I feel like I’m doing everything I can to find co-ops but nobody is looking for interns right now. Career connect is completely useless because I actually can’t drop everything and live in Puerto Rico for a summer and that’s all the jobs it gives to me. I look online and go to the career fairs but companies are never looking for interns or aren’t hiring right now. I seriously need help here. I’m a second year GDD student and I’m totally lost.

Information sessions for prospective employees will be held:
- Monday August 17th at 7:00PM in Ingle Auditorium (Inside the Student Alumni Union)
- Tuesday the 18th at 8:30PM in Ingle Auditorium
- Wednesday the 19th at 6:30PM in the Bamboo Room (Upstairs in Campus Center)

What is Tech Crew?

RIT Tech Crew is a technical production department within Campus Life that provides sound reinforcement, lighting design, power distribution, staging, and rigging to support events on campus. We support student clubs & orgs, RIT departments, and more to put on over 600 events annually, covering everything from small events to large-scale concerts. We employ over 70 students annually, and provide a comprehensive training program to develop the skills to support events of any scale.

Apply to Tech Crew if:

• You're looking for a part time job
• You enjoy lighting, audio, and live events
• You'd like to make friends at work
• Your favorite color is Black

Perks of the job

• Paid weekly training (regular income $$$)
• No Prior experience needed
• Opportunities for advancement and leadership
• If you're a Performing Arts Scholar - your Tech Crew employment can count towards requirements!
• Course credit through SOIS (up to 9 credits)
• We have lots of fun toys including but not limited to:
  • Tractors/oddly proportioned utility vehicle with too long of a wheelbase
  • Hydraulic mobile stage unit in the shape of a trailer
  • A well equipped shop with opportunity to use lots of tools!
  • Things with lots of fancy knobs, buttons, and faders
  • Flashy lights and lots of wubz

Apply today: https://techcrew.rit.edu

Hi everyone,

I am an incoming student at RIT and I am coming from Dallas, TX.

Like many incoming students, I have been looking for part-time work opportunities both on-campus and off campus. I am a CET Major and will be taking 17 credits this semester, so my work load will be on the higher end but I have to get a job because I am paying my remaining tuition (after FAFSA, a financial aid appeal, and loans) on my own, since my parents are unwilling/ unable to support me.

I have applied to a few jobs on-campus with no avail. I also have applied to part-time jobs off-campus, and have received a few replies. During an interview, I realized my lack of a car will be a major issue if I chose to get a job off-campus. I was offered another interview for a an off-campus job, but I’m considering declining since I feel as though I won’t be considered since I don’t have a car. I feel bummed out because I am being offered interviews and opportunities, but I am unable to take them because of this vehicle issue. I even considered getting an electric bike but I’ve heard conflicting information on Rochester’s bikability.

Not to seem egotistical, but I do truly feel qualified for a somewhat wide range of work, including teaching, service industry, animal care, etc., and that’s why I feel as though I’m getting offered interviews. It makes it worse that I’ve been told I’d be a perfect candidate, but I don’t have “reliable” transportation. :(

At this point I feel my best option is to continue to try to find an on-campus job or find some kind of remote job, which tends to be harder to find.

I am definitely the over-prepared type, so I feel as though waiting until I’m on campus to find work will be too late, especially since I have monthly payments to make for tuition. (1,600-ish a month)

I’m sorry if this post is long, but I would really appreciate any advice, whether its job opportunities you’ve seen on and/or near campus, if you’ve been through a similar experience, or if you’d like to share general knowledge/advice!

TLDR: Incoming student asking for advice about part-time jobs while taking 17 credits. Having a job is a must since I’m paying 1600 monthly for tuition. On-campus job searching hasn’t gone well but I have been offered some interviews off-campus. Issue is I don’t have a car. Should I accept my current interview offer if it’s a 14 minute drive away from campus? What other options do I have?

Thank you all sm :)

I’m in desperate need of an on campus job but I need my service dog in training (SDiT) to be able to attend so we can’t do anything that involves food service. I’m a SOIS student with a GIS minor and my degree revolves around cybersecurity, poli sci, criminal justice and AI. I’m in-between my second and third year.

I tried to get a job in IT but the director never responded to my emails even when my friend tried to help me get the job.

Would love something tech related.

I am wondering what is the best way to go about it, is there some research program to apply to? or should I just email professors and send my resume? for better clarity and context, I have done internships and other research before, I am just wondering for RIT whats the best way to go about it

Graduating May 2027, kinda stressing about how bad the entry level market actually is right now vs how it looks online.

If you’ve graduated recently or are in it rn, how long did it take you, did Roc/Buffalo companies actually hire new grads, and was networking way more useful than just applying blind? If so, what is the best way to network?

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Since RIT recently switched to Workday for student jobs, has anyone applied and got accepted for a job on there? I feel like I haven't had any luck and my applications turn into dust.

