Advertising on-campus job opportunities
Recruiting a robust, diverse candidate pool is an important step in finding the right student for your position. Here are a few tips for advertising your student positions.
Post Your Position to the Appropriate UW Student Job Boards:
Handshake: Hourly and work-study positions for students of all academic levels.
Work Study Website: Work-study positions for students of all academic levels who qualify based on financial need.
UW Hires: Academic Student Employee positions such as GSA/RA/TA positions for graduate students.
Utilize Your Networks:
Email: Send your job description to colleagues (students, staff and faculty) in your office and around campus. Ask them to forward it to students they know.
Social Media: Post to your department’s Instagram, Facebook page, website and other appropriate channels. Ask colleagues in other departments to conisder doing the same.
Connect with Targeted Groups of Students:
Cultural, Identity & Interest Groups: Email the leaders of select Registered Student Organizations and ask them to forward your job announcement to their membership.
Majors: Reach out to advisors in majors that relate to the position’s job duties and ask them to forward the position description to students in their deparmtnent.
