Looking to boost the number of students interested in your job posting? Here are some tips I’ve gleaned from being a super-user of QuadJobs myself.

1. Put the job date and time in the post headline.
2. Put the job post expiration within ten days. Students see jobs in the order they’re posted, so you’ll yield the most applicants if you repost regularly. It’s easy to duplicate the job post from your history.
3. Create a robust profile, including a photo. Just as you want to see some detail on a student you’re hiring, they’d like to know as much as possible about you.
4. Even if you’re flexible on the hours, still propose the day and time that is most convenient for you in your job post headline. In our experience, it’ll make the communication easier and you’ll end up with applicants who work right into your ideal schedule.
5. If you’re looking to hire multiple students for one job, post the job multiple times. Then you can award to each student you hire, giving each credit through the site. This means a great deal to our community and especially to our students.
6. If you’re looking for a long-term hire, consider posting first for students to help on a project basis. For example, if you’re looking for a design intern throughout the academic year, first post for someone to help on a specific design project. It’s a great way to test whether a student is a good fit as a longer-term hire, and you may attract more students with a smaller initial commitment. (If you give a student a review of 4.0, they’ll become a favorite and be easy to rehire through the site).

 

Betsy O’Reilly is the CEO/ co-founder of QuadJobs. Prior to launching QuadJobs, she was a Managing Director at Deutsche Bank, where she led the global sales team.

 

Last fall, I signed up as a student on QuadJobs and used the site very actively until my graduation last spring from Fairfield U. On behalf of the thousands of students using QuadJobs to make extra income and build our resumes, thank you for being a QuadJobs employer. Your jobs really matter to us. Hopefully, QuadJobs has been making your life easier too.

When you post on QuadJobs, you’ll hear back quickly from qualified applicants who are interested in your job. Depending on the nature of the work, you may choose to interview or talk to these candidates over the phone. When you make a decision on which student you’re going to hire, it’s easy to just tell the student… and forget to hit the “award” button on your open job.

We totally get it… life is busy. But if you can remember to hit “award,” it’s hugely important to our community for several reasons:

1. The student you’ve hired will get an email with all the details they need to know about the gig.
2. The student will “get credit” for the job on their track record. Just as you’d prefer to hire a student who has worked plenty of jobs on the site, so do other employers. A student’s track record helps them get future jobs, including the one they’ll find after they graduate.
3. After the job is completed, you’ll be able to quickly review the student’s performance. (If you thought they did a great job, giving a student a 4.0 places them on your Favorites list—and makes rehiring them a snap.)
4. It tells students who applied but didn’t get the job that the position has been filled. It allows them to look for other opportunities.
5. Then there’s the big picture: You’re helping QuadJobs create 10,000 jobs by the end of the year! You’ll make your job count by hitting award.

Thanks again for being part of the QJ community and for offering students a chance to work while they’re in school.  Let’s get to 10,000 jobs together!

Ashley Scaglione is a marketing coordinator for QuadJobs. She previously interned for the startup, prior to graduating from Fairfield University in 2015.

 

• You want smart, professional, reliable help… but don’t have much time to spend looking for it.
• You’re in a pinch.  Something just came up at the office, and you need some extra hands immediately who will get up to speed quickly and help you through.
• You’ve got an event and could use some bright, friendly faces to engage with potential customers.

Sound familiar?  These are just some of the reasons the businesses in your community have turned away from temp agencies and traditional job boards and are using QuadJobs to help them staff quickly and well.

When we talked to business owners about their needs, we heard again and again about their need for quick and reliable references.  If you’re making a quick hire, you don’t have time to call past employers and wait for them to get back to you.  We created the JobGPA to streamline this process.  When a student applies to your job, you’ll have access to their full profile and JobGPA—including reviews and ratings from other employers in your community who’ve worked with the student in the past.

Was the student professional?  Did they show up on time?  Did they complete work adequately or exceed expectations?  These are the kinds of things you’ll learn from a student’s past reviews.  (For our part, we’ll make sure the student has an active .edu account, and we’ll make it easy for them to get a background check if they’d like to add that to their profile.)

Last thing:  When you hire a student through QuadJobs, please take a minute (and it really takes far less than that) to share a review of their work performance.  Consider it your act of community service for the day… it’s a huge help to our community.

