Business Professional Development Program Student Peer Mentor at InsideHigherEd

Position OverviewThe KU School of Business Business Professional Development Program provides early exposure to career concepts and enrichment opportunities to Business students. The Business Professional Development Program is hiring for student hourly positions to assist with the program.

Job duties may include (but are not limited to): gathering data and research, grading homework assignments and exams, recording attendance, reaching out to, and meeting with students, and other duties as assigned.

Note: If selected for an interview, there will be an opportunity to indicate preference on which class within the program candidates prefer.

Throughout their employment, student employees will maintain and manifest positive actions that align with and support the Code of Conduct for the School of Business.Job Description90% Instructional Duties/Peer Mentorship

• Attend and help facilitate class meetings.
• Record and track attendance.
• Grade minor and major assignments & exams.
• Reach out to students needing assistance.
• Work with instructor to improve course content/delivery.
• Meet with students outside of class hours.
• Attend required trainings related to job duties.
• Maintain professional online communication.

10% Events & Programming

• Assist with BPDP events such as career fairs & workshops.
• Assist with other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

1. Must have a GPA of 2.5 or higher.
2. Must be a School of Business undergraduate student.
3. Students must have completed the course to qualify as peer mentors for it.

Preferred QualificationsPreferred applicants will demonstrate some combination of:

1. prior/current leadership experience.
2. professional experience such as a completed internship.
3. involvement within the BPDP.
4. excellent written/verbal communication skills.

Position RequirementsDuring the semester term of the appointment, the student hourly must be enrolled in no fewer than 6 credit hours. For summer periods the student hourly must: (1) have been enrolled in no less than 6 hours in the past spring semester or (2) be pre-enrolled in the upcoming fall semester in no less than 6 hours or (3) be enrolled in summer session or (4) be admitted to study in the upcoming fall semester. Student Hourlies may be undergraduate or graduate students. (Exceptions granted for GRA/GTA/GA appointments DO NOT apply to Student Hourly appointments).Employment Conditions(1) Student employees are not eligible for remote work arrangements unless an exception is approved by the unit leadership and HR.

(2) This is an hourly/non-exempt position. A student employee cannot hold an hourly/non-exempt position and a salaried/exempt graduate or undergraduate position (GRA/GTA/GA/RUA/RGA) concurrently.Additional Candidate InstructionsThis is a pool position; therefore, hiring and start dates will be ongoing.

Submit online application and resume, then complete the Qualtrics survey sent in a follow-up email by area admin Whitney Hersh. Students who fail to complete this survey will NOT move forward in the interview process. (Note that to be a peer mentor for a course, students must have completed that course.)

There are generally fewer peer mentor positions available in the spring, and current peer mentors are given first pick of available positions. If all available positions are filled with returners, we WILL NOT be hiring for the spring—all applicants will be informed via email, and anyone who is still interested in being a peer mentor for next summer/fall will need to fill out another application with the next pool (going live March 1, 2026.)Contact Information to ApplicantsWhitney Hersh
[email protected] Salary Range$10.25 per hourAnticipated Start DateMonday September 29, 2025Apply to Job