Employer FAQs

The University of Canterbury's online recruitment tool NZUni Talent is for employers, organisations and community groups to use when advertising vacancies, internships and scholarships to UC students and graduates. 

UC is part of a group of seven universities in New Zealand that work together to secure and promote employment and scholarship opportunities through the NZUni Talent platform.

This means NZUni Talent is the only jobs board in New Zealand with direct access to students and graduates from seven of the eight New Zealand universities.

All UC students and graduates can access this service, and about 1300 students log into the site each week to view and apply for advertised positions.

It is a simple process to sign-up and list vacancies. You can target your job listing to specific areas of study and preview your advertisements within the employer dashboard. You can also set up and maintain an employer profile within the platform for students to learn more about your organisation.

• University of Canterbury
• Lincoln University
• University of Otago
• Auckland University of Technology
• University of Auckland
• Victoria University of Wellington
• Massey University

Yes you can, while seven universities participate, you control who you wish to advertise with.

Please visit the website for the fees Pricing - NZUni Talent

Yes! Our international students are a huge asset to Aotearoa, with global studies showing a company’s diversity of staffing has a direct correlation with its bottom line and culture. 

Employers do not need to provide any information to Immigration New Zealand when looking to employ someone who holds a Student visa or Post-Study Work visa. Specific conditions for each student are contained in their eVisa.

• Our international graduates can apply for a three year open (non-market) tested post-study work visa upon completion of their degree. This allows students to work in any job, in any industry and region across New Zealand for up to a three year period. For tools and resources designed for New Zealand employers, see INZ resources for hiring migrant staff
• Current student visa holders may be allowed to work part-time for up to 20 hours a week and full-time during all scheduled holidays and/or during the Christmas and New Year holiday period. For information about employing a student visa holder, refer to the INZ Information Sheet

If your internship can fit a programme of study that offers work-integrated learning options for example our PACE Internships, or our Executive Development Programme, then yes, we can assist with sourcing a potential candidate or candidates for you.  If the opportunity does not fit, then we are not able to assist with promotion on our job platform NZUni Talent.

We ask our employers to look to pay a living wage if they can otherwise minimum wage depending on the level of study and expertise you are looking for.

Scholarships and awards are free of charge to advertise on our NZUni Talent jobs board, please contact them to sign-up and post details free of charge.

We do offer a targeted email service so employers are able to send through recruitment related information directly to our student’s university in-boxes.  This service can be used to promote current recruitment, on-campus or on-site activities and scholarships and awards.  It can be very targeted with the employer selecting which subject majors and which study levels you most want to engage with.

Please see the current schedule of fees below:

Please note that it is UC Policy that firms advertise their vacancies first through NZUni Talent before any other publicity is sent out. This policy ensures that all graduate positions are listed in one place so that students can easily access all vacancies.

Emails (1 x subject + 1 x year study level = 1 course group)

• Less than 10 course groups: $90 + GST
• 10-20 course groups: $220 + GST
• 20-30 course groups: $330 + GST
• 30-40 course groups: $550 + GST
• 40-50 course groups: $770 + GST
• 50-60 course groups: $990 + GST

We recommend limiting emails to 200 words or less of text and you are welcome to include colour photographs and graphics and any useful links.

Please contact the Employment Coordinator for assistance:

• Industry work experience College of Engineering | University of Canterbury
• Engineering Work Experience – Expectations for Students and Employer

UC Careers Employment Co-ordinator

UC Engineering Work Experience Coordinators

Please see UC Engineering Industry Collaborations to learn more about final year projects with the College of Engineering.

Advertising employment opportunities to our students can and does happen throughout the year, however, there are some  periods that see higher levels of recruitment engagement and these are outlined below:

• Business and Law: February, March April
• Engineering: February, March, May, June

Please don’t consider that these as the only time you can advertise as this is not correct, but some of the larger Accounting, Law and Engineering firms do come to market for their internship and graduate programmes at these times.

We recommend reviewing the University of Canterbury key dates for the academic year to also assist you when planning to go to market.

We recommend accessing the HAYS Recruitment Salary Guide

Each year, we survey UC graduates to understand better our graduates’ employment patterns, occupations, and destinations. Check out the graduate destinations data here