Fill your part-time positions

Many IU Indianapolis students want to get a part-time job before they graduate, and you can help them do that. Find top talent to fill your open positions now, and build relationships for potential full-time positions later.

Whether you represent a community business, a governmental entity, or a local organization, we encourage you to post all part-time jobs for current IU Indianapolis students on our online job board powered by Handshake.

Employers who use Handshake make their openings available to over 25,000 IU Indianapolis students enrolled in almost 400 degree and certificate programs. You can narrow your search by tailoring job postings to target students of specific majors, class standings, and grade point averages. Handshake allows you to request application materials from students, including resumes, cover letters, unofficial transcripts, and writing samples, as well as review all student applications for positions.

Create a Handshake account to begin recruiting today!

You may hire international students to fill your part-time job openings, but the hiring process will look a bit different depending on what type of visa status they have. Most international students will have an F-1 visa status, but some may have a J-1 visa status if they are exchange students who will be in the U.S. for less than a year.

No matter which status the student has, they may not have a Social Security number (SSN) until after you hire them. If you require a background check, the student must obtain a SSN beforehand. Background checks are not required by the federal government unless the student has been in the U.S. for at least a year. The SSN application process takes about two weeks, but students may begin working before they obtain their SSN.

Other considerations to note concerning hiring international students:

• International students are not eligible for federal work study.
• To fill out the I-9, you will need an I-20 from students with an F-1 visa status and a DS-2019 from students with a J-1 visa status.

To make your part-time job posting as appealing as possible, you’ll want to consider following these tips:

• Make sure the job title describes the main role(s), functions, and responsibilities of the position(s) rather than simply a functional area.
  • Examples of acceptable job titles: administrative assistant, sales associate, social media and marketing assistant
  • Examples of unacceptable job titles: student worker, work study student, sales
• Provide a specified amount or reasonable range for the pay rate. It must contain a stated rate.
  • Examples of acceptable pay rate listings: $8.00–$10.00 depending on experience, $10.15/hour, $10.15 starting
  • Examples of unacceptable pay rate listings: depends on experience, TBD, varies
• Outline specific duties and responsibilities of the position in detail. Include a brief summary of your department, company, or organization.
• State flexibility with student schedules.
• Provide specific desired and required qualifications to help students understand whether they can complete the job tasks. Use the examples below to help structure your qualification section.

Qualification examples