Job vacancies can be posted on the Career Services website through the MyCareer system. to get started.
Although some ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ students participate in unpaid internships, most are paid positions that reflect the contributions that Queen’s students bring to the workforce. Programs like the , the , and NSERC CREATE Graduate Internship opportunities all require that employer partners pay students for the valuable work they perform.
offers employers an opportunity to hire ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ students for a 12-16 month period. QUIP internships are paid, professionally supervised, career-related positions designed to offer students the opportunity to learn about current advances, practices and technologies in business and industry. During the internship, students will have the chance to apply the knowledge and skills they have been gaining through their classroom and co-curricular experiences at Queen’s, while making a valuable contribution to your organization.
- Internships are 12 to 16 month, paid, professional work experiences
- Students are eligible to participate after completing their 2nd or 3rd year of undergraduate studies
- The program is open to students from Engineering, Computing, Arts & Sciences, and Health Sciences
Co-ops and internships both offer paid, for-credit, professional experience. Co-ops provide alternating 4-8 month work and study terms. Internships like the offer 12 to 16 month paid, for-credit work placements.
After feedback from both students and employers, ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ opted for the internship model instead of the co-op model based on two primary considerations:
- Longer work-terms provide enhanced benefit to both students and employers. Employers have informed us that they value the 12 to 16 month term because it allows for the assignment of meaningful work, provides added value in developing an intern, and provides a great look at potential future employees. Students in an internship have the opportunity of seeing a project (or projects) through to completion, and they have consistently told us that the longer term makes them feel like a valued part of the host organization.
- Students on internship only have to secure one position, as opposed to co-op students who often have to search for a new position each work term.
In both internship and co-op placements, students get an opportunity to experience the world of work, and apply what they have learned in the classroom in a professional setting. Student employees also have an opportunity to try out their chosen career path, expand their professional network, develop confidence, and earn a living.
The EL Hub and Career Services provide a range of services to employers on topics including:
- services through the MyCareer portal
- to recruit ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ students and graduates such as Career Fairs, On-campus event bookings, interview rooms, featured employer profiles, What's Next? magazine advertisements, and sponsorship opportunities.
- How to employ student talent
- How to onboard a new intern
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