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I concur, it was very difficult to find student tech employees that both had skills and a halfway decent work ethic. In my past position we managed to find a couple and they were great but it was a real pain trying to work with the others... I had the best luck finding students by emailing the Comm Arts advisors and the engineering advisors with the job description, most often they would send it out to their constituents. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ehren Benson IT Services Virtualization Storage & Systems (VSS) 517-884-3088 | [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Gary Schrock [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2014 10:18 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [MSUNAG] What's the going rate for tech student employees these days/ A year or two ago I think we were paying about $10 or $10.50 for a straight tech support student. We've since gone to more of a hybrid tech support/programming position, which we pay more for (not sure what that amount is), which we also hope will help keep the student more interested in sticking around for a while. But I'll be honest, when we were hiring a tech student, it was a royal pain in the neck to find anyone remotely qualified that was interested. Most of the applications I'd get you'd be lucky to find anything on there that indicated they knew how to turn on a computer. It wasn't uncommon that it took quite a while for me to fill the position. Not to paint the entire student body with the same brush (since we've had some excellent students once we found them), but I personally think it says something about the work ethic of the current generation of students. Of course, this generation also thinks that they should make $15/hr working at McDonalds, so you can only imagine what that would do for the hiring price for someone that actually needs some skills. BTW, I'd make sure you advertise outside of just the computer science population when looking for someone like this. The last couple of pure tech student types I had were a theater major and a marketing major. On Thu, May 8, 2014 at 9:18 AM, Resotko, John <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Good morning all, > > > > I don’t know if this is a subject you are willing to discuss openly, > but I am curious what is being offered as an hourly rate for student > tech employees across campus? I have an open student position, and > we’ve posted it in various places on campus, but have had very little > response this year compared to previous years. We’re looking for > someone with basic computer > (PC/Mac/Tablet) skills and familiarity with basic email and > productivity software. > > > > So, if you’re willing to share, what are you paying for hourly tech > savvy student? Have you had any problems attracting student employees for the > summer or in general? As always, my thanks in advance for anything you are > willing to share. > > > > John Resotko > > Assistant Director, Systems Administration and Support > > Michigan State University College of Law > > 648 N. Shaw Lane, Room 208 Law Building > > East Lansing, MI 48842-1300 > > > > email: [log in to unmask] > > phone: 517-432-6836 > > fax: 517-432-6861 > > web: http://www.law.msu.edu/ > > > > Current Chairperson, MSU IT Leadership CAFE: > https://sites.google.com/a/msu.edu/it-leadership-cafe/ > >