Hiring - Student Hourly - Create Offer to Hire Student

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.

Instructions to Create a Job Offer

  1. Review the "Offers" training materials on the Student Jobs Platform Knowledgebase.
  2. Follow the instructions on the Student Jobs Platform to create the job offer.
  3. Follow the Extension specific instructions when creating the offer. 

Extension-Specific Instructions

Approval Process

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Application Status

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

Funding String

  • 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.

Job End Date

  • This is a required field to hire a student in the Division of Extension.
  • You must list a job end date in the offer. This does not need to be the actual end date of the position as long as the student will remain eligible. You will receive periodic reminders about impending job end dates and can work with HR to extend the appointment. 


Keywords:
Offer,SH,Student-Hiring,
Doc ID:
97293
Owned by:
Nathaniel S. in Extension Handbook
Created:
2020-01-23
Updated:
2025-06-30
Sites:
Extension Handbook