Paid Leadership Positions

Even Red Bull offers paid leadership positions to students.

Most college students are looking for ways to strengthen their resume, but few are aware that many universities offer paid leadership positions to students. All schools have certain programs that they need to maintain, and many of these are the ones that will pay students to invest their time. Here's a list of departments that often pay students to take up leadership roles.

#1. Resident Adviser (RA) - the highest paying (free room and board) but also comes with the big sacrifice of living with new students.

#2. Inter Club Council- At my school positions like Vice President of Finances and President of Club Affairs for the Inter Club Council pay over $1000 for the year, and look great on a resume!

#3. The Student Newspaper- Whether you take pictures, write articles, design the web site, or sell advertisements, the student newpaper at your school should pay you for your time. Plus it's great practical experience.


#. 4 International Programs- If you went abroad, your school's international program office might hire you 
to become an ambassador for your program (my university does this).

#5. Become a Student Ambassador- Many organizations from Red Bull to The National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance (NCIIA) are looking for students to represent them on college campuses, and will pay you to do it.


Your school could offer many more positions in a variety of different areas, this is just a sample of whats out there. The important thing for you to do is to start looking for these types of opportunities on campus. If you  do find any more, or know of any more, I encourage you to comment on this post and let me know.