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Student Workers

The way we make student workers apply for jobs now should be updated. We should either create an online form they can fill out and any supervisor can then go in and look at the bank of applications, or just use something that already exists like Hire a Longhorn. Having students fill out a paper form, taking up LCS staff time to make copies, and then making students run all over campus dropping the forms off is kind of absurd in a day and age when we can use the web to make it all easier. (Idea submitted via Strategic Planning Comment Card)

Hopper_Moderator, 08.12.2010, 17:41
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Hopper_Moderator, 17.12.2010
There are definite pros and cons to creating a “pool of student applications” to have on hand for supervisors to review and we can certainly look at how this could work for the Libraries. To get more feedback on this idea, this topic will be added to the agenda that Lib-HR is creating for the next Supervisors Meeting, which will be scheduled for early January 2011.

-Carol Johnson, Lib HR
Idea status: under consideration

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braeburn, 10.12.2010, 19:30
As a hiring supervisor, I use Hire-a-Longhorn to post jobs. I expect students to take the initiative to apply. I accept applications in person and through e-mail.

If a student drops off an application, I consider it to be a sign of interest, initiative, and potential for commitment. I usually ask screening questions as the student turns in the application. (For example, getting a better understanding of the student's available work time or establishing work-study availability.) Talking face-to-face initially saves a lot of time in the long run.
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