With school officially back in session students may find themselves on the hunt for a job. Look no further: EagleAXIS provides a wide variety of full-time, part-time, on and off campus job listings as well as internships and volunteer opportunities. It connects students, alumni and employers through an easily accessible online site.

Access is designed to be relatively simple. From the EWU homepage (ewu.edu) click on ‘current students’ then ‘student employment’ and there is a direct link to EagleAXIS. All students automatically have an account with the same username and password that they use to log in to any computer on campus. The first time students sign in they have to answer a couple brief questions but then they have access to everything Eagle Axis provides.

Virginia Hinch, Director of Career Services, says that the main problem students have when trying to use EagleAXIS is that they get into the site from somewhere other than EWU’s homepage and proceed to set up a separate account.

Another problem that arises is when students log in for the first time EagleAXIS sends a confirmation email that often ends up in students junk mail. While this extra step can be troublesome, it is simply for students protection.

Sophomore Courtney Swan works at the Eagle Express Market, and although she said EagleAXIS is not “the most helpful site ever,” and she did not believe she got the job from applying over EagleAXIS but rather from applying in person, her overall experience with EagleAXIS was positive.

“I don’t really remember getting notified [back] by places … but I liked it,” Swan said. She also said she did not have any issues navigating the site.

Ultimately, Swan said she would recommend “just going in and getting an application instead of doing it online. And if you do it online I would suggest going in anyway. I think it’s just better than an online application.”

Hinch recommends that “if students get stuck they should always call because we can help them, and nine times out of ten they’ve made a second account and we just have to merge them, or haven’t gotten their email and we do understand their frustration.” Students can reach the Career Services department at 509-359-6365, [email protected] or walk into their office at 114 Showalter Hall.

In addition to career opportunities, EagleAXIS also provides students with career advising appointments. These appointments can be useful for students that need help creating or revising a resume or are unsure what to do with a certain major.

The company that controls EagleAXIS is always improving and a new version will likely be launching this fall, according to Hinch. It will be more mobile friendly for students using tablets and phones.

Another notable tool available for students is Career Shift. It is paid for by Eastern and free for students to use. Students do set up an account and it searches through many job boards using sophisticated algorithms to provide the most recent job opportunities.