Become a Conference Assistant (best summer job EVER!)

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Want to make money, have a fun, take classes and live on campus for free over the summer? Stop whatever you're doing and watch this video NOW!

http://conferenceservices.unl.edu/

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[00:00:09.420]Conference Services is a division of UNL housing
[00:00:12.200]which serves groups either on campus or off campus
[00:00:15.630]to house campers, to provide them dining services
[00:00:18.620]and meeting spaces to hold conferences or camps.
[00:00:21.270]Over the summer the buildings might sit vacant
[00:00:23.560]if there aren't enough students to fill them.
[00:00:24.930]So we bring in camps and conferences
[00:00:26.610]that help to fill up those spaces and make sure
[00:00:28.890]that our buildings are in use throughout the summer.
[00:00:31.350]They bring different groups in from all over the country.
[00:00:33.880]And sometimes even all over the world.
[00:00:35.670]We generate millions of dollars each year
[00:00:37.530]that help to offset the cost
[00:00:38.850]of room and board for UNL students.
[00:00:40.939]You're welcome, enjoy your stay.
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[00:00:47.420]As a conference assistant I work directly
[00:00:49.520]with different conferences and groups
[00:00:50.970]that come and stay with the university.
[00:00:52.690]And so that entails working the front desks
[00:00:55.510]of the buildings where the guests stay.
[00:00:58.137]Have you been here before?
[00:00:59.640]No.
[00:01:00.473]All right, we'll just kind of walk you through this.
[00:01:03.270]We are at the desk working shifts 24 hours a day.
[00:01:06.540]And so we are always there to provide service
[00:01:08.710]for our customers, whether they lock themselves
[00:01:10.640]out of their room or need directions
[00:01:12.300]to another site on campus.
[00:01:14.160]Thank you very much.
[00:01:14.993]Yep. Have a great week.
[00:01:16.350]We are the evening security to make sure
[00:01:19.920]that all our guests are safe
[00:01:21.030]and accommodated during the night.
[00:01:22.610]You'll walk the halls and kind of walk the floors
[00:01:24.770]to make sure that everything is going smoothly
[00:01:26.620]and that all the conference guests
[00:01:28.080]are having their needs met.
[00:01:29.280]And we also work check-ins and check-outs.
[00:01:31.320]Checking, basically we provide what is room number
[00:01:35.030]and how the mail goes and tell the guests
[00:01:36.559]which hall they are assigned to.
[00:01:40.210]Yep, you're in five.
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[00:01:45.720]If you're going to apply for the job,
[00:01:47.470]first of all, it's a good choice, like the best job ever.
[00:01:50.960]If a student would like to apply
[00:01:52.220]to be a conference assistant, the first thing
[00:01:53.850]that I would ask them to do is to learn more
[00:01:55.960]about the position, to visit our website,
[00:01:58.130]to come to an information session, to give them
[00:02:00.330]more of an idea of what the position actually is.
[00:02:03.140]If they decide that it's right for them,
[00:02:04.640]then they would need to fill out an online application.
[00:02:06.940]Students at UNL who are in the undergraduate
[00:02:09.130]or graduate level are eligible for applications.
[00:02:11.780]After they've submitted an application,
[00:02:13.550]they might be asked to come in for an interview.
[00:02:15.610]And then at that point, we'll make our hiring decisions.
[00:02:18.288]Just be yourself.
[00:02:19.846]When you're applying for this job, just be yourself.
[00:02:21.400]They don't want to see, you know, a normal candidate.
[00:02:25.590]They want someone that stands out.
[00:02:27.800]Unfortunately, if you do miss any deadlines
[00:02:29.870]you will no longer be considered for a position.
[00:02:32.000]It's a highly competitive process
[00:02:33.420]so I recommend that you get your application in early.
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[00:02:40.300]Yeah, one of the best parts of this job
[00:02:41.790]is the flexibility in the schedule.
[00:02:43.680]If you need let's say a weekend off,
[00:02:45.530]even if it's short notice,
[00:02:46.470]there's a website that you can go up and post your shifts to
[00:02:49.560]and people almost always take them.
[00:02:51.940]Over the summer you can work conferences
[00:02:53.330]and still take classes as well.
[00:02:55.170]And then hang out with friends.
[00:02:56.210]You have a lot of free time to kind of build your schedule
[00:02:58.780]around the job and around what you find is important to you.
[00:03:02.408]I definitely recommend this job to international students
[00:03:05.370]because we need more improve
[00:03:07.320]in our communication skill and also connection skill.
[00:03:10.010]This is the best way, one of the best way
[00:03:12.190]to improve your communication.
[00:03:13.500]And also know more domestic international people.
[00:03:16.020]The wages are very good.
[00:03:17.200]And also just the free housing
[00:03:18.890]is an invaluable benefit to this position.
[00:03:21.710]I mean, you can't find that anywhere where you get
[00:03:23.970]free dining and housing services and to get paid
[00:03:26.500]on top of that is something that
[00:03:28.070]you just don't find in most places.
[00:03:29.810]The best thing about the job are the people you meet.
[00:03:33.440]Like I said, I made 40 new friends instantly.
[00:03:35.930]None of them were cardboard cutouts.
[00:03:37.810]They were all really vibrant personalities,
[00:03:40.060]really different people from me.
[00:03:41.750]There's really nothing I don't like about the job
[00:03:44.890]and not just because the boss is behind the camera.
[00:03:47.490]There's really nothing I can think of. (laughs)
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