Events & promotion

Conestoga is pleased to offer a variety of services designed to help your organization with its recruiting needs. Whether you are looking to hire for the season or are recruiting for a critical full-time position, we can help you build your talent pipeline and position your organization as an employer of choice.

Employer engagement opportunities

Our menu of flexible on campus and virtual engagement opportunities is designed to enhance your brand awareness and connect you with career-ready talent eager to contribute to your success.

Now Hiring Booth

Recruit for part-time, seasonal or full-time positions by hosting a booth on campus. Engage with students from a wide range of academic disciplines and promote your organization. Dates/times available at all campuses.

Diversity in the Workplace Series

Accelerate your diversity and inclusion initiatives by showcasing your inclusive hiring practices, workplace supports and culture. On campus and virtual options available.

Employer Information Session

Showcase your corporate culture, recruitment processes, career pathways and employment opportunities to students through a formal presentation delivered virtually or in person.

Networking Events

Meet students who want to connect with employers relevant to their field of study. Share information about career pathways, recruitment criteria, and specific job opportunities. Scheduled at various times throughout the year.

Conestoga job fairs

Network with hundreds of attendees and build a strong profile to attract the best candidates for your part-time/seasonal, full-time/graduate needs.

Job fairs are scheduled at various times throughout the year at various campuses.

Partners for Employment (P4E) job fairs

Together with the University of Waterloo, Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Guelph, Conestoga is pleased to host the P4E Job Fairs in September and February. The largest events of their kind in Canada, the fairs attract over 200 employers and more than 3,500 students and graduates from the four partner schools.

For more information, please visit Partners for Employment (P4E).

Contact

To discuss your student and graduate recruitment needs, please contact:
talenthub@conestogac.on.ca.

Co-op Student of the Year awards

Each year, Co-operative Education recognizes outstanding co-op students at a student awards ceremony in March.

Nominate your co-op student for an award by completing and submitting the Nomination Form and a letter of support by mid-December.

These awards are made possible through the generous support of individual donations and corporate sponsorship. Please consider supporting our mission of career and employment-related success for Conestoga students. Sponsors will be mentioned in all material promoting the Co-op Student of the Year event.