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Working at SFU
Has anyone ever had a job at SFU? I think it would be a convenient and beneficial thing for me to work at SFU during the fall semester. If you have worked there, how did you like it, what did you do, and how was the pay? Thanks in advance, just looking for ideas about whats out there
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I don't like sfu as a school, but I'd agree that they are in BC's top 50 employers, the jobs are so slack.
I'm a research assistant now making 22.00 an hour
You can either apply to to the temp pool or individual posistions yourself, although people in the temp pool and student temp pool have priority
How do you join the student temp pool? I'm just entering SFU in the fall as a first year student.
you need to have clerical and organizational skills, and you need to make it clear in the interview you arent a flake and are there to stay
the temp pool jobs are normally steady, i was worried id only get jobs for a few hours a week but ive been in the same 'temp' posistion for a year
youre only a temp because you dont have a 'continuing posistion', and im pretty sure cause of the hiring freeze there will be no more continuing posistions until otherwise stated
you can be a temp and work forty hours a week
the coordinator also will tell you the duration, and time of the temporary assignment
Good luck if you can get the steady jobs though :)
i think now is the best time to apply to sfu temp pools, in my opinion
and i believe youre right about work-study nukechem those are awful
there are two temp pools, the temp pool and the student temp pool. what you want to to apply to is the student one as they are given much priority.
as i mentioned before, go to www.sfu.ca then just type in student temp pool in the search bar on the top right, and it should lead you to a page for human resources, which will give you instructions on how to apply
if you apply to the temp pool youll be given assignments if you choose to accept the ones offered to you
alternatively you can just apply to the job postings like you would regular jobs, they are posted on the sfu website and on bulletin boards on campus, but the temp pools are giving priority because all of these people including myself have resumes on file and we've all gone through interviews and got approval before hand
uhm..yeah. was pretty easy to get too. prof sent out an email, "i've got 2 positions available...send me your resume if you want one"
me..last minute "kay, here's my resume"
"you look qualified. you're hired."
yuppers..looks like i'll be continuing in fall too.
How are the interviews? I often go to my 'zoned out' mode during interviews, yay for me (although, I was hired on the spot for two of my jobs...)
as long as you like sucking dick, which by the way you act on here you do, you'll be fine!!
you have to do a typing test, then in person interview, and they do a credit / reference check
if you come off as a mature person interested in the school i think youll do good
Here's the link if anyone wants it: http://www.sfu.ca/human-resources/hr_services/advisory_services/employment_at_sfu/index.html
I could do up to ~100wpm...except I haven't used qwerty for over a year
They wont assign you jobs where you have school during that time, also you don't have to accept jobs offered to you.
Some jobs are as little as like 10 hours a week or less, right now I'm working over 30, and going to school full time by my own choice.
All the employers are obviously sympathetic to your cause and won't ever make you work beyond what you can.
I was worried at first at the sound of 'temp' I thought, am I on call? And its a lot more structured than I thought, assignments are often 3 months, rarely less, and if they are you will be made aware of this before you accept.
As far as interview questions go, its common fact pattern.
"Can you remember a situation where you did ____________ well?"
"What would you do if.......?"
These are all questions you can rehearse in your head. I would reccomend thinking of all the experience you have, and thinking of strong points you had in each job, and how you will convey this to the interviewer upon receiving a fact pattern question. Like: What makes you a good leader? -- what can you say about leadership from your past experience. What makes you calm under pressure? -- same as before. How or why are you good with people?
although i do fancy a few layouts from sci-fi/tech-demo films, none of which are actually available.
So... do I tick off both?
And do I put my availability right after I get off from class? All the jobs are on campus, right? But i'm afraid that if I get a job in Surrey my times will change since it'll take an hour to get there from the burnaby campus and vice versa.
Also, what should I write something like "4-Closing"?? when does SFu "close"?
you are offered a job and they tell you the duration and times you are needed, if you cannot do it, or dont want it, you dont have to accept it
all jobs are on campus, i think 6am - 12am are operating hours
my question is where is STRAND HALL. i'm just not thinking straight.