RED CLOUD GARRISON South Korea - College and high school students from within Area I took advantage of the Summer Hire program to gain experience and earn money for their educations and other needs. Area I had 20 slots set aside for the program and filled all available jobs for a college session from May 11 to Sept. 25 and two high school sessions from June 22 to July 17 and July 20 to Aug. 14, said Lawrence Keys, Civilian Personnel Advisory Center, deputy director.
The students work as general helpers on military bases during the summer. This allows students to lend a hand in the day to day tasks of the normal work day in Area I organizations while accumulating pay and work experience.
After being selected, Summer Hire employees are assigned to work as general helpers. They can be assigned to office work including filing, faxing, and making telephone calls and other office tasks. They can also be assigned to help with physical labor jobs and more, depending on their area of assignment.
"I do a little bit of everything," said Kolyn Hill, a high school Summer Hire. "I work mainly for the Department of Logistics, USAG-Red Cloud and USAG-Casey. It's a good work experience, preparing me for future jobs and looks good on my resume. One of the best things about working here is it gives us experiences working for the military; the directorates welcome the extra help and they provide excellent working environments, which also gives us a chance to add to our college funds."
Jung, Do Huh, a high school Summer Hire working for the Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program, says the rules on his job are perfect and the people are great.
"The reason I applied was for the work experience," Jung said. "I also needed the money for college."
Summer Hires not only have a set of rules to follow at work, they also have a dress code, and they are expected to be at work on time.
They usually work 40 hours per week on an hourly wage schedule, and must have a supervisor. Students also accumulate sick leave but no annual leave.
The high school session is split into two separate terms and the college session is a full summer.
They can be assigned to many different organizations including: Family Morale and Welfare and Recreation, Equal Employment Opportunity Office, Directorate of Public Works and others. However, for no matter what organization they work, all students are paid the same wage.
The advantages of the work environment are many. Students can learn much from their experience in the program, and they can include this experience in their resumes.
How their fellow workers and superiors interact with each other is another key aspect of the Summer Hire program that many participants can put to use in the future.
"I didn't know what to expect or how the office would accept me," said Sarah Turritin, a college Summer Hire working for CPAC. "I found I do like working here; the people are great and they are hard workers."
Overall the program provides jobs these students ordinarily wouldn't have, and it gives them an advanced work experience which will come in handy when they apply for future jobs, Keys said.
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