Student Employment

Virginia Tech currently employs more than 8,000 graduate and undergraduate students in positions that are specifically designed to meet unique student needs. Learn more about the types of employment at Virginia Tech.

The Division of Human Resources does not manage university-wide student hiring.  Below is a list of resources tailored for Virginia Tech students seeking employment.  

• Work and Serve in Student Affairs
• Dining (800-1,100 jobs annually) - Learn more about how you can feed your career in Dining Services 
• Recreational Sports
• Residence Life (200 residence advisor positions annually)
• Student Centers and Activities
• Summer Conferences (150 summer jobs annually)

• Career and Professional Development - Advising, career topics, population resources and more
• Handshake - Career and Professional Development provides Handshake to connect students and recent graduates with employers, and much more
• CareerShift - Search, select and store job listings from all job boards and all company job postings

• Funding for Students
• Assistantships - Graduate student assistantship information for students
• GLC Weekly Postings - Events, opportunities and service for graduate students