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...Since they are not on work-study, they are unlikely to get a job through the SEO because they tend to prefer work-study students. In these cases students will come to me at the recommendation of a coach," Allard says...
...Allard says it is not surprising that many of the 300 to 400 students he hires for the Athletic Department turn out to be athletes...
Athletes "would rather sit in an athletic building as a monitor and see their friends and watch, say, a tennis game" than work in a library or have some of the other campus jobs, Allard says. "They want to work in their own environment, where they're most comfortable," he says. He adds that an actor may be more comfortable working in a theater environment...
About 90 percent of the student employees that the Athletic Department hires are eligible for work-study, a federal program which reduces the amount that the employer has to pay in salaries, Allard says. Between 1500 and 1700 Harvard undergraduates are on work-study. Allard adds, "You'll find a large percentage of athletes are work-study...
Some athletes also have special skills that make them better equipped to fill Athletic Department jobs. "There are natural ties between sports and the jobs that we have," says Allard. Some student employees are responsible for setting up for athletic contests. "For these jobs we hire a greater portion of athletes," Allard says. "They become naturals for that kind of job. For instance, there is a certain group of football players who know what needs to be done to a baseball field prior to a game...