Employment Basics for Student Workers

On Friday, October 10th, the Ohio Christian University Career Services Department presented training for 117 work-study students called the Basics of Employment. This training covered essential information to help students be successful in their jobs.  The three-hour training presented topics that focused on transferable and personal skills that students will carry over into their careers.Some of the topics covered were:The impact of their role in upholding the University missionThe impact of tardiness and absenteeismThe impact of lost productivity employers incur while students are participating in personal social media on work timeThe importance of time management and teamworkThe importance of following the chain of commandDress, customer service, leadership, and many other topics were included; all vital tools helping students build a solid work ethic, making them better employees not only of OCU but also in their future careers.The idea was actually initiated by the administrative assistants to the vice presidents when they began identifying common basic skills that students didn’t understand about work place success. The administrative assistants met with Career Services and helped format the training topics.Students employed in work-study jobs who couldn’t participate in the training will be required to attend on another date.