Student Employment works with all University departments and the community to create part-time and summer employment opportunities for students. As part of the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships, we administer the Federal Work-Study Program university-wide. The purpose of Student Employment is to aid students in obtaining employment that will help finance their education and develop work skills for their future career choice.
Student Employment is a resource for job-seeking students and uses a system called Workday. Workday will not only help students find on-campus employment, but will also assist them in tracking their hours and viewing paychecks.
The best way for prospective on-campus employers to find student applicants is through Workday where you can hire students, approve their time, and manage their employment history. The best way for prospective off-campus employers to reach Grand Valley students is through Handshake where you can post and manage your job posting, customize a job application, and track student applicants.
We look forward to working with you!
Grand Valley State University is committed to the overall experience of its students, both as academic learners and employees on campus. Experiential Learning is a means of bridging the gap between the classroom and the workroom and allows students to formally direct their employment experience. They do this through establishing clear goals tied to career development or general professional growth. It is our hope that, through the experiential learning process, students will be able to learn professionalism and valuable employment skills in a work environment that is eager to teach them.
“We acknowledge and celebrate the breadth of our professional education and the power of integrating liberal education and experiential learning within it to ready students for life and career. We celebrate our work as a catalyst for economic development of our region and enterprises around us.” - President Philomena V. Mantella
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WORKDAY
Workday is used for all student employee hiring and payroll processes on campus. This includes posting and searching for jobs, employment paperwork, time tracking, and paychecks. To help you become familiar with this system, we have created multiple resources for both student employees and student employee supervisors. This includes a student employee website and a student supervisor website that list how-to documents on multiple processes that you will complete in Workday. If you have additional questions after reviewing these documents and resources, please feel free to reach out to our office at [email protected]. We would be happy to assist.
STUDENT JOB SEARCH
- Go to ujr8.tiemles.com
- Click on the Workday "W" icon and login
- Search for "Student Employment Opportunities"
- Visit our help article website for further guidance.
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Student Employment is located within the Office of Financial Aid & Scholarships. The goal of Student Employment is to provide a centralized source of employment information and opportunities for Grand Valley State University students. We provide an opportunity for practical work experience as a means of financial assistance while at Grand Valley. Student Employment provides an online resource, Workday, enabling students to search for employment opportunities on-campus. We also partner with off-campus employers through Handshake to connect students and alumni to employment opportunities both in west Michigan and throughout the country. You decide which jobs to apply for. You may want to select jobs based on your work experience, location, and interest.
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STUDENTS
Handshake is the job sharing platform that Grand Valley uses to help students find off-campus employment. Not only does Handshake help students locate off-campus employment, it also has the ability to connect students to internships, part-time employment or even a career after graduation. Students also have the ability to narrow down their search based on their skill set or in a field they are interested in.
OFF-CAMPUS EMPLOYERS
Handshake isn't just limited to the Grand Valley community. Handshake can be a great tool for a variety of businesses and employers to search for, interview, and hire employees. Handshake is also a useful tool for those looking for in-home employees such as a nanny, tutor, housekeeper or assistant.
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There are over 3,000 student employees working on Grand Valley's campuses throughout the year
Research studies show that 10-15 hours of employment per week is often associated with a higher GPA and an increase in skills, such as time management
Workday is updated daily with new on-campus job postings for students to apply for
QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS?
We'd love to speak with you. Feel free to call our office at (616) 331-3238 or email us at [email protected].
Disclaimer: Grand Valley State University Student Employment maintains this web site as a service to GVSU students. The presence of job announcements on this site does not indicate an endorsement or recommendation from GVSU or Student Employment. Students are urged to perform due diligence when applying for or accepting private off-campus employment.