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UA Office of Student Employment
Mon-Fri 8am-5pm
205-348-4354
UArecruitment@fa.ua.edu

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Posting a Student Assistant Job

UA Hiring Departments are encouraged to use the UA Student Recruitment jobsite to post all available, hourly student employment opportunities.

Quick Guide for Creating a Student Assistant Job Posting

Create a User Account

  • Go to: http://jobs.ua.edu/hr, then click Student Recruitment from the menu on left.
  • Click Create User Account. Enter the required information, then submit and confirm your account request by clicking 'Continue' as requested under User Status.
  • You will receive a confirmation e-mail once your request has been approved. Then you proceed to Create a Student Assistant Requisition.

Create a Student Assistant Job Posting

  1. Go to: http://jobs.ua.edu/hr, then click 'Student Recruitment' from the menu on left.
  2. Login using your Username and Password.
  3. From menu on the left, select 'From Template' under Create Posting.
  4. Under Position Type, select 'Student' from the drop down menu. Click on 'Search'.
  5. Under the word Student, click on 'Create'. This will bring you to the Posting Details tab.
  6. Complete the Position Information as requested; required information is denoted with an asterisk:
    • Number of Open Positions: How many students you want to hire
    • Position Title: Enter 'Undergraduate Student Assistant' or 'Graduate Student Assistant'
    • Position Number: Use the number assigned to your department for student positions
    • Employment Type: Select 'Student'
    • Is this a Waiver?: Select 'No'
    • Employment Status: Select 'Student'
    • Composite FTE: Enter .50 for part-time
    • Posting Summary: Describe primary job duties and responsibilities
    • Ad Text: Include any required skills, experience or education
    • Search Initiation Date: Job Open Date
    • Application Deadline: Job Close Date, please do not select 'Open Until Filled' - your applicant pool will become too large to handle
    • Expected Start Date: Job Start Date
    • Optional Applicant Documents: Select any that you would like applicants to submit
    • Required Applicant Documents: Usually includes: Cover Letter, Resume/CV, Class Schedule
  7. Once completed, click Continue to Next Page.
  8. Search Committee: Not Required. Click Continue to Next Page.
  9. Documents: Not Required. Click Continue to Next Page.
  10. Posting Specific Questions: If you want to add supplemental questions that are related to your position, please click ADD A QUESTION. Remember to search existing questions before creating a new one. Then click Continue to Next Page.
  11. Disqualifying Answers: Review you questions and select any answers that would be disqualifying. Then select Continue to Next Page.
  12. Guest User: By activating the Guest User, you can give access to others who will need to view this specific recruitment. After adding, or to skip, Continue to Next Page.
  13. Comments: You will only use this text box if you have specific additional information to share with Human Resources. Continue to Next Page.
  14. View Posting Summary: Review posting. To make changes, click 'Edit'.
  15. Once the posting is complete, change the Posting Status to 'Send to Human Resources for Student Employment', then select Continue.
  16. Select Confirm. Your requisition has now been sent to Human Resources for review and posting. You will receive a confirmation email with a requisition number once your job has been posted.

My Student Job Has Been Posted... What now?

  • Once the job is posted, you will be able to access the posting by logging in to the system or by clicking the 'Search Postings' option from menu on left, then entering your requisition number.
  • Click 'View' under the Job Title to review Active Applicants. You will be able to view applications and any documents attached.
  • HR approval is not required to interview student applicants. Once interviews are complete and you have selected a student(s) to hire, change that applicant's status to 'Student Selected'. For all others not hired, change status to 'Student Not Selected'.
  • Once the position is filled, call UA Office of Student Employment at 205-348-4354 to submit the name(s) of hired students.
  • If you need help with any of these steps or have any questions, please contact Vaishali Patel at vpatel@fa.ua.edu or call 205-348-4354.

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