When you're ready to move forward with a hire you must change the student finalist(s) status(es) to "Create Offer." The student(s) must have applied through the Student Jobs Platform to complete this step.

1. Review the "How to Create a Job Offer" training materials on the Student Jobs Platform.
2. Follow the instructions on the Student Jobs Platform to create the job offer.
3. Follow the Extension specific instructions below when completing the job offer. Refer to the Create Offer to Hire a Student PDF.

• This is a required field.
• Select “3 Approvers”for the Approval Process
  • List Katharine Widlak (Chief Financial Officer) as the 1st Approverand click the magnifying glass to search
    • Financial Managers can be listed as backup approvers if the Chief Financial Officer is out of office. 
    • OFS - Resources - Financial Specialists & Managers Contact List
  • List your DLT representative (Under Dean's Leadership Team) as the 2nd Approver and click the magnifying glass to search
  • List hr@extension.wisc.edu as the 3rd Approver and click the magnifying glass to search
• Select “Submit” or “Submit & Exit” to start the approval process

• Next to “Update application status following offer” Select “No”

• This is a required field to hire a student in the Division of Extension.
• You should have this information from completing the steps in "BEFORE You Begin" on Hire an Hourly Student - Start Here.
• Contact your financial manager for the correct funding string(s). Send a short justification, including who is paying for the student position(s) and where the funding will come from (from step #1). You will insert the funding codes provided by the Office of Financial Services (OFS) into the position details section of the offer card.