Although the semester has already begun, students may still be able to find work on campus.

If a student applies for a position that requires many student employees, it may never be too late to find work, said human resources representative Candy Buie.

Examples of locations that hire large numbers of students are residential dining halls, the University Bookstore and the Convocation Center. These places are the most popular for interested student employees because these are some of the largest on-campus employers, Buie said. Students also realize they can more easily find a position at one of these locations.

Applications may or may not be taken for certain on-campus positions later in the semester. However, many places such as the dining halls and the library hire students continuously throughout the entire school year, Buie said.

Many students look for work on campus because of the convenience and the ability to earn money to help them pay for books and tuition. Others, such as Jenna Bailey, senior marketing major and University Bookstore employee, chose to find work through school because her employer assigns hours to fit with her class schedule.

Freshman undecided major Jillian Remeikis, who also works at the University Bookstore, said she finds the easy scheduling process very important in her decision to work on campus. She also finds the opportunity to make friends and meet new faces an added bonus.

Those interested in working at the library are encouraged to apply as soon as possible because new employees are hired often, said staff clerk Terri Humes.

Students also can find work as a cleaner, ticket seller, set crew member or concessions worker at the Convocation Center, said marketing manager Kevin Selover.

“We employ about 200 students [at the Convocation Center] and about 100 non-students,” Selover said.

Some financially-strained students also can find opportunities through NIU’s work-study program, where money a student earns through the program is funded by government grants. This directly helps the student because wages earned through the work-study program are not counted against a student’s estimated family tax contribution.

Those interested in finding work on campus or elsewhere are encouraged to visit the NIU Career Resource Center in the Campus Life Building’s Room 220 for more information about jobs, salary information and resume preparation.

Students also can search the NIU Web site in the “Employers and Job Seekers” section. The list of available positions includes After School Aide, Student Patrol, Web Page Assistant and others.