Student Employment Genevieve Benson From the perspective of a student employee at the
As an employee of MN Daily Media, I have
University of Minnesota, I have discovered
the best of both worlds. While working at a
significant benefits while working in an on-campus
non-profit organization, I have the ability
job. Not only have my student employment
to engage in unique and innovative
experiences provided tangible skills and resume/
projects to apply to real-world situations. It
portfolio materials, but it has also introduced me to
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valuable peers and life-long friends by expanding my
Stadium, thus, I never have to travel far to
network outside of just my academic courses.
work, and I can seamlessly fit office hours into my busy class and student group
As a freshman, I was an Office Assistant in the
schedule. To avoid being clichĂŠ, I will save
dormitories through Housing and Residential
the details regarding the close friendships I
Life. I had the opportunity to meet other first-year
have made as a staff member of MN Daily
students I would not have met on my floor, as well as
Media.
upperclassmen who taught me the necessary skills to succeed in other positions. I gained connections
Student employment understands the
and had access to seemingly endless resources.
competing responsibilities students
Additionally, when I had finished my assigned tasks
have with social and family life, other
and responsibilities, my supervisor encouraged me
job and work positions, volunteer and
to complete career development training courses
student organization commitments. It
through LinkedIn Learning or finish my homework.
accommodates based on the individual student’s needs and desires and offers
After two semesters at the U of M, I transitioned
varied projects and assignments based
to another on-campus internship related to my
on desired interest. If you have a specific
major and areas of interest, communications and
area of employment, the U of M likely offers
marketing. I have yet to leave this position because I
it through one of the countless student
idolize my supervisors, coworkers and fellow interns,
internships or jobs. To learn
and the faculty and staff I work for. If I could stay
more about student employment, visit
there forever, I would, but in the near future, I will
humanresources.umn.edu or GoldPass
have to graduate and venture into the unknown that
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is adulthood.
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