Applications Have Closed
Your resume should reflect skills received from professional settings that you have worked in, including how you will apply these experiences as an RA.
If you need assistance with your resume, you can receive help at SAIC's Career and Professional Experience (CAPX) Department by following this link.
In order to complete this portion of the application process, you will need to first select two people who will act as your references.
Once you have done so, you must email the reference link to your references. You must have your two references submit the reference form by January 31 by 11:59pm. An applicant without the two required references on file may not be considered to move forward in the selection process.
Pro Tip: Email the link to your refences early and follow up with them to ensure they have submitted the reference before the deadline.
You can provide the following link to your reference: https://forms.gle/2pkdcSJctvnQJkU58 If your reference experiences any issues filling out the form, please have them contact Alex McLendon at amclen@artic.edu.
We highly recommend that one of your references should be an SAIC community member. This can be your professor, your supervisor for your on-campus job, your student group advisor, etc.
Your second reference can be anyone that has supervised you in a work or academic related setting.
Note: Your references should be able to speak to your skills related to the position description. It is not advisable to have family members complete a reference form, except if you have worked for a family member and they are able to comment on your ability at a professional capacity.
Our RAs are students who are able to take time to reflect on themselves and their positions. You will be asked to answer a number of essay questions. We expect that you will answer these questions in 5 sentences or more.
Here's a sample: What do you envision a successful community would be, and how will you approach to achieve that for your residents?
You will be asked to submit a creative submission based off of a prompt. This is an opportunity to show off your personality and art practice.
Here's an example of the prompt: Pretend that you are working on a plan to build a fun and interactive community among the residents on your floor and fulfill your duties as an RA. You can create the piece by thinking about how RAs use programs and intentional conversations to create communities where residents feel they belong, and you will be the point person of the community on your floor(s).
This can be in any creative form, as long as the work can be digitized and submitted as a PDF document. Each submission should include a short artist statement, explaining the submission.
November
11th - Application's Open
January
31st - Applications close at 11:59pm
February
3rd - Applicants will receive email communication that includes instructions for the selection process.
21th - Mock Interview - 7pm 162 Solarium. Please fill out this form to RSVP. Candidates will meet with Assistant Director of Education and Training, Alex McLendon, and members of the Staff Selection RA team to go through mock interview scenario's.
March
Selection Weekend - March 1st-2nd
1st - Individual Interview Day - All individual interviews will be happening between the hours of 8am and 7pm on March 1st. There will be a section of the application where you can list your preference for a morning or afternoon interview. If you are unavailable on March 1st to do your individual Interview you may not move forward in the hiring process. Please email Alex McLendon amclen@artic.edu immediately if you have a scheduling conflict, rare circumstances may be accepted.
2nd - Group Process Day - During Group Process candidates will be observed in a room with a group of 8-12 other candidates. Facilitators will lead groups of candidates through three different scenario's that candidates will work together to complete. Current academic year RA's and members of Residence Life Professional Staff will observe. Group Process is a mandatory part of the hiring process. If you are unavailable on March 2nd to participate in the group process you may not move forward in the hiring process. Please email Alex McLendon amclen@artic.edu immediately if you have a scheduling conflict, rare circumstances may be accepted.
24th - Acceptance Letters Sent Out - All applicants will receive an outcome email from Residence Life.
31st - Acceptance Responses Due - Applicants who received an acceptance will need to turn in their responses no later that 12:00pm noon.
April
11th - Pre Employment Meeting - This meeting is your first opportunity to meet the entire Residence Life Team for the 2025-2026 Academic Year.
