If you are interesting in any job or kind of work and don't feel qualified, apply anyways. There is always the opportunity to grow and learn.
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Agricultural Engineering Intern
February 2019 • Brookings, SD
What I liked
The flexible hours and the staff
What I wish was different
Paid more
Advice
Work with professors they know alot and want you to succeed
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Undergraduate Research Assistant
July 2020 • Brookings, SD
What I liked
I love this job. It is rewarding to start a project and be able to determine the results by the end of the working day. I love searching for answers and questioning why things work the way they do, so working in ADRDL at SDSU has been a fantastic experience.
What I wish was different
I wish I would have started sooner than July
Advice
Lab experience is useful regardless of your specific career aspirations, so my one piece of advice is to not be discouraged if when looking for laboratories none fit your specific interests. Scientific thinking and the experimental process are utilized in all labs, so no matter what one you end up in, you'll still be getting loads of applicable experience.
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Museum Intern
August - December 2019 • Brookings, SD
What I liked
I thoroughly enjoyed the variety of different jobs and activities that the museum had me do for them. Everyday was extremely different and kept me on my toes.
What I wish was different
I wish that the environment would have been a little more uplifting. I was stationed in the basement where it was very dark, so it often was dreary. I also wish that I would have been more involved with the historical aspect of the museum.
Advice
You never truly appreciate workers or a place until you are able to work there. After my time at the museum, I gained a great appreciation for all of the workers that keep the place up and running.
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Swine Technician
June - August 2020 • Brookings, SD
What I liked
I liked being able to have one on one interaction with the animals.
What I wish was different
More interaction with doing farrowing.
Advice
If you don’t know much about swine this is definitely a great way to learn at a smaller scale.
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Residential life and faci
May - August 2019 • Brookings, SD
What I liked
The workers were extremely friendly and welcoming. The job was demanding physically but spread out enough to make it doable.
What I wish was different
The organization of the leaders was a little difficult to work around, and the leadership had favoritism.
Advice
Worth a summer but not worth a career.
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Camps and Conferences Assistant
May - August 2019 • Brookings, SD
What I liked
I liked being able to work closer with the central staff of the Housing and Residential Life department. It was nice being on campus all summer and seeing what the different residential halls were all like.
What I wish was different
I had a few co-workers that did not do much of any kind of work and that was frustrating. It was the few of us hard-workers that got burned out quickly with the more labor-intensive tasks.
Advice
Listen to the Residential Hall Directors and the Graduate Assistants. They try to communicate things as best they can, but double check a lot.
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Research Tech
September 2018 - August 2019 • Rapid City, SD
What I liked
Great Flexibility, awesome people to work with, large variety of tasks and projects.
What I wish was different
The position was great, wish there was a cleaner, not messy work environment.
Advice
Great position for a college student looking for experience in Research farming and soil science.
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University Bookstore Sale Person
May 2019 • Brookings, SD
What I liked
The co-workers were friendly and the work environment was really interesting also the flexibility in the schedule made it better for when I had to go for vacations.
What I wish was different
I wish i would have enjoyed it more because I was a little bit shy at the beginning and was not that open to my coworkers due to my previous jobs where people would just be with people they already knew or by themselves.
Advice
Learn as much as you can and do not be afraid of making mistakes because it helps you grow as a person and you learn from it. Do not be afraid to talk to people or even ask for help when you need it, there is nothing really to be afraid of, rejection is usually just in our heads.
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Financial aid assistant
September 2016 • Brookings, SD
What I liked
The people
What I wish was different
Amount of tasks
Advice
A lot of document processing
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New Student Orientation Leader
April 2018 • Brookings, SD
What I liked
Learned a lot about SDSU, meet new students, Helped others figure out their schedule.
What I wish was different
Advice
Take notes and be social!
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Undergraduate Researcher
May - August 2018 • Brookings, SD
What I liked
Extremely flexible hours, interesting research projects
What I wish was different
Not enough projects to cover the entire summer
Advice
Have a good relationship with your faculty advisor
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Product analyst
May 2018 • Brookings, SD
What I liked
Conducting experiments on different sample of milks from companies.
What I wish was different
More hours
Advice
Its fun to learn if you are fond of chemistry.
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Laboratory research assistant
May - October 2018 • Brookings, SD
What I liked
Dr. Steve Lawson was so much fun to work with over the summer! Each day was a whole new experience, and I was able to continue my education by applying what I had learned in my classes to what we were doing in lab.
What I wish was different
Higher pay. Although it was an incredible experience, making minimum wage and having to afford living on my own and paying for rent, utilities, and groceries, I did not make enough to help pay for tuition this year.
Advice
Take lots of notes!
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New Student Orientation Leader
May - August 2018 • Brookings, SD
What I liked
I was able to work on-campus for the majority of the summer and learn more about SDSU and also help the incoming freshman.
What I wish was different
The pay and hours
Advice
Super fun job opportunity and always a good resume builder working with other students
