Hiring a Student
Why Hire a SIP Student?
The Science Internship Program is a paid, supervised work experience opportunity for students in the Faculty of Science, ALES and Campus St. Jean. In this program, our students gain valuable, real-world experience through full-time employment in positions related to their field of study. By hiring our students, you will have more staff available to meet project deadlines and the opportunity to screen for potential new employees. Student interns also bring a new perspective and excitement into the workplace. Our students are very knowledgeable, qualified and enthusiastic about entering the workforce and would make an excellent addition to any team.
Steps to Hire a Student
1. Create an account on our job portal
- Create an account on our job portal CampusBridge, with your email address as your username and a password. Your account will be reviewed by the Career Centre team and they will follow up with you for approval within 1-2 business days.
- On the CampusBridge platform on the left hand side menu the fourth point Employer Resources, provides detailed information on how to navigate the portal.
2. Submit a job posting on CampusBRIDGE
- On your dashboard on CampusBridge, click on the green button "Post Job". You can select the different job boards you would like to post your position to.
- Complete the job posting form with the details like internship length, start and end dates, task description, qualification and application details/ deadlines (remember, the more detailed information you can provide, the higher the interest of students!).
- Review SIP position requirements here.
- Providing salary information can attract more applicants
- Detailed position requirements are helpful for students to prepare their cover letters.
- Job postings are reviewed and approved within 24 hours
- If a position is being declined we will contact you regarding the reason.
- There are different ways to collect applications from students:
- SciWorks
- Receive an application bundle after deadline
- Receive them as they come in
- Your company’s application portal
- SciWorks
3. Review the application materials and select candidates for interviews
- On your dashboard click on ‘Opportunities" to view all the job postings you have already posted.
- Click on the green ‘view app(s)’ button for the respective job posting to view the applications.
- You can download individual applications by clicking on the green button ‘Options’ or download all applications or a selection of them by clicking on the blue round menu button with the three dots in the lower right corner.
4. Arrange interviews directly with the students
- Interviews can be scheduled through CampusBRIDGE or independently.
- To schedule the interviews through CampusBRIDGE:
- Go back to the list of applicants by looking up the position and clicking on the ‘view app(s)’ button. Update the application status for the different students you want to interview to "selected for interview".
- Next, click on the blue menu button and click on the green drop down menu "Interview Options" and select "Create an interview schedule". Please follow the instructions and fill in the necessary information on preferred dates, time and location.
- The SIP team will process your interview schedule and send you the finalized interview schedule. You can also view the interview schedule on your CampusBridge profile by clicking on the Interview tab on your dashboard..
- Interviews can also be conducted on campus; let the SIP team know if you require a room booked for you.
- Please inform students who were interviewed but not selected.
5. Extend job offer to the student
- Notify the SIP team of the selected student. Offers can be extended directly to the student or through the SIP team.
- Set up an offer letter including the duties, start and end date, department, wage, and if possible, the supervisor's name.
- Send the offer letter directly to the student or through the SIP team, however please ensure the SIP team is cc’d. It is important that the SIP team is aware of any offer letters going out to the students.