HIRE A ROCKET!
ON-CAMPUS EMPLOYERS
Welcome to the resource page for on-campus employers. Contact the Rocket Career Center if you need consultation or guidance related to student employment.
On-Campus Student Employment Policy
On-campus Student Employment Compensation Plan
Hiring Manager ToolKit
When hiring a student worker through on-campus student employment, use these step-by-step guides to assist in the hiring process.
All on-campus student employment positions MUST be posted on Handshake for a minimum of seven days.
How To Post a Position How to Create an Employer Account Linked to Your Student Account How to Create an Employer Account
When posting a position for students, the Job Description Template below is required to be completed and pasted into the job description box.
Job Description Template
Changes to On-Campus Student Employment Hiring:
- Dynamic Forms: New Hire Paperwork
- Background Checks
- Required comments in the ePAF
- Job Posting Template - revised
Hiring Dates
Summer 2025
Start Date: May 10, 2025
End Date FWS: August 15, 2025
End Date Non-FWS: August 15, 2025
- You may begin submitting your summer ePAFs on May 2, 2025.
- We cannot begin approving ePAFs until May 7, 2025.
FALL 2025 - 2026
Start Date: August 16, 2025
End Date Graduating/FWS: May 1, 2026
End Date: May 8 , 2026
FALL 2025 ONLY
Start Date: August 16, 2025
End Date FWS: December 23, 20254
End Date Non-FWS: December 23, 2025
Incoming students (Undergraduate and Graduate) 1st semester at UTOLEDO are not eligible to start until their 1st day of classes August 25, 2025.
In order to ensure that we can process the large volume of students at the start of the fall semester, we will be doing a two-tiered system for submitting ePAFs again this year.
- July 7, 2025: ePAFs can be submitted for students who did not take summer classes.
- August 6, 2025: ePAFs can be submitted for students who took summer classes
SPRING 2026 ONLY
Start Date: January 2, 2026
End Date FWS/Spring Graduates: May 1, 2026
End Date Non-FWS: May 8, 2026
Questions? Contact Us!
Joshua Vail- Student Employment Specialist
StudentEmpServ@utoledo.edu
419.530.8553