FAQ for Employers

To hire a student, you’ll need to post a position, shortlist, and interview students, select your top candidate and make a job offer to your student of choice.  Technology Co-op Coordinators are available to assist you throughout this entire process.

Bachelor students are available for 4, 8, 12, or 16 months (1-4 work terms).  Each work term is 4 months in length.  

Post Bacc students are available for 4 or 8 months (1-2 work terms). Each work term is 4 months in length.

Each work term must be a minimum of 420 hours to qualify as a work term.

Technology Co-op Coordinators are available to support you through the entire hiring process. We can review your job descriptions and provide guidance that aligns with industry standards.  Plus, we can support you with interview scheduling. If you provide send us with your shortlist and interview schedule, we can contact students and schedule their interviews for you.  If you have questions about any of the candidates, you’re more than welcome to reach out to a Technology Co-op Coordinator to discuss your questions.

Work terms start at the beginning of each academic semester (September, January, and May).  Most work terms start within the first 2 weeks of the semester.

It is very common for our students to relocate for a work term.  We have students who have relocate across Canada each semester.

Technology students who are in a Technology based degree, qualify to be in our Technology Co-op program.  The following majors have a co-op option: Computing Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Data Science, ARET (Architectural and Engineering Technology).

It’s recommended to post a job up to 4 months before the start date.  Some key points to know:

  • Typically, students aren’t set up and ready to apply until the 3rd or 4th week of the semester.  So if posting during the first month of the semester – it’s best to have a longer application deadline to capture the most student’s attention.  
    • For example, if you want a student to start working in May – then post in January with a deadline of Feb 1 or later.  If you want a student to start working in September then post in May with a deadline of June 1.  
  • The closer you are to the start date, the shorter the posting period.

It is very common for our students to relocate for a work term.  We have students who have relocated across Canada each semester.