Dining Services Student Hourly Employment Portal

Hire Me 2026

Apply to work for IU Dining and Hospitality in fall 2026 and participate in our Hire Me recruitment program!

Some of the benefits of participating in Hire Me include the following:

  • Move in early on August 14 and we'll pay your early arrival costs in the residence halls!
  • When you fill out the online application and commit to attending Hire Me training on August 15, you have a job!
  • You get a work schedule customized for you around your classes, set before the fall semester begins!
  • Attend in-person Hire Me training on August 15 and you get dedicated training time before you begin working!

Hire Me Bonus Program

IU Dining and Hospitality is offering part-time employees a special Hire Me bonus of up to $1000.* The bonus will apply to any part-time employee hired through the IU Dining and Hospitality Hire Me program, who meets the bonus requirements.
* $500 per semester. Additional monies are subject to income tax.

To collect $500 in December, qualifying employees must:

  • Attend "Hire Me" orientation.
  • Attend all required "Hire Me" trainings and be signed in and out
  • Work 16 hours during Welcome Week at their regular work location or at an assigned location, like a picnic or snack/water stations
  • Work through the fall semester.
  • Have no more than three (3) unexcused absences and no "no calls" or "no shows” and have no written warnings or final written warnings on file with us.
  • Work continuously at assigned location for an average of 10 hours/week without transfer request until the end of the fall semester.

If you did not participate in Hire Me but were hired by Sept. 15, 2026, you may qualify for a $300 bonus in December. Requirements:

  • Work through the fall semester.
  • Be hired by September 15, 2026.
  • Have no more than three (3) unexcused absences and no "no calls" or "no shows,” and have no written warnings or final written warnings on file with us.
  • Work continuously at assigned location for an average of 10 hours/week without transfer request until the end of the fall semester.

To collect $500 in May, qualifying employees must:

  • Be hired by IU Dining and Hospitality prior to September 30 or be a returning employee, or be hired during the summer through the "Hire Me" program.
  • Work at their assigned location(s) through the fall and spring semesters without a break in service.
  • Have no more than three (3) unexcused absences each semester, have no "no calls" or "no shows," and have no written warnings or final written warnings on file with us.
  • Work at least two (2) shifts during fall and spring finals weeks with no absences.
  • Work continuously at assigned location for an average of 10 hours/week until the end of the spring semester.

Refer a Friend Bonus

PART-TIME EMPLOYEES—EARN A $100 BONUS FOR EVERY PART-TIME HIRE YOU REFER!

IU Dining and Hospitality is offering a $100 bonus to our current, eligible part-time employees who refer a new part-time employee hired by IU Dining and Hospitality.*

A current, eligible part-time employee who refers a new hire and the new employee referred will each receive a $100 bonus if these conditions are met:

  1. The referring employee must be working for IU Dining and Hospitality at the time the bonus is disbursed.
  2. Referral information will be submitted by the applicant while completing the online employment application by selecting "IU Employee Referral" as the answer to the supplemental question asking how the applicant learned of the job opportunity and writing in the referring employee’s full name in the space provided.
  3. The applicant and referring employee must both work a minimum of 40 hours from the time the new employee is cleared to begin working.

Other terms and conditions:

  • Referral bonuses will be distributed on the check date of the pay period during which IU Dining and Hospitality has confirmed the above conditions have been met.
  • Referral bonuses will be limited to three (3) per employee per semester.
  • Current IU Dining and Hospitality part-time employees are eligible to participate in the referral bonus program. Full-time IU Dining and Hospitality staff are not eligible to participate.

* Bonus payments are subject to income tax.

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