Student Employment Hiring Procedures Before the Job Search Begins The student should determine what type of position he/she is eligible for before searching for a student employment position. All student employment positions will be classified as follows: Federal/Texas Work Study – to apply for jobs listed as Federal Work Study or Texas Work Study, a student must be awarded this type of funding from the Office of Financial Aid. A student may determine if he/she has been awarded work study funds through his/her Panther Tracks account.   Panther Tracks can be accessed at http://panthertracks.pvamu.edu/ . Student Hourly – any student who has not been awarded work study funds or who has officially declined a work study award may apply for any position listed as Student Hourly. Graduate Assistant – these types of jobs are limited to students who are currently enrolled in the Graduate Program at Prairie View A&M University. Students accepting Graduate Assistant positions are usually required to work for at least 7 hours per day. Graduate Assistant Positions will also be classified as Federal Work Study or Texas Work Study. Conditions for Employment Fall & Spring - Summer I & II - All students must be enrolled for a minimum of six (6) hours per session or enrolled for three (3) hours in Summer I and three (3) hours in Summer II to be eligible for summer employment. All student employees will be required to undergo a criminal background check prior to employment.  The hiring departments will be required to complete a Confidential Release Form prior to making an offer of employment. This form will need to be signed by the prospective student employee and routed to the Student Employment Office. Departments will be notified if there prospective student employee does not clear the criminal background check. The student will also be notified of non-clearance. All students may only begin working on the 1st & 15th of each month, and only after the supervisor has confirmed that the student’s EWR has successfully cleared the routing office. No student may begin working until his/her supervisor has verified that the student’s Employee Wage Request (EWR) has been approved. Supervisors will need to verify the status of each student’s EWR with the Creator of the document. Final approval for all EWRs will come from the Budget Office. Job Search All students are responsible for securing their own employment.   All student employment positions will be advertised on the Student Employment web page. Each job listing will contain a detailed job description and the hiring supervisor’s name and phone number or email address. Students must contact hiring departments to secure employment. Once a student has found a position of interest he/she may begin the application process. View available Job Listings. Application Process All potential student employees should complete an Application for Employment. Students must also include a resume with the application. Both the resume and application should be submitted directly to the hiring department. Once a department has made the decision to formally hire a student, the student must also submit his/her original application and resume to the Student Employment Office. The application and resume will be retained by the Student Employment Office in the student’s employment file. View Application Form. Interviewing The hiring supervisor will select qualified students to interview for their posted position. If a student is not contacted for an interview after submitting an application and resume, the student may attempt to arrange an interview with the hiring department. Students whom are applying for Federal or Texas Work Study jobs must provide a copy of their award letter prior to interviewing.Getting your Award Letter. Once a department agrees to hire a student, the department will complete an Employee Wage Request Form (EWR) to place the student on the University payroll and provide the student with the appropriate hiring paperwork. The EWR and all other student hiring paperwork can be accessed online at Student Employment Forms. International Students All new-hire international students must also complete Glacier, an online tax summary report. Glacier will be administered by the SEO.  At student employment orientation, international students will complete a Glacier Request Form, so that the SEO can set the student up to go online and complete the Glacier requirement. More on hiring International Students Orientation All new-hire student employees, including students who have not attended orientation as of the Fall 2006 semester, must also attend Student Employment Orientation for the 2007-2008 school year. Students must Register Online for orientation. All students must attend orientation prior to their prospective date of hire. The New Hire Packet should be completed and submitted during Student Employment Orientation. Training All prospective student employees are required to complete the State Mandated Online Training sessions for:   Ethics   Creating A Discrimination Free Work Place (EEO)   Information Security Awareness   Reporting Fraud, Waste and Abuse   Orientation to the A&M System prior to their hire date. Students can access the training modules at http://sso.tamu.edu.   Step by step instructions on how to complete the training modules will be provided by the Student Employment Office. New Hires will be given access to the training site after their completion of Student Employment Orientation. Students can register online for Student Employment Orientation online at Orientation Information.  The Student Employment Office will verify that all students have completed all training modules before confirming that the student is eligible to begin working. Therefore, students must ensure that the State Mandated Online Training is completed before their prospective hire date. All students will be required to re-complete the State Mandated Training every two (2) years of employment. Please contact the Student Employment Office if you have further questions at (936) 261-1793 or via email at seo@pvamu.edu