On-Campus Work Study

If you are seeking a work-study position mid-year, please email Kate Dey, Director of Career Services at kdey@mills.edu. We cannot guarantee a position but will do our best to assist you with the process.

Work-study Fair and Campus Block Party

When and Where: Every August after Orientation

What: Departments from all over campus are present to discuss available workstudy opportunities.

Who should attend: Students applying for workstudy positions must bring acceptable forms of identification with them to the Fair in order to meet the payroll requirements prior to being hired. Proper identification consists of: a passport or birth certificate and a social security card.

If you are eligible for workstudy as part of your financial aid contract, this is a must attend event! Contact kdey@mills.edu with questions or for additional details.

MonsterTrak (Postings for students begin in Mid-August)

Students who have been offered work study as part of their financial aid package are eligible to work on-campus at Mills.  During the hiring season, all on-campus work study jobs are listed on MonsterTrak, an online job and career information site.  MonsterTrak also lists internships, part-time and full-time positions in the Bay Area.

You can access MonsterTrak from any computer on or off-campus at http://www.monsterTrak.com. The Career Services resource room, located in the Cowell Building, has several computers you can use. 

Reminder: If you are seeking workstudy jobs at other times of the year, or if you have any problem with the system, please email kdey@mills.edu with your questions or concerns.
  
 
To Search MonsterTrak:

1) Visit the MonsterTrak.com home page

2) Click on Students / Alums 

3) Click on California 

4) Select Mills College in the first box under College and University Career Centers and click  on the button.

**  Please Note:  You do not need a user name to access the site but you will need to enter a password. That password is "work". If you do not already have an account with MonsterTrak, you will need to create one in order to apply to postings online.

E) Click on Jobs and Internships

F) On the Job Search Page scroll to the bottom of the page and select  the box marked On-Campus (Work-Study). Do not specify additional criteria. 

G) Click on the Search button. 

H) From the list of  on-campus jobs, select the job title which interests you for a complete description of the position and the contact information.

Once you are offered a position, you will need to go to the M Center and pick up a Student Employment Contract.  A work authorization "contract" is required to work on-campus and must be completed by you and your employer and filed with the Student Payroll Office BEFORE you begin working.

For more information on financial aid or work-study contracts, please contact the M Center x2000.