Your Guide to Student Employment

Ithaca College Student Employment provides students the opportunity to put their academic experiences into practice in a professional setting that reflects the post-graduate workplace. Student Employment jobs offer experiential learning initiatives, and a range of transferable skills, as well as a competitive recruitment and retention process that models the professional environment.
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New Student Employment Opportunities

Student supervisors across campus are interested in diverse applicants from a variety of backgrounds. Access the prospective student employees job database here.

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Enhance Your Career Readiness through Student Employment

Each year, the National Association of Colleges and Employers highlights the top competencies valued by employers. Ithaca College is committed to developing these skills, ensuring graduates are prepared for successful careers. Through student employment, you’ll gain practical experience that promotes inclusivity, sharpens communication, and builds essential networks. Engage in roles that enhance problem-solving, cultivate effective work habits, develop leadership, and strengthen tech skills—preparing you for success beyond graduation.

Unlock the 8 NACE Career Competencies:

  1. Technology: Hands-on experience with digital tools helps you enhance your tech skills for future workplaces. 
  2. Teamwork: Collaboration in student employment builds your ability to form strong relationships and appreciate diverse viewpoints.
  3. Career & Self Development: Student employment helps you identify strengths, navigate career opportunities, and build networks on and off-campus.
  4. Equity & Inclusion: These jobs promote inclusivity by engaging you with diverse perspectives and practicing equity in the workplace.
  5. Leadership: You’ll gain leadership experience by leveraging your personal and team strengths to achieve organizational goals.
  6. Communication: Work roles develop your ability to clearly and effectively communicate ideas and information with diverse groups.
  7. Critical Thinking: You’ll enhance your problem-solving skills by analyzing situations and making informed decisions in your role.
  8. Professionalism: Work environments help you cultivate effective work habits, time management, and responsibility.

Read more below: 

  • NACE's Career Readiness Defined: This page provides an in-depth overview of the eight key career readiness competencies, including detailed descriptions and their significance in preparing college graduates for successful careers. Explore it on NACE’s website.
  • Career Readiness Resources from NACE: This section on the NACE website offers various resources, including reports, articles, and toolkits related to career readiness and the competencies employers seek. Visit NACE’s resource hub.

Celebrating Our Student Employees!

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At Ithaca College, we find immense pleasure in acknowledging the outstanding efforts of our student employees. With nearly 2,000 active student workers, they enrich our community with diverse perspectives, valuable input, and commendable accomplishments. 

Each year, our college hosts the highly anticipated Annual Student Employee Appreciation Celebration, bringing together student employees from all corners of campus to honor their achievements. This event is part of our larger observance of Student Employee Appreciation Week. At our most recent celebration on April 16th, we were delighted to welcome nearly 600 students representing diverse departments across campus.

Want to Be Featured On Our Site?

Are you a standout student employee? Ready to shine on our website and inspire others with your memorable journey and invaluable lessons from student employment? Don't miss this chance to nominate yourself and let your story be heard! Reach out to Studentemployment@ithaca.edu to be featured.

I love working on campus because of how flexible and welcoming the work environment is. It has helped me develop my professional skills and set high standards when I transition into the work place.

Sanskar Mehta