- Student Employment Virtual Job Fair occurs during the summer: July 11 through July 20, 2018
- Connects on-campus supervisors with Wright State students available and eligible to start work during upcoming Fall semester.
- Convenient, internet-based service - search for Virtual Job Fair job postings in Handshake.
The SE Virtual Job Fair is a time-limited event providing early access for supervisors and students planning their Fall Semester.
Other jobs are posted year-round in University Career Center in Handshake, including off-campus Student Employment positions, internships, co-ops, and career opportunities.
Questions? Contact Student Employment, studentemployment@wright.edu or (937) 775-2556.
Am I eligible?
Beginning with the first year at Wright State and continuing through graduate school, and meeting minimum enrollment requirements as specified in Student Employment Policies, Procedures, & Answers, all students are eligible for on-campus employment paid through departmental funds, which the Career Center calls Regular Student Employment.
Positions funded in part by Federal Work-Study Awards are available for students who meet minimum enrollment requirements, and who have been awarded and accepted Federal Work-Study as part of their financial aid package. These jobs are called Work-Study Student Employment.
How do I search, apply, & get hired?
Students
- Learn about eligibility, how to apply for jobs, how to get paperwork processed, policies while on-the-job:
Student Employment Policies, Procedures & Answers - Review slideshow:
How to search for on-campus jobs in Handshake - Log in with your Campus Username and Password (like you do in WINGS):
Wright State University Career Center in Handshake. - Inside Handshake, search for On Campus jobs - refer to the slideshow from step 2.
- Review the Application Instructions and Description for each job that interests you.
- Follow the Application Instructions found within the job posting. Employers judge your ability to follow directions by how well you follow the Application Instructions.
- The selection process may include interviews by phone or in person.
- When you are hired but before you begin working, you must first complete Student Employment paperwork processing:
Policies, Procedures, & Answers.
Supervisors
- Want to participate? Review the Student Employment Hiring Process, in Policies, Procedures, & Answers.
- When entering your job posting in Wright State University On-Campus Student Employment in Handshake, set the job post date for the first day of Virtual Job Fair, as specified by Student Employment.
- Student Employment Virtual Job Fair job postings will become visible to students beginning the first day of the Virtual Job Fair.
- Students review employment opportunities during the week of Virtual Job Fair. They are coached to follow your application instructions, as described in the job posting.
- You review applications and select candidates for Fall Semester employment.
- When you have selected candidates for hire, work with each student to ensure the appropriate Student Employment forms are completed and signed. Find the forms in Policies, Procedures, & Answers.
- Before a student begins working, send the students to Student Employment with their completed forms, for processing the paperwork. Students are not eligible to work until their paperwork has been processed.
- You have the opportunity to conduct training prior to the start of Fall Semester.
Questions? Contact Student Employment, studentemployment@wright.edu or (937) 775-2556.