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Hire a co-op student

Liam (mechanical engineering) worked for Peerless Limited in Penticton.

Engage with UVic through co-op

Hiring a UVic co-op student is easy, and our co-op coordinators can help you every step of the way.

Develop a job description

Submit your job description, or give us a call at 250-721-7628 if you’d like help writing it. You set the salary based on fair market wages. We’ll post the job on our online co-op job board and send you résumés of the students who apply.
Interview the best candidates
Once you’ve chosen the applicants you’d like to interview, we’ll arrange an interview schedule that is convenient for you. You can interview student candidates at your office, on the phone, on the UVic campus or by videoconference.
Make a job offer
If you find a suitable candidate, we’ll make the offer of employment. Students have 24 hours to accept or decline the offer. Once the placement is confirmed, we’ll ask you to send the student a letter to formalize the employment details.

When to hire

Co-op students are available year-round. Work terms generally begin in January, May and September but you can post job descriptions any time. Co-op work terms are typically four months long, but students sometimes work for one employer for multiple work terms.

	Hiring for the fall term (Sept to Dec)	Hiring for the winter term (Jan to Apr)	Hiring for the summer term (May to Aug)
Send in your job descriptions	May 1 - Aug 31	Sept 1 - Jan 1	Jan 1 - Apr 30
Screen applications	Within two weeks of posting the job
Interview candidates	At your convenience
Extend a job offer by contacting the Co-op office	Following the interviews
Receive confirmation of the job placement from your Co-op office	Within two days of informing the Co-op office of whom you’d like to hire