Prospective tour guides

 

 

Thank you for expressing an interest in becoming a member of the Visitor & Parent Services team! We are looking for enthusiastic, well-spoken, and diverse students to join our staff of campus ambassadors. If you would like to help welcome prospective students, parents, VIPs, donors, alumni, and guests to our campus, we look forward to meeting you.

We generally hire undergraduate students who have completed their first semester at Cal and who will have at least a year remaining on campus to provide tours. We require new guides to be available to work the first summer after being hired. The position pays about $10 per hour and offers about 5 to 7 hours work per week, depending upon the season. We value all-around diversity and encourage people from all departments, majors, activities, interests, and backgrounds to apply. Multiple language speakers are much appreciated.

This application is the initial way for us to get to know you. Please spend some quality time composing your answers.

All applicants must be available to audition on Saturday, January 21, 2012, and to work during Summer 2012.

Applications are due 2:00 pm, Friday, December 2, 2011.

Important Dates

  • Friday, December 2, 2011: Application deadline (2:00pm)
  • Saturday, January 21, 2012 – Auditions
  • Late January 2012:  Interviews and Notification
  • February 2012: Paid training begins
  • March 2012:  New guides begin leading tours

Please contact Visitor & Parent Services if you have any questions.

Note: All fields are required. The form will return an error if you do not fill it out completely.

Your Name

Birthdate

Local Address

Street
City State Zip

Local/Cell phone

Area Code and Number

Email Address

Permanent/Home Address

Street
City State Zip

Permanent/Home phone

Area Code and Number

College or School: (example: L&S, Chemistry, Engineering, etc.)

Major(s):

Expected date of Graduation


(Classroom/Group Announcement, Flyer, Website, Email from an Adviser, Friend, etc.)

Language Skills: (Indicate languages, other than English, spoken and level of expertise. If none, please specify.)

1) Summarize your reasons for applying. 2) Describe your favorite aspect of being a Cal student.

Are you involved in any extracurricular activities (especially on-campus groups and organizations)? Please list and explain your involvement.

Describe a customer service experience where YOUR expectations were exceeded. What made that experience memorable? What is your customer service philosophy?

In light of the budgetary issues in higher education today, and particularly at Cal, how are you going to advocate for the University in your role as a Campus Ambassador?

List any special skills, training, awards (CPR, ASL, etc).

Please answer the following questions as you would if you were talking to a prospective student.

a) Hi! I'm a junior in high school and I really want to come to Cal; but I'm from a small town. I've heard it's really big and bureaucratic. What suggestions do you have to help me get adjusted?

b) I've been accepted to Cal but I'd really like to talk to a current student about how to get involved in activities other than classes. Are you involved in any student organizations? How do you balance your academic load?

c) Berkeley is well known for student activism. This excites me and makes me a little nervous. What has been your experience so far?

Thank you for your interest and application!

 

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