Updated
Updated · Collegiate Times · Aug 24
Virginia Tech to Host Aug. 31 Student Employment Fair for 4-Hour On-Campus Job Push
Updated
Updated · Collegiate Times · Aug 24

Virginia Tech to Host Aug. 31 Student Employment Fair for 4-Hour On-Campus Job Push

3 articles · Updated · Collegiate Times · Aug 24

Summary

  • Aug. 31 will bring a Campus Student Employment Fair at Virginia Tech, where students can meet on-campus employers from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. about jobs and career advancement.
  • Career and Professional Development is running the event as students seek flexible work that fits classes and extracurriculars while adding income and career-relevant experience.
  • Handshake remains a main hiring channel for Virginia Tech roles, from dining hall jobs to internships, and also lists Campus InternEXP openings across fall, spring and summer terms.
  • Professors, advisors and campus email lists are also key routes to research, teaching assistant and other university jobs, broadening options beyond online postings.

Insights

Are universities offering high-paying campus jobs to help students, or just desperately trying to fill their own internal labor shortages?
How can local businesses survive when the university is luring all the student workers away with competitive wages and flexible hours?
Will working a heavy-hour campus job destroy a student's GPA, or is it the ultimate secret to graduating debt-free?