We encourage students to begin looking for their Work-Study (WS) job as early as May, assuming they have ACCEPTED the Work-Study award offer on their Financial Aid Notification (FAN).

Before beginning a job search, students must visit the OSFS web site and click on CASH, then select the "Work-Study Counseling" link. This counseling module provides more information about the Work-Study program. Through the module, students obtain their "Work-Study Verification", which is required documentation for the job interview. Important: Employers will not conduct an interview without the award verification!

There are several ways to look for a Work-Study job, but the most popular is the Hirealonghorn.org job bank, a comprehensive listing of current Work-Study job postings. All admitted and currently enrolled UT Austin students may search for jobs on the job bank, but only students who have a current Work-Study award may search for Work-Study jobs. To login, students simply enter their UT EID and password (the first time you log in, it's your Date of Birth in MM/DD/YYYY format). After successfully logging in, students can (1) complete a Personal Profile Sheet; (2) search for WS jobs; and (3) correspond by e-mail with prospective employers.

Students may also visit offices or departments on-campus, if there is a specific office in which they would like to work. Departments and offices may have job openings that have not yet been advertised.

If a student has not found a Work-Study job by the beginning of the fall semester, he or she should attend the Work-Study Job Fair, held each year at the end of August. Students should watch for e-mail and/or postal notices about the date and location of the Job Fair.

Once a student finds a job he or she is interested in, the employer should be contacted to set up an interview. If hired, the employer will require that the student complete "new hire" paperwork, including the I-9.