Steps To Start Working On Campus

Here are the steps that you need to take to start working on campus:

  • Student Employment Application
  • Create Resume
  • Upload Documents
  • Apply Online
  • Fill out a Student Employment Application. This document will serve as the single application you will need to apply to all on-campus student employment positions. Once you have completed the Student Employment Application, you can then use it to apply to open positions on SHIP Career Connection. After filling out the application in its entirety, save the document and it will be uploaded to SHIP Career Connection.
  • Please compile a resume and upload it SHIP Career Connection. A resume is required to apply for campus positions. If you are having trouble with writing a resume or have never written one before, please use the handouts here under “Resumes & Job Search Tools” to develop a draft of your resume.
  • After you have completed the Student Employment Application and created a resume, you now need to upload them to SHIP Career Connection. Login using your Ship ID and password and follow the directions below on how to upload your documents.
    1. Upload your Resume:
      • Click “My Documents” tab, then “View My Documents”
      • Click “Add New” button
      • Label: Type name for your document
      • Document Type: Select “Resume”
      • Click “Browse” to locate and upload your file
      • Click “Submit” button
    2. Upload Completed Student Employment Application:
      • Click “My Documents” tab, then “View My Documents”
      • Click “Add New” button• Label: Title of the document you are uploading
      • Select “Student Employment Application”
      • Click “Browse” to select your completed student employment application from your computer
      • Click “Submit” button
    3. Upload any other documents:
      • Click “My Documents” tab, then “View My Documents”
      • Click “Add New” button• Label: Title of the document you are uploading
      • Select the category that best fits your document: transcript, cover letter, etc. Please choose “other” for an application addendum.
      • Click “Browse” to select your completed document from your computer
      • Click “Submit” button
  • Find an on-campus job using SHIP Career Connections and apply for the position. Click on “On Campus Student Employment” under “Jobs” on the left-hand navigation menu. There you will see all the current on-campus student employment position openings. When you find the position, you want to apply to, please do the following:
    1. Apply to Position:
      • Click “Apply” button (in the upper-right hand corner of the job posting)
      • Select Student Employment Application to attach
      • Select resume to attach (if you have uploaded multiple resumes)
      • Click “Submit”
    2. For some positions, additional documents may be needed to apply, including application addendums, transcripts, cover letters, writing samples, etc. Please follow the directions above to upload these documents in the categories they belong (i.e., transcript, cover letter, or writing sample). If you have a document that does not fit those categories, including the application addendum, please upload as the category “other.” See the step-by-step directions to upload documents above.