—

QuadJobs is an online platform connecting college and graduate students to local jobs.  From Saturday night babysitting to moving a couch to helping a local business during a busy time, students find flexible jobs that fit into whatever free time they have. By streamlining the employment connection between campus and community, QuadJobs unlocks jobs particularly well-suited for students’ busy, often changing schedules.  The platform tracks every job a student takes and gathers performance reviews.  Small jobs matter—they help a student network, earn income, and build a track record of work experience.  Local employers can hire with efficiency and confidence.

 

Since the dawn of Main Street and the invention of picket fences, neighbors have been sharing tips on local young people who needed work, could help in a pinch, do a job well, and be relied upon.  QuadJobs brings that exchange to the 21^st century, introducing you to the best and brightest in your community—and giving you instant access to your neighbors’ “two cents” on a student worker.

If you’re new to QuadJobs, here’s how it works:  When a student applies to your job, you’ll have access to their full profile and JobGPA—including reviews and ratings from other employers in your community who’ve worked with the student in the past. 

These ratings are key.  They’re instant references on an applicant from your neighbors.  You’ll learn if they showed up on time, dressed professionally, exceeded expectations.  Good info = a happy hire.  (For our part, we’ll make sure the student has an active .edu account, and we’ll make it easy for them to get a background check if they’d like to add that to their profile.  We’ll also make sure your post reaches a targeted audience:  An education major who speaks Spanish and is CPR-certified.  We’re getting more specific by the day.)

Don’t forget to award a job to a student, and after the job is done, take 3 seconds to give a quick review.  Consider this your act of community service for the day—you’re providing valuable info to your neighbors, just as they’ve done for you.

—

QuadJobs is an online platform connecting college and graduate students to local jobs.  From Saturday night babysitting to moving a couch to helping a local business during a busy time, students find flexible jobs that fit into whatever free time they have. By streamlining the employment connection between campus and community, QuadJobs unlocks jobs particularly well-suited for students’ busy, often changing schedules.  The platform tracks every job a student takes and gathers performance reviews.  Small jobs matter—they help a student network, earn income, and build a track record of work experience.  Local employers can hire with efficiency and confidence.

 

In QuadJobs’ infancy, my kids happily tested new babysitters from the site every Friday night.  As our business has grown, I’ve remained a super-user of the site to meet various needs at home–not only babysitting, but helping at parties, moving furniture, and running errands.  Looking to boost the number of students interested in your job posting?  Here are a few tips I’ve learned along the way.

• Put the job date and time in the post headline.

• Set the job post expiration within ten days.  Students see jobs in the order they’re posted, so you’ll yield the most applicants if you repost regularly.  It’s easy to duplicate the job post from your history.

• Create a robust profile, including a photo.  Just as you want to see some detail on a student you’re hiring, they’d like to know as much as possible about you.

• Even if you’re flexible on the hours, still propose the day and time that is most convenient for you in your job post headline.  In our experience, it’ll make the communication easier and you’ll end up with applicants who work right into your ideal schedule.

• If you’re looking to hire multiple students for one job, post the job multiple times.  Then you can award to each student you hire, giving each credit through the site.  This means a great deal to our community and especially to our students.

• If you’re looking for a long-term hire, consider posting first for students to help on a project basis.  For example, if you’re looking for a design intern throughout the academic year, first post for someone to help on a specific design project.  It’s a great way to test whether a student is a good fit as a longer-term hire, and you may attract more students with a smaller initial commitment.  Likewise, many long-term babysitters have come out of hiring someone for one Saturday night the first time.  (If you give a student a review of 4.0, they’ll become a favorite and be easy to rehire through the site).

 

Betsy O’Reilly is the CEO/ co-founder of QuadJobs.  Prior to launching QuadJobs, she was a Managing Director at Deutsche Bank, where she led the global sales team.

Getting some out-of-office bonding with coworkers can be valuable and fun—or perilous. To navigate an after-work social life with co-workers, keep the following tips in mind:

• Watch your intake.

