Freshman job guarantee

Working while you earn your degree is an excellent way to finance your education and gain valuable employment experience. We have over 10,000 student jobs on or near campus, and the University of Minnesota Job Center makes it easy and convenient to find a job you will like. In fact, we guarantee it.

In the spring, students who have been admitted to the University will receive a postcard and email about the Freshman Job Guarantee Program. The first 500 students who sign up for the program online are eligible to participate. In the fall, we hold a job fair with a variety of campus employers. Students participating in the job guarantee program can attend the fair and conduct interviews on-the-spot! Jobs include positions in recreational sports, landcare, food service, parking, and more.

You don't have to participate in the job guarantee program in order to find a job on campus. As an IT student you will have the opportunity to talk with your professional academic adviser, career counselors at the Career Center for Science and Engineering, your professors or even the student groups in which you are involved to learn more about on-campus jobs. 

Where did I work as an undergraduate student? I found my undergraduate research assistant position in the Multi-Axial Subassemblage Testing (MAST) Laboratory by talking with my professor outside of class one day!

(That's me in the blue shirt!)

-Dani