Employment

Students who have never before worked for RIT and wish to work on campus must first receive an offer of employment from an on-campus employer. Your new supervisor will submit your UID number to studenthire.rit.edu.

Once submitted, you will receive an email from Equifax within 24 hours with instructions on the next steps to complete the New Hire Packet. 

After you complete all documents in the packet, you will receive an email with next steps and a link to Career Connect to schedule an appointment for Part 2 of the I9 process.

When you successfully complete Part 2 of the I9 process, your supervisor will receive an email alerting them to move forward with the hiring process.

In order to work on campus, you must:

1.      Be registered with full-time status (minimum of 12 credit hours)

2.      Receive an email from RIT that you are eligible for on-campus employment

3.      Complete Section 1 of the I-9 process as mandated by the Federal government

Questions can be directed to the Student Employment Office by email at studentemployment@rit.edu or by phone at 585-475-2631.

TIP!  As an interpreting student you may want to consider a job that will utilize sign language. Some possible places to consider:

• NTID Admissions

• NTID Dean’s Office

• NTID President’s Office

• NTID Theater Box Office

• RIT ASL & Deaf Studies Community Center

• Wallace Library

Students are strongly discouraged from accepting any interpreting assignments until they have completed their first Practicum experience. Prior to this you do not possess the necessary skills and knowledge to successfully interpret.

Well-meaning hearing and deaf people may offer you the opportunity to interpret. Some individuals may try to pressure you into accepting last-minute assignments. These situations often have many hidden hazards.

The best approach is to tell these individuals that as an interpreting student you are not prepared to interpret until you have completed at least one supervised Practicum.

As part of Practicum & Seminar I and Practicum II, students will be given the opportunity to gain experience by providing volunteer interpreting. These assignments are approved by the Practicum Coordinator and may include:

Boy/Girl Scout meetings; craft classes; 4-H meetings

Sunday School, swimming lessons, sports activities, etc.

Third- and fourth-year students are strongly discouraged from accepting any interpreting assignments not approved by the Practicum Coordinator.

The annual Interpreting Career Fair at NTID is hosted by the B.S. program in ASL-English Interpretation (BSI) and the NTID Student Interpreting Association. We welcome all interpreting students and alumni to join us to network and learn about practicum, internship, and employment opportunities.

As a student, you may be wondering how you can feel more prepared to attend the career fair. The NTID Interpreting Career Fair website provides information to assist all students from Freshman to Seniors to prepare for the career fair.

• College Express list of programs that provide support to deaf students

• Summer camps for deaf children and teens

• Graduation to Certification Resources

• RIT Career Services (information on resumes, cover letters, interviewing, salary negotiation, and job search strategies)

• NTID Co-Op & Career Center (resumes, references, correspondence, interviewing)

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (information on job outlook, earnings, and nature of the work)

• Employment and Wage Statistics

• Discover Interpreting (demand for interpreters, how to find work, where to find work, salary information)

• Occupational Information on interpreters

• U. S. News information on interpreting careers

• Access Interpreting Internships

• A Show of Hands

• ASLIS

• ASL Services

• Aurora of Central NY

• Cirrus Interpreting

• Core Interpreters

• Deaf Camps, Inc.

• Department of Defense Internships and paid positions

• Keystone Interpreting (KIS)

• Mosaic Interpreting Services

• Partners Interpreting 

• Riaekt  

• Service Bridges

• Sign Language Resources

• Sign Nexus offers a BIPOC Interpreter mentorship

• Signing Edge

• Whole Me

• NTID Co-Op & Career Center Job Postings page

• RID

• Simply Hired

• Access Interpreting

• Alternative Communication Services

• ASL, Inc.

• Aurora of Central New York

• Birnbaum Interpreting Services

• Center for Disability Rights

• Communication Services for the Deaf

• Convo

• Cyracom

• DAS Student Interpreter positions (Before applying, read the Interpreting While a Student section above)

• Deaf Access Services

• Deaf & Hard of Hearing Interpreting Services, Inc.

• Empire Interpreting

• Gallaudet Interpreting Service

• Graham Interpreting

• Interpretek

• Lime Interpreting

• Linguabee

• Mid-Hudson Interpreter Service

• Mill Neck Interpreter Service

• Service Bridges

• Sign Interpreting Services

• Sign Language Connection

• Sign Language Resources

• Sign Language Solutions

• Sign Nexus

• Sign Talk

• SILAN Communications

• Sorenson

• Stratus

• Whole Me

• ZP Better Together