  The #1 pitfall of going out for drinks with colleagues?  Knocking back a few too many.  Nobody wants to be the topic of embarrassing stories the next day at work—those stories spread fast.  Photos can be even more damaging.  Keep your composure by limiting how much alcohol you’re consuming on a night out.  You’re there to connect with colleagues and build a positive reputation, not to belt out Karaoke with your Department Head’s tie wrapped around your forehead.   

• Don’t always say yes… or no.

  Say yes to every post-work plan, and before you know it you’re getting a little too chummy with the work clique.  On the other hand, saying no all the time can come across as a rejection—like you’re aren’t interested enough in your co-workers to spend extra time with them.  Maintain a friendly balance.  Better still, propose and organize a plan for the group yourself.  It’ll show your enthusiasm for hanging out—and might get you off the hook for the standing “Tuesday Trivia Night.”

• If the “higher ups” will be there, go.

  Good rule of thumb:  If your boss or other senior players will be there, make the time to be there too.  It’s a great way to connect outside the office and develop those relationships.  They’re carving out the time for team-bonding… make sure you do the same.

• Don’t succumb to office gossip.

  If the conversation turns ugly about a coworker, change the subject.  No good comes from sharing unpleasant gossip or badmouthing someone.  Speak positively about everyone you work with and they’ll be more likely to do the same when you’re not there.

• Who you know can be more important than what you know.

  Get to know your peers and colleagues.  Learn about their interests, hobbies and aspirations.  Building these relationships make your workday more enjoyable, and you’ll create a powerful network of contacts to reach out to during your career.  Your next or best job will come because you knew the right person at the right place at the right time.

• Learn more about your company.

  Sharing time with colleagues after work gives you a chance to learn about what other departments do and get a better understanding of your company structure—which may come in handy as you plan your next move.

  At the end of the day, happy hour is about having fun.  Find ways to relax and enjoy while remaining professional…and don’t do anything you don’t want people talking about in the break room the next day.

Andra Newman is a co-founder of QuadJobs.  She previously headed recruitment for J.Crew and Abercrombie & Fitch and ran her own search firm, Winokur Newman.

It can be hard to create work-life balance when you’re junior.  There are plenty of Devils wearing Prada in circulation, no matter your industry, and it’s easy to feel burnt out when your boss’ phone number flashes on your screen at 9 pm on a Friday night.  Here’s some advice for creating more structure—and hopefully, saving your sanity.

• Establish clear meeting times and show workflow.

  If your boss is constantly adding more work to your plate, suggest a morning meeting to discuss the day’s priorities and deliverables.  One assistant I know keeps a white board at her desk with the list of these goals, so when her boss comes and asks her to do something new—she can quickly reference the list and ask what should be given priority. 

• Recap after meetings.

  After any meeting, send a quick recap to your boss and let him or her know what you will be getting done and when.  For example:  “Discussed upcoming event in August.  I will call 3-4 possible locations by Wednesday to determine cost and availability.”

• Don’t talk about your personal life at work.

  When you share your plans for the evening or the weekend with your boss, you’re sending a clear message that you want to be connected in that way.  If you sense you have a boss with “boundary issues,” keep your personal life personal.  It doesn’t mean you can’t be friendly or share pertinent info (ie. I’ll be out of pocket this weekend because I’m attending my sister’s wedding in Dubai).  But err on the side of under-sharing about your life outside work.

• Turn off your phone at night.

  One assistant I know was sleep-deprived because her boss—who apparently had her own sleep issues—was texting her throughout the night with thoughts about projects.  My advice?  Turn off your phone when you’re going to bed!  You can politely explain that you’re eager to talk in the morning, and that you will be at your desk early to address the issue at hand.  Don’t allow an unsustainable situation—like the expectation that you’ll respond to texts at 2 am—to develop.

• Suck it up.

  Plan on paying some dues.  Accept that you will be asked to work at times you would rather be doing something—anything—else.  When your boss asks for something, respond with a positive attitude.  Appreciate that this job is not forever, and work hard to graduate from it with a boss who sings your praises. 

  Having a demanding boss can make each day feel like an eternity, but try to keep your perspective and sense of humor.  Use your after-work time to network and build your skillset, preparing yourself to springboard to the next step in your career.

Andra Newman is a co-founder of QuadJobs.  She previously headed recruitment for J.Crew and Abercrombie & Fitch and ran her own search firm, Winokur Newman.