Hiring Student Employees

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Career Ready Student Employment Webinar Training – part 1 Student & Alumni Employment, within Talent Acquisition and Management (TAM), works with all university departments to support operational excellence by facilitating student staffing needs through a Student Appointment.

A department may hire a student employee on a part-time basis for any hour of the day, including weekends, except during scheduled class times.

Definition of Student Employee

A student employee is defined as a full-time or part-time student employee who is:

  • Enrolled at Florida International University.
  • Registered for at least six (6) credit hours as an undergraduate student or three (3) credit hours as a graduate student.
  • Whose primary purpose for being at FIU is the achievement of a degree or certification.

HR Liaison & Hiring Manager Toolkits

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Student Job Codes and Job Specifications

Please see here: Student Employee Job Code Specifications.

Biweekly Contract Only:

If paying on a Biweekly Contract that is not assisting in a classroom course (i.e. Student learning/course assistant), you must use Job Code 9190 and it must meet the FLSA threshold to be exempt.

9193 – Student learning/course assistant:A student employee who will be assisting in a classroom course. This job code is only for a biweekly rate type. Example working titles: Learning Assistant, Course Assistant, Classroom Lab Assistant, & Classroom Tutor.

 

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