Best job for freshman?

JonxFive
Fri, 16 Aug 2013 06:39:59 +0000

Abusingirony, yeah, I too was surprised at how high some of the qualifications were for work-study and other student jobs that I saw when I first started going to UCB, especially the ones that will be useful later on or have better pay (like computer jobs or community outreach/marketing type jobs).

As for the best jobs for people that don’t really have work experience, from what I saw and friends experiences, the jobs you’ll most likely get or will meet the qualifications for are the cashier/food service jobs at the many Dining Commons throughout the campus and the security monitor and mail clerk positions at each Residence Hall/Unit, since these positions just require a friendly personality and a schedule that fits. Other good jobs that don’t need too much experience are the library clerks, **resident assistants/b, and the ticketers/attendants at the various events on campus (like football games, shows at the Greek, alumni stuff, etc.).

Other than those, most jobs I’ve seen require a fair amount of knowledge on stuff like Salesforce, Adobe Suite, and computer coding/programming. In any case, to search for only work-study positions, use the Work-Study page: [UC Berkeley Financial Aid Office » Work Study/url.

Hope that helps! For more advice for incoming students, check out my recent blog post: [url=Private Site]Tips for Incoming College Freshman & Transfer Students | Jon x 5](http://students.berkeley.edu/finaid/home/work.htm).