{"id":377,"date":"2018-03-27T13:24:07","date_gmt":"2018-03-27T13:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/career-services\/?page_id=377"},"modified":"2025-08-26T14:58:29","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T18:58:29","slug":"posting-an-on-campus-job","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/career-services\/on-campus-jobs\/posting-an-on-campus-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Posting an On-Campus Job through Handshake"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Student Employment Policy<\/h3>\n<p>Montclair State University is committed to providing meaningful on-campus employment opportunities for full-time undergraduate and graduate students.\u00a0 These opportunities are intended to enable students to earn a portion of their educational expenses, enhance their educational development and growth, and provide experiences that may be of vocational value in post-college years.\u00a0 Prior to hiring students, please review the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/career-services\/on-campus-jobs\/student-employment-program\/\">Student Employment Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>There are two employment programs available for students on campus:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Federal Work Study (FWS):<\/strong> This is a federally supported employment program for students who are eligible based on the FAFSA. If you are a recipient of financial aid, you may be eligible to receive Federal Work Study funds.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Student Assistant (SA):<\/strong> This is a University employment program. View eligibility requirements for SA employment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How to Post on Handshake<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Complete <a href=\"https:\/\/app.joinhandshake.com\/employer_registrations\/new\">Handshake&#8217;s registration form<\/a> using your Montclair State email address.\u00a0 When you sign up, we&#8217;ll match your Montclair State email domain with all the active units\/division within Handshake.<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Do not join the &#8220;Montclair State University&#8221; company profile.\u00a0<\/strong> <\/em>Instead, choose your unit\/division from the company list.\n<ul>\n<li>If you don\u2019t see a company profile for your unit\/division, please click the &#8220;<strong>Create Employer<\/strong>&#8221; button!\u00a0 Visit Handshake&#8217;s resource,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/support.joinhandshake.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/219133057-How-to-Create-a-New-Company-Profile\">Create a Company Profile<\/a><em>,\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>for a step-by-step guide, including screenshots.<\/li>\n<li>When creating a company for your unit\/division, please use the naming convention <strong>[Montclair State University &#8211; Unit Name]<\/strong>.\u00a0 For example, &#8220;Montclair State University &#8211; Career Services&#8221;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Verify your account.\u00a0 Once you join, you will need to be approved by the person who created that unit\/division.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Post an On-Campus Job<\/h2>\n<p>Follow the steps below to create a new job posting.<\/p>\n<p>1. Click\u00a0<strong>Post a Job<\/strong>\u00a0from your home dashboard, or click\u00a0<strong>Jobs<\/strong>\u00a0on the left navigation bar to access the Jobs page, then click the blue button\u00a0<strong>Create Job<\/strong>\u00a0in the upper-right corner of the page.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/career-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2022\/05\/Post-a-Job_employer.png\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/career-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2022\/05\/Post-a-Job_employer.png.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Post a Job Button in Handshake\"\/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/career-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2022\/05\/Create-New-Job_employer.png\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/career-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2022\/05\/Create-New-Job_employer.png.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Create a Job button in handshake\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You&#8217;ll now be required to complete four tabs in the posting. These include the job<strong>\u00a0Basics<\/strong>,<strong>\u00a0Details<\/strong>,<strong>\u00a0Preferences<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>Schools<\/strong>\u00a0you&#8217;d like to post the position to. You also have the option to use the\u00a0<strong>Preview<\/strong>\u00a0tab to confirm your postings details.<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>PLEASE NOTE: All on-campus job postings should indicate in the job title and the job description if the position is &#8220;Federal Work Study&#8221;, &#8220;Student Assistant&#8221;, or both.<\/strong><\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>All Federal Work Study positions should be titled, <strong>[FWS &#8211; Job Title]<\/strong>.\u00a0 For example, &#8220;FWS &#8211; Program Assistant&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>All Student Assistant positions should be titled,\u00a0<strong>[SA &#8211; Job Title]<\/strong>.\u00a0 For example, &#8220;SA &#8211; Help Desk Technician&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>If the position is eligible for both types of on-campus student employment, the posting should be titled,\u00a0<strong>[FWS or SA &#8211; Job Title]<\/strong>.\u00a0 For example, &#8220;FWS or SA &#8211; Social Media Assistant&#8221;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Handshake Help Center<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.joinhandshake.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/360018956834-School-Network-Management-Requesting-Adding-and-Removing-Schools#h_01EPZ7ZESQS7WZQJBHWV6DMPJD\">Already have an account? Add Montclair State University to your schools!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.joinhandshake.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/218693198-How-do-I-post-a-job-\">Post an On-Campus Job or Internship<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.joinhandshake.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/225537148-How-do-I-post-an-interview-schedule-to-a-school-\">Request an Interview Schedule<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.joinhandshake.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/115012930067-How-To-Access-Applications\">Manage Applicants<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.joinhandshake.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/218693348-How-to-Register-for-a-Career-Fair\">Register for Events<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.joinhandshake.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/360001027648-How-to-Request-an-Event-\">Request an Event<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Hiring Student Workers<\/h2>\n<h3>Student Employment Compensation<\/h3>\n<p>Compensation for working on campus is determined by the department in which a student works. The Office of Student Financial Aid only determines the total amount a student can earn per semester for Federal Work Study; the department determines how much a student earns per hour. For reference, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/red-hawk-central\/paying-for-college\/student-employment\/\">view the acceptable compensation scale<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Departments should note that once a student has earned their allotted federal work-study amount for the semester and\/or academic year, the student is no longer eligible for work-study and the student must be paid from the department\u2019s budget (as a Student Assistant) or they can no longer work for the remainder of the semester or academic year.<\/p>\n<h3>How to Process a Hire<\/h3>\n<p><strong>All Student Employees are hired by departments directly in Workday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Information on how to add a Student Employee in Workday can be found in \u201cHow to Process a Hire \u2013 Student Workers and Temporary Employees\u201d within the\u00a0<a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/human-resources\/workday-job-aid\/#staffing-actions\" target=\"_blank\">Hiring: Adjuncts, Student Workers and Temporary Employees section of the Workday Resources page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In the event you need to revise the employment terms for a Student Employee, please review these Workday Process documents:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/human-resources\/staffing-actions\/\">Job Processes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/human-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2021\/05\/Add-a-Student-Worker-Position-for-an-Existing-Employee.pdf\">Add Job Process<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have any questions, please contact the Workday Service Desk \u200cat:\u00a0<a href=\"tel:973-655-5000\" class=\"\"><span class=\"a11y-phone-number initialized\" aria-label=\"9 7 3 6 5 5 5000 \">973-655-5000<\/span><\/a>\u00a0(Option 3) or email\u00a0<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"mailto:wccsupport@mail.montclair.edu\" target=\"_blank\">WCCSupport@montclair.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Student Employment Policy Montclair State University is committed to providing meaningful on-campus employment opportunities for full-time undergraduate and graduate students.\u00a0 These opportunities are intended to enable students to earn a portion of their educational expenses, enhance their educational development and growth, and provide experiences that may be of vocational value in post-college years.\u00a0 Prior to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":406,"parent":372,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-377","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/career-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/377","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/career-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/career-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/career-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/career-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=377"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/career-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/377\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":120716,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/career-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/377\/revisions\/120716"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/career-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/372"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/career-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/406"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/career-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=377"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}