Y KANSAN
7 29, 2009
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2009
NEWS
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KETING YOURSELF
stand out in a applications
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on Massachusetts Street either they saw more ap-
"Footwork is really Important. You can't look for a job lazily."
who have been looking for
er and are just now find-
GREG WESELOH
Liberty, Mo, senior
java Break, 19 d. Seventh in increase in application for this time of the
"Footwork is really important." Geist said. "You can't look for a job safely."
year. She said students needed to get out there and stop making phone calls about open positions.
Kyleigh Garman, Baldwin City senior, works at Sylas and Maddie's and said the business received a few applications a week, but wasn't sure if it was more than in previous years. She said she had friends that were job searching all over town, but only one out of four found something.
Jacque Lumsden, 2009 graduate, said she had been looking for part-time jobs for a few months, and after applying to five different jobs, started working at the KU Bookstore. She said making connect-
said one of the difficulties with working off-campus was that employers didn't always work around students academic schedules.
"Here on campus if you have finals, depending on the office you're with, there usually some flexibility with your work schedule." Hartley said.
tions with people helped her get the job.
"Whenever I was a student I was involved with Student Union Activities and I got to know a lot of people in the Union," Lumsden said.
Hartley said a good habit was to check back at job sites for new postings frequently because they could change daily. She said there were usually more on-campus jobs posted in August because that was when most offices started hiring.
"What I'm afraid of is some people will try for a while and they're not getting any results so they just kind of quit trying," Hartley said, "Whereas, I think if you stick with it at least you'll have a better shot of finally getting something."
Edited by Justin Hilley
Chance Dilsben/KANSAM
Jacque Lumsen, Wichita 2009 graduate, processes online textbook orders for KU Bookstore located on the second floor of the Kansas Union Monday afternoon. Lumsen said that while she didn't have the trouble some students had finding employment, she still feels "lucky" to be employed.
To find the ideal employee, many local businesses use non-traditional applications, such as this mock application for Rudy's Pizzaria. The restaurant asks potential employees to write their information on a paper plate.
Chance Dibben/KANSAN
Kristen Smith, Hutchinson senior, shelves books on her first day as a KU Bookstore employee. This year on campus employers saw a higher amount of applicants in relation to the jobs offered.