HIRING OUR STUDENTS MADE EASY
- CONTACT US
To begin the hiring process, contact the UBC Engineering Co-op Office at 604-822-3022, online or email eng.coop@ubc.ca
- PROVIDE A JOB DESCRIPTION
Send us your job description via email eng.coop@ubc.ca, fax, or post it directly online in our Engineering Co-op Online system (ECO). Job descriptions should include information about your company, details about the work the student will do and required skills and abilities needed for job success.
- REVIEW PRE-SCREENED CANDIDATES
View student applications including cover letters, resumes and transcripts directly online after the job posting closing date. Student applications can also be made available to you via email, fax or courier.
- INTERVIEW OUR STUDENTS
After screening the resumes, select the candidates you wish to interview and contact us to arrange a convenient date, time and location for the interviews. You may choose to conduct interviews at UBC’s Vancouver or Okanagan campuses, at your workplace, via telephone or by video conference. Co-op staff will organize all interviews and forward an interview schedule to you.
- RANK OUR CANDIDATES
Following the interview process, choose the students you feel are appropriate for the position and rank them numerically in order of preference.
- RECEIVE AN EMPLOYMENT MATCH
The UBC Engineering Co-op Office will match your top choices with student rankings and confirm placement.
- SUBMIT AN OFFER LETTER TO THE CO-OP PROGRAM
The UBC Engineering Co-op Program requests that once you have hired a student, a formal Offer Letter from your company be sent to the Co-op Office (eng.coop@ubc.ca) or to the coordinator you have been working with.
The Offer Letter should include:
• Start and end dates for the work term;
• Hours of work;
• Salary and benefits;
• Supervisor’s name and contact details;
• Reporting location and orientation details (if possible);
• Other job specific requirements (e.g. medical testing, confidentiality agreement, required pay role documentation such as SIN card and a canceled cheque; and
• A line for the student to sign acceptance.
Last updated on October 14, 2010 @2:12 pm