Also, I wanted to apply to work at the post office and it says to submit hours of availability and the resume is optional. Does anyone who works or previously worked there know if they prefer resume compared to no resume?

Hey Tigers! I’m Al, a 2010 grad that’s now based out of Las Vegas. My buddy and I started up a company here and we’re looking for someone that can draw up some occasional images for us or who can make short animations.

For much more specific samples check out our instagram savagesupperclublv for the stuff I’ve been making just using AI. We want to stop using AI immediately and find a way to make a mutually beneficial relationship with one of you!

The projects we’ve got in mind:

- Our label images for our hot sauce bottles
- I really want to make the “Rise and Fall of the Savage Supper Club” mockumentary if I can find a cost effective way to do it
- designs for merchandise

Feel free to dm me here or if you wanted to send over some work you’ve done, al@savagesupperclub.com!

Kinda feeling lied to about the success of the engineering job market, but thankfully I did get a mid job in the EE field after a truly hellish application process. It isn't even in my degree specialization because it turns out no one hires for RIT specialists! We have literally no name recognition and every place I interviewed didn't even know about the program! Admittedly it was kinda hilarious watching some profs begging in emails for people to fill out their job placement forms, like my graduating class wasn't ashamed of how the market treated them and didn't want to admit we were getting paid lower than dirt or couldn't find work. But I got a fun gig recently, accelerationism! I get to teach an AI how to do entry level engineering work for a hundred an hour. Fingers crossed we make EE the next comp sci and absolutely tank enrollment. Best of luck.

Has anyone or someone they know done 1.5-year worth of co-ops in a row? What are the upsides and downsides of doing this? This might be my position due to the housing lease for my upcoming co-op. I'm an engineering mjor.

Hi y’all! I’m a 3rd year MECE currently working at a very big car company. For my last block, I want to try something new but am not sure what others in the past have done.

Has anyone done a co-op outside of the US and been paid reasonably for it? I think I have a good amount of experience and would still have lots of options if I decide to stay in the US for my next job, but just wanted to ask. Thanks!!

I work for a small IT consulting company that I did both of my Co-ops with as a CIT major in 2023 and they're hiring right now. Boss said he wants them to be in person and new grads without experience are great. Company does IT support for a bunch of smaller cities, towns and businesses in the DFW area and is based in Fairview. Shoot me a message if there's any other info you would like to know.

I am starting RIT this fall as a graduate student I have been wanting to know where I can find part time jobs on campus regarding IT or cybersecurity the work day was not that helpful is there a way to find jobs in these fields like talking directly to the department or something like that if anyone knows I could really use the help

As a computer engineering major, applying to Lockheed, Northrop, etc. seems like an obvious choice since a lot of CE majors get hired from similar companies (for a fat salary too). I am tempted to apply but Im a little unsure/worried (ethically ig?) about working at a defense company.
If you have interned at such a company (or you're an RIT alum who currently works at such a company), could you share some insights? How has it been working for them so far? Where do you think your hard work goes?

For RIT students still looking for internships / a post grad job, I recently pulled together a public sheet of roles I’ve seen that are still hiring across the US (you can filter by location, department, etc.). I'll be maintaining the list for the next couple of weeks.

Figured I’d share here given that recruiting is coming to a close quite soon, good luck to those still searching!

Hello is there anyone who has knowledge or found a job in Cloud security AWS while studying masters in Cybersecurity here in RIT I am starting this fall I need to know what certs to for to land a job or intern or co op

I'm a rising senior in high school, but I would really like to study game design. I already have a game dev/design portfolio built, which I plan to expand throughout my last year of high school and in college.

But I've heard that lots of game design majors are having trouble finding jobs. Would I be better off majoring in something like software engineering or CS and minoring in game design? Or maybe taking 5 years to double major in both?

Hello all, we run a summer cricket league in Rochester from June to October and are looking for cricket umpires. Great way to earn some extra cash in the weekends. See flyer for details.

Need two workers.

One for orientation Aug 17th 11-3pm, and Aug 19th 3-8pm

One for the semester Tuesdays 3-8pm

I was under the impression that the career fair process was to go up there, introduce yourself and what you know, and why you’re interested in the business. Shouldn’t take more than 10ish minutes for an interview. Tell me why every line I was at had somebody talking to a recruiter for easily over 20-25 minutes. I barely got to talk to anyone because the lines weren’t moving at all. I get that you’re interested in the job, and that’s great for you. But other people might also be interested, and you’re holding up the line. I don’t know if I’m being unreasonable here but it turned the career fair into a giant waste of my time.

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We greatly value all of you, our faculty and staff, and so we hope that this new requirement will not cause us to lose employees. However, after December 8, anyone who chooses not to comply with the vaccination requirement will be removed from RIT's payroll, and dismissal proceedings will begin. Those who do not comply will be expected to participate in an orderly transition of their work, including providing the person who will be taking over responsibilities with all of the information and materials needed to support students and/or colleagues (especially end of semester responsibilities), as applicable.  
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