Employer FAQs

• Presentation: in the evening, directly to students. You provide guest speakers, PowerPoint presentations, and perhaps pizzas, followed by a networking opportunity. We provide you with the venue, equipment, advertise on CareerHub, and a host to support you during the event. 

• Pop-up stand: Set up a stand (pull-up banners & merch) outside lecture theatres, in our foyer area, for a couple of hours during the day. We provide you with a table, advertise on CareerHub, and help you set up and pack down.

Online events:

We are now offering the option of hosting online presentations through Zoom/Teams. 

• We recommend organising this from 11.45 am - 12.45 pm during term times. 
• We help you with advertising on CareerHub & facilitate the session (introducing you and the company), you set up the meeting (link from your end), and present. 

Catering

• You will need to organise catering from your end. UC hosts will help you set up the food during the day. 

NZUni Talent is our Jobs Board that is used by all eight universities across New Zealand. If you have any questions related to the platform, please contact Sanda Jukic (Service Delivery Manager, NZUni Talent). All University of Canterbury students are automatically registered onto the platform and our students tend to scan the site regularly. 

It's UC policy to only advertise roles (targeted email) that are published on NZUNi Talent. To learn about cost for targeted email, please contact our Employer Engagement Advisor at employmentcoordinator@canterbury.ac.nz

Advertising employment opportunities to our students can and does happen throughout the year; however, some  periods 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 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 hold a Business and Arts Careers Fair, Law Recruitment Evening (both in early March), STEM Careers Fair (early May), and a Volunteering Expo annually (late July/early August).

Please visit the Career fairs and expo page for more information about these events and how you can register to participate. Please note, that registrations open in early December for the following year.

If you have any questions about our fairs, please contact our Events Team in the first instance Events@canterbury.ac.nz  

We can get your opportunities out directly to students via targeted emails. Please note that it’s UC policy to only advertise roles that are published on NZUni Talent.

We send out targeted emails only during term times, please contact the Employer Engagement Advisor at employmentcoordinator@canterbury.ac.nz to get a quote.

Our term dates for 2026 are as follows:

Term 1: 16 February 2026 – 27 March 2026

Term 2: 20 April 2026 – 29 May 2026

Term 3: 13 July 2026 – 22 August 2026

Term 4: 7 September 2026– 16 October 2026

• Everyone does a presentation ... Make your session more engaging & interactive
• Students love merch, icebreakers, a challenge, games, or lucky draws!
• Bring recent graduates who can talk through their own ‘graduate journey’ working with you
• Showcase examples of work/projects they will work on
• Provide insight into your work culture and ‘what makes you excited to go to work in the morning’
• Outline growth opportunities and let students network with you after your presentation