Employment: Many sources on campus often overlooked when job-hunting Continued from page 1 The leisure and hospitality sector, and temporary work are two of the biggest sources of summer employ ment for students, according to Duy. The wages for these jobs are be tween $7.25 and $10 per hour, accord ing to Duy. “You’re looking at the lower end of the wage range,” he said. However, Duy points out that the leisure and hospitality sector includes restaurant wait staffs and other occu pations that traditionally receive tips. “If it’s a job with good tips, that could be significantly more,” Duy said. Also, many students benefit from the flexible schedules offered by tem porary agencies. “I think the temporary agencies are often overlooked as sources of sum mer employment,” Duy said. Duy said he applied with a tempo rary agency when he was in college. “I was working the next day,” he said. “If you’re just looking to make money, it’s not a bad way to go.” Temporary positions are available in a variety of fields including industrial, packaging and cleri cal work, according to local Selectemp branch manager Michelle Swancutt. “The more open you are to trying different ONLINE RESOURCES Career Center uocareer.uoregon.edu Oregon Employment Department www.employment.oregon.gov things, the more suc cess you’re going to have — you’ll have more opportunities,” she said. Temporary opportunities are espe cially available in the summer when many regular workers take their va cations. However, some student workers find temporary swing shift opportunities during the regular school year. And though temporary work does n’t provide a consistent number of hours or a consistent wage rate, it still allows workers to take home a week ly paycheck and collect benefits, Swancutt said. Going through a temporary agency also gives a potential worker access to opportunities that may not be adver tised to the general public. Temporary agencies generally re quire that applicants have at least some work experience, have no felony convictions and can pass a drug test. Duy suggested that increased drug testing could be a part of the difficul ty some employers have in finding qualified applicants. “There does seem to be anecdotal evidence that increased drug testing could have an impact,” Duy said. Swancutt says she hasn’t noticed this effect in her agency. “I haven’t seen our drug use go up any more than it always has been,” she said. “I mean, we live in Eugene.” On the hunt Tina Haynes, career librarian at the University’s Career Center, said the first step for students still looking for work should be to log on to the Career Center’s Web site and sign up for UO-JobLink. UO-JobLink is the free job search tool available only to University students and alumni through the Career Center. “We encourage all students to sign on and register with us,” Haynes said. The site has a listing of full-time, part-time, temporary and seasonal jobs as well as information on internships. “Most of them typically are in the lo cal area here,” Haynes said. Haynes suggests checking the site regularly because the listings are constantly changing. On Thesday, a position was filled within 15 minutes of its posting on UO JobLink, said Haynes. “That is the magic and the beautv and the convenience of the Internet,” she said. Haynes echoed the idea that tem porary jobs — many of which are list ed on UO-JobLink — are often good opportunities for students. “They allow a little flexibility,” said Haynes, who suggested that some students don’t want to work through the whole summer. Haynes also said the Oregon Em ployment Department is an often overlooked resource for job hunters. The OED’s Web site also offers an online listing of jobs categorized by type and location. Haynes warned that the OED’s Web site does not specifically target students, while the employers who post jobs on UO-JobLink are specifi cally looking for college students. The most important thing, Haynes said, is to have a creative job-search strategy. A diligent searcher must use more than one resource and be will ing to network in the community rather than simply applying for jobs KJStt PUB Mondays Free pizza with a pint 6pm - 12am Friday a Free pool Everyday Large PBR pitcher $5.00 Hot food 25