows students to create a profile with their general info like name and contact information, and they also make it easy for students to customize their profile to their interests based on things like desired salary, the major they are pursuing in college, or even end-goal career filters that get students in touch with potential lifelong employers.
Handshake also allows students to upload documents like their resume, cover letter, sample work forms and written recommendations for easy browsing by interested employers. Anderson also mentioned that if a student needs help drafting a resume or cover letter, ways to ask for letters of recommendation, or any other job search needs, they can “reach out to the office and get help, every step of the way.”
Anderson encourages all students to visit isu.joinhandshake.com to get started today. The ISU Career Center is assisting students remotely, and they still offer resume and cover letter reviews, personal statement reviews, career counseling, job search assistance and mock interviews. For more info on what you can get out of your local Career Center, call 208-282- 2380 or email ude.usinull@sreerac.
With each job opportunity offered through ISU being posted to Handshake, it makes it easier for students to filter opportunities for things like internships, part-time & full-time work and on-campus or off-campus opportunities. The jobs offered through university employment can range from grounds assistance, tech aides, to maintenance crew members, secretarial positions, and even some department-specific internships, with so much more depending on student filters.
Employers at ISU are looking to pay students between $8 and $11 on average across the board. Additionally, university employers are typically advertising themselves as quite flexible, and they will easily work with you to get you the hours you need while considering your other time commitments. Outside of traditional summer job opportunities, there is something else that students can apply to, fully online as of now — the Career Path Internship program.
A CPI position emphasizes the importance of students building career- specific skills to reach their end goal of being a qualified candidate for a lifelong position within their passion and field of study. The expectations are significantly higher than that of a traditional summer job, as it requires more thought from you as an employee on how and what you plan to do in order to develop your personal career skills.
There are off-campus and on-campus internship opportunities offered, and they can be found on the Career Center website under the “Open Internships and Student Info” tab. There are currently twenty-three different opportunities available, and their specific expectations and requirements can all be found within each of their application tabs.
Before applying, the Career Center staff encourages thorough reading of the CPI guidelines on their website, which outlines the requirements for undergraduate and graduate students looking to pursue an internship. Things like credit enrollment/ student status, academic standing, work limitations, and application deadlines are all listed thoroughly in the fourteen-page document easily available to all on the Career Center’s website.
For more info regarding the CPI program or if you have any questions, you may direct your inquiries to the CPI Program Manager, Emily Jahsmen at jahsemil@isu. edu.
