Recruit students at events

Student recruitment events
As an employer, you can connect with thousands of UVic students and alumni at our Co-op and Career events.
Exhibit at a Co-op and Career fair
We host a variety of career fairs each year. Our fairs are full-day events attended by hundreds of UVic students and graduates. As a participant, you’ll receive an exhibit table and be welcome to hold workshops, host information sessions and network with other employers. You’ll even have the opportunity to hold interviews on campus—and hire standout students on the spot!
- Co-op and Career Fair (general) – Held in September or October
- Hi-Tech Co-op and Career Fair – Held in February
- Mini Hi-Tech Co-op and Career Fair – Held in May
Host an information session
Want to raise your organization’s profile at UVic? Host your own employer information session where you can:
- discuss your organization
- meet with students and potential employees
- answer questions
- share information about job prospects
- promote your organization at UVic
What does a session include?
What does a session include?
We’ll provide a classroom venue and schedule a convenient time with you to host your session. We’ll also take care of all on-campus marketing—just tell us who you’d like to reach. We can advertise through our Co-op and Career offices; on our website, Facebook pageand Twitter feed; on the UVic events calendar; and with posters all across campus (you can provide your own poster, or we’ll use our template to create one especially for you).
What employers have hosted sessions?
What employers have hosted sessions?
Many organizations have hosted employer information sessions through UVic Co-op and Career. Here are just a few:
- Bank Of Canada
- BlackBerry
- Chartered Accountants of BC
- Exxon Mobil Canada
- Government of Canada Treasury Board
- Government of Hong Kong
- Government of Northwest Territories
- IBM Canada Ltd
- Imperial Oil
- Investors Group Financial Services
- Lattitude Global Volunteering
- Microsoft
- Natural Resources Canada
- RCMP
- Schneider Electric
- Statistics Canada
How can you schedule a session?
How can you schedule a session?
To arrange your own employer information session, please contact evcoop@uvic.ca and specify if you are looking to target students in specific program areas.


