Web-based Recruiting

Agencies can easily advertise a volunteer or employment opportunity to UM students by utilizing web-based recruitment.

The University of Montana Student Employment website

Directions for using the UM Student Employment Website

  1. Under Employer Options, click “Add a Job.”
  2. You will be looking at the Employer "Job Information" page. Here you will go through and fill in the appropriate information for your agency and position. You must complete all fields with an "*".
    1. Company, job title, city, state.
    2. Expiration Date - Please note, the default date is set at 30 days, you can modify this to fit the needs of your position.
    3. Click the semester(s) that coincide with the timeframe of the position.
    4. Job Type-Here you will choose the description that best fits your position
    5. Category- There are several different Job Categories at the University of Montana. For non work study, unpaid positions please click “Volunteer”.
    6. Wage Category- Click “Volunteer”
    7. Hours per Week – indicate the minimum and maximum number of hours.
    8. Compensation -  For volunteer positions you must enter a"0" in the "Hourly Wage" field.
    9. Job Description – Please be as descriptive as possible, note the character limit. Proof read your description.
    10. Qualifications- Please be as descriptive as possible, note the character limit. Please proof read your qualifications.
    11. Additional Information – include if desired.
    12. Alternative Job Application – include if desired – this helps to expedite the volunteer’s application process.
    13. Contact Information- The only required info in this field is the contact name. All students will have the option of applying for your position over the internet by filling out a form on the student jobs website and sending it to the email you have listed. If you would like them to be able to contact you in other ways, list your address and/or phone number here. Be sure the "Show Address" and "Show Phone" boxes are checked.
    14. Email - As we stated above, email is required to use the system. All information about maintaining your listings, as well as student applications will be sent to your email address, so it must be an active account. If you do not currently have an account, you can access free accounts through sites such as Hotmail or Yahoo. You can click on the links we have listed to create this account. Once you have completed the process to set up an account, simply click on the "Back" button at the top of your internet window until you come back to this page.
    15. Home page- this is an optional field, but if your organization has a web site, whether locally or nationally, this is a great way for students to find out more about you.
  3. Once you have completed the page, click continue. At this point, if you have missed any required fields, you will be prompted to complete them. If everything is filled in correctly, you will be asked "Are you sure you want to submit?" Click Yes. You will now see a page displaying all the information you have just entered. Please verify that all info is correct. If it is not, click on the "Edit" button, make your changes and hit continue again. If it is, hit "Submit".
  4. You will now see a page letting you know that your job has been submitted. At this point an administrator at the Office for Civic Engagement will review and approve your posting before it will be posted live to the site. This takes approximately 2 days. Once this has been done, you will receive an email telling you how to maintain this posting.

Please call 243-5531 if you have any questions throughout this process.

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