Presented by the Student Assistant Supervisors Workgroup MOTIVATING STUDENT EMPLOYEES

 How did you feel your first day on the job?  First impressions are everything  Where do I fit in?  Invest the time  Expectation Sheet  Do they understand their duties?  Scavenger hunt training exercise  Survey training exercise  Training games ORIENTATION & TRAINING

 Great, your new student is trained, now you can kick back and relax, nope!  Ask questions  Check their work  Training Checklist  Performance Reviews (student evaluation by supervisor, self evaluation by student, supervisor evaluation by student)—yes, regular, scheduled performance reviews FOLLOW UP

 Acknowledge successes immediately  Coach them on improvements immediately  Be specific when coaching or taking corrective action measures  Use the term “we”  Give them attainable goals and the tools to get there  Keep students informed of things going on in your division  Make students part of the decision making process COMMUNICATION

 No money? What else is there?  Cyber Café gift card or other free to inexpensive reward  Interesting and new tasks  Assisting in training new co-workers  Create teams to work together on special projects  “Promotion” to new job title and duties  Outstanding Student Assistant Award  Student Assistant Appreciation Week  “Thank you,” “Great work on project X!”  Other resume boosters? RECOGNITION & REWARDS

 Remember the supervisors you liked? Be that kind of supervisor!  Be consistent  Be a mentor  Have staff meetings F2F or online  Take the time to get to know your students  Recognize birthdays or the completion of a large project  Stay motivated or get motivated!  Buy into the company mission  Negative attitudes are contagious  Morale ENVIRONMENT

 What motivates you? Job security? Interesting work? Achieving goals?  Let’s make a plan for our department/division based on those motivators… PAIR AND SHARE ACTIVITY

 Baldwin, David A. Complete Guide for Supervisors of Student Employees in Today’s Academic Libraries. Connecticut: Libraries Unlimited,  Baldwin, David A., Frances C. Wilkinson and Daniel C. Barkley. Effective Management of Student Employment: Organizing for student employment in academic libraries. Colorado: Libraries Unlimited,  Kathman, Michael D. and Jane M. Kathman, eds. Managing Student Employees in College Libraries. Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries,  Sweetman, Kimberly Burke. Managing Student Assistants. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., GREAT RESOURCES