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-: Conference Services is a division of UNL housing
which serves groups either on campus or off campus
to house campers, to provide them dining services
and meeting spaces to hold conferences or camps.
-: Over the summer the buildings might sit vacant
if there aren't enough students to fill them.
So we bring in camps and conferences
that help to fill up those spaces and make sure
that our buildings are in use throughout the summer.
-: They bring different groups in from all over the country.
And sometimes even all over the world.
-: We generate millions of dollars each year
that help to offset the cost
of room and board for UNL students.
-: You're welcome, enjoy your stay.
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As a conference assistant I work directly
with different conferences and groups
that come and stay with the university.
-: And so that entails working the front desks
of the buildings where the guests stay.
-: Have you been here before?
-: No.
-: All right, we'll just kind of walk you through this.
-: We are at the desk working shifts 24 hours a day.
And so we are always there to provide service
for our customers, whether they lock themselves
out of their room or need directions
to another site on campus.
-: Thank you very much.
-: Yep. Have a great week.
-: We are the evening security to make sure
that all our guests are safe
and accommodated during the night.
-: You'll walk the halls and kind of walk the floors
to make sure that everything is going smoothly
and that all the conference guests
are having their needs met.
-: And we also work check-ins and check-outs.
-: Checking, basically we provide what is room number
and how the mail goes and tell the guests
which hall they are assigned to.
-: Yep, you're in five.
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-: If you're going to apply for the job,
first of all, it's a good choice, like the best job ever.
-: If a student would like to apply
to be a conference assistant, the first thing
that I would ask them to do is to learn more
about the position, to visit our website,
to come to an information session, to give them
more of an idea of what the position actually is.
If they decide that it's right for them,
then they would need to fill out an online application.
-: Students at UNL who are in the undergraduate
or graduate level are eligible for applications.
After they've submitted an application,
they might be asked to come in for an interview.
And then at that point, we'll make our hiring decisions.
-: Just be yourself.
When you're applying for this job, just be yourself.
They don't want to see, you know, a normal candidate.
They want someone that stands out.
-: Unfortunately, if you do miss any deadlines
you will no longer be considered for a position.
It's a highly competitive process
so I recommend that you get your application in early.
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-: Yeah, one of the best parts of this job
is the flexibility in the schedule.
If you need let's say a weekend off,
even if it's short notice,
there's a website that you can go up and post your shifts to
and people almost always take them.
-: Over the summer you can work conferences
and still take classes as well.
And then hang out with friends.
You have a lot of free time to kind of build your schedule
around the job and around what you find is important to you.
-: I definitely recommend this job to international students
because we need more improve
in our communication skill and also connection skill.
This is the best way, one of the best way
to improve your communication.
And also know more domestic international people.
-: The wages are very good.
And also just the free housing
is an invaluable benefit to this position.
I mean, you can't find that anywhere where you get
free dining and housing services and to get paid
on top of that is something that
you just don't find in most places.
-: The best thing about the job are the people you meet.
Like I said, I made 40 new friends instantly.
None of them were cardboard cutouts.
They were all really vibrant personalities,
really different people from me.
-: There's really nothing I don't like about the job
and not just because the boss is behind the camera.
There's really nothing I can think of. (laughs)
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