Find On-Campus Employment

More than 3,500 students work on UW-Milwaukee’s campus, bringing their talents and energy to campus departments while gaining valuable experience.

Working on campus is convenient, flexible, and a great way to build your Panther community. Gain work experience while developing career-ready skills and building your resume!  

Need help finding an on-campus job? Please complete the application of interest! 

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Panther GROW

Panther GROW® (Guided Reflection on Work) uses brief, structured conversations between student employees and supervisors to help students connect the skills and knowledge they are gaining in the classroom with the work they are doing, and vice versa.

Launch Your Career

The On-Campus Experience

Gain the Panther Edge through student employment by developing critical thinking, problem-solving, communication, leadership, professionalism, and teamwork skills.

  • Log in to Handshake​
  • Select “Jobs“​
  • Navigate to “All filters“​
  • Select “Part-time” , “On-Campus” and  “Paid“​
  • In “All filters“,  scroll to “Employers” and type in ”UWM On-Campus Employment Office”​
  • You can then click “Show results” to see the positions​
  • Identify what skills and experiences you can connect with each job specifically​
  • Tailor your resume for each position. ​
  • Research the hiring department by visiting their website to understand more about them and their goals .​
  • Save the job description in Handshake to refer back to for an interview​.
  • Apply by submitting your resume and other application materials! ​

Congrats, you’ve landed the interview! Let’s review some next steps as you prepare for the big day. ​

  • Review the job description and information on the hiring  department’s website. ​
  • Identify what skills are most connected to the position and think about specific examples from past experiences you could share.​
  • Practice!  ​
    • Talk about your skills and experiences out loud. ​
    • Schedule a mock interview with a career advisor.
    • Practice on your own utilizing Big Interview: online mock interview tool. ​
  • Arrive early (if in-person, give yourself time to find the location and if virtual, check your technology and set up your location)​.
  • Send a thank you email after the interview!

Once you’ve accepted an offer, the hiring manager will submit a Hire Request to Human Resources. Once received, Human Resources will reach out via sscstudenthr@uwm.edu to guide you through the hire process.

  • If you are a brand new employee to UWM, HR will invite you to complete the new hire paperwork. This paperwork must be completed before you begin working, but not before you receive the paperwork invitation from HR. If you have already completed the paperwork for another position, you will receive a confirmation email that it is complete and you can begin working. 
  • If your new position is a Position of Trust (POT), HR will send you an email to confirm the POT status. If a current, eligible CBC is not on file, HR will provide you with instructions on how to complete the required Criminal Background Check (CBC) process. If a current, eligible CBC is on file, HR will notify you that this requirement is complete. 
  • The CBC process includes two steps:
    • To initiate the process, HR will provide a link via email for you to submit your information to HR.
    • Once submitted, you will then receive an email from HireRight with a link to log into the system and complete the electronic consent and disclosure form. This link remains active for only 5 days before it expires.
    • Please be sure to check your Junk/Spam folder. The email will come from HireRight Customer Support and the subject will be “University of Wisconsin Background Verification Request.”
  • The CBC must be completed within forty-five (45) calendar days of your start date.

    Finally, all UWM employees are required by policy to complete HR Required Training.

    Why Work On-Campus?

    On-campus employment at UWM provides a considerable number of benefits over many off-campus jobs:

    • Flexible Schedules
    • Easy Commute
    • Build Your Resume
    • Develop Skills
    • Make Friends
    • Enhanced College Experience
    • Supportive Environment

    Openings and Information

    As an information technology management major, Jamie works at UWM’s Help Desk as a desktop support supervisor. “Campus jobs offer a lot of flexibility, because they understand you’re a student first and an employee second,” he says.
    Nina is a conservation and environmental science major and works in UWM’s Office of Sustainability. “I’m in charge of the garden beds in front of the Physics Building and do a lot of the composting on campus. I get to have service-learners every semester, too, so I’m showing them how the composting system works on campus and why composting is so important,” she says.
    Mia graduated from UWM with a degree in social work. As a UWM student, she was a program coordinator in the Women’s Resource Center on campus. Her work directly related to her career goals of wanting to work with and help women facing gender-based violence.
    Davien, a dance major, is a resident assistant (RA) on campus and an essential part of UWM’s student support system. He says, “Within my first weeks as an RA, I’ve had so many knocks on my door from new students who just need someone to talk to. That’s what I’m here for!”
    Maddy, a film studies major, applied to work as an orientation leader and was later promoted to team lead. “I’ve gotten to work with some really amazing people on campus and gotten to help connect students with campus resources,” she says.