The following guidelines have been established to assist supervisors when hiring student employees for summer employment. To determine the appropriate category, consider the simplicity or complexity of the work, the amount of supervision or direction given, the amount and kinds of decisions made, and the special skills required for the position. Select the category that bests describes most of the work, recognizing that some jobs may include elements of more than one category. Student performs simple tasks under clear direction requiring little or no independent decision-making. Examples include filling, stuffing envelopes, answering phones and taking messages, opening and sorting mail.
Student performs routine assignments where steps in the process are clearly outlined.
Some independent judgment is required. Student performs non-routine assignments where steps are not clearly defined. May coordinate a process or project. Independent judgment is required. Examples include secretarial administrative work, simple research, simple programming, computer desktop publishing, etc.