Application Process

• Applicants must be able to commit to 2 or more semesters of work with IT 
  • The majority of IT student employees continue work with us until graduation! 
• IT student employees must commit to working a minimum of 6 hours per week 
  • On average, student employees work 8-10 hours per week 
• New Hire Training 
  • Hired applicants must attend mandatory training before beginning work with IT 
  • Training dates are subject to change, but typically takes place the week before the semester begins in August and January 

• Excellent customer service
• Willingness to learn
• Effective communication
• High ethics regarding technology and confidentiality
• Professionalism
• Reliability and punctuality
• Ability to balance academics and work commitments
• Work well on a team and independently
• Ask questions
• Strong work ethic
• Pride in working for our organization
• The ability to have fun!

In order to apply for IT, you are encouraged to attend one of our Hiring Info Sessions.

These sessions will be held on the following dates and times: Information Sessions for fall '24 will be scheduled in spring '24.

If you are unable to attend an information session and want to learn more about working for Information Technology at Ithaca College, please email itstudentcoord@ithaca.edu.

Applications to work with IT are available online through a two-step process. Interested applicants are strongly encouraged to apply by our priority deadline: (For Spring '24 hiring) October 23rd. After that point, applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until all positions are filled, but we cannot guarantee consideration past that date.

1. Apply to your desired positions online through the IC HR Recruiting Cloud

• Please be prepared to upload a resume and cover letter that highlights your skills, work, volunteer, and extracurricular experiences. We ask that you submit these documents and apply to all positions for which you'd like to be considered for employment.

  • Please label the files as "Your Name_Resume" and "Your Name_Cover Letter" 

  • Preferred file format: PDF 

2. Fill out our IT Supplemental Questionnaire online

• Please be prepared to list your top three positions within IT from the open positions listed above
• Please be prepared to list at least one professional reference 
  • Ithaca College faculty and staff members are preferred but not required. You may use a non-IC professional reference if you feel they can better speak to your skills and experiences 
  • Current IC students and IT @ IC student employees are not eligible to be references 
  • It is best practice to ask the person if they are willing to serve as a reference before listing them on your application  

• Applicants will be notified via their IC email whether or not they have been selected for an interview on or before Friday, October 27th 

  • If selected, please schedule your interview through our online Bookings portal  

• First round interviews will be conducted Monday, October 30th - Friday, November 3rd between 2:00pm - 8:00pm 

• Interviews will last approximately 45 minutes and will be held with a Student Leadership Team member and Student Employment Program Manager 

• Interviews will be held virtually via Microsoft Teams  

• Applicants will be notified via their IC email whether or not they have been selected for a second-round interview on or before Wednesday, November 7.

  • If selected, please schedule your interview(s) through our online Bookings portal  

  • You may be selected to interview with multiple full-time area supervisors, but will only be offered one position within IT  

• Second round interviews will be conducted Monday, November 13th-Wednesday, November 15th between 9:00am - 5:00pm 

• Interviews last approximately 45 minutes and will be conducted by our full-time IT Area Supervisors   

• Interviews may be held in-person or virtually via Microsoft Teams, depending on the position for which you are interviewing. 

• We will contact all references prior to extending job offers. 

• Applicants will be notified via email whether or not they have been offered a position with IT on or before Friday, November 27th at the latest.

• Selected candidates will need to formally accept the job offer and submit all new hire forms by the deadline specified in the job offer.