Employer FAQs

You can advertise your opportunities on your website, Seek, Prosple, LinkedIn, SJS, Volunteering Canterbury, or any other jobs board. 

We provide paid targeted emails for certain opportunities, please read more about it and contact us to get a quote. 

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 it's not limited to this. 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  

Evening presentation (no cost)

You provide:

• Guest speakers
• Presentation slides
• Optional catering (such as pizza), 

We provide:

• Venue and equipment (HDMI cable, USB portal, microphone, screens)
• Event promotion through our events platform

Pop-up events (no cost) - No registrations
Set up a promotional stand in high-traffic student areas, such as outside lecture theatres or in foyer spaces, during the day. Most popular (10 am - 2 pm)

You can bring:

• Pull-up banners
• Merchandise
• Promotional material
• Friendly staff to network with students

We provide:

• A table and free space outside lecture theatres/busy common areas
• Promotion through our events platform
• Support with event setup

Online webinars (no cost)
We also offer the option to host presentations online through Zoom or Microsoft Teams.

We recommend scheduling online sessions between 12–1 pm during term time to maximise student attendance.

• You provide the meeting link, organise your presentation, and the speakers

• We provide free promotion through our events platform 

Catering

• If you choose to provide catering, this will need to be organised directly by your organisation.
• Please ensure you bring catering with you, or that you have enough staff available to manage deliveries during the event.

Promotion

• We do one standard complimentary promotion of all upcoming events to students via email and our Instagram stories. If you are keen on getting additional push, you can post a story on your Instagram & tag us to reshare it for free. For paid targeted email, please check the cost here. 

We send out targeted emails only during term times, please contact the Employer Engagement Advisor at talent.connect@canterbury.ac.nz to get a quote or find out more about the emails. 

Our term dates for 2026:

Term 1: 16 February 2026 – 27 March 2026
Term 2: 20 April 2026 – 29 May 2026
Term 3: 13 July 2026 – 21 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