Student hiring for the summer starts now
February 10, 2025 – Defence Stories
Student hiring season is here! To give enough time to recruit students to join your team and to ensure students can start working full-time after school is done, student hiring for summer starts now! The National Student Hiring Team (NSHT) can help you find the right fit for your team.
Last year, the Department of National Defence (DND) surpassed the departmental goal of hiring 1200 students, and we will once again aim to reach this same goal this coming year. Students support our efforts of rejuvenating our workforce, build our organization of the future, all while considering diversity and employment equity. They can bring fresh ideas, new and emerging skills, and can fill gaps that help you meet your priorities. They can also help develop leadership within your team by giving your employees supervisory experience. Be strategic and consider students for those specialized skill sets that you are trying to build in your organization.
Did you know that hiring a student is a cost-efficient strategy for your staffing needs? A student can cost as little as $19,500 per year (full-time in summer and part-time through the school year), with the benefit of being able to bridge them into indeterminate and determinate positions within 5 years of graduating.
Do your part in hiring the future workforce!
Student recruitment options
- Request referrals from:
- The NSHT at CIV.DND.NationalStudentHiring-EmbaucheNationaleEtudiants.MDN@forces.gc.ca - If you would like to prioritize a position for students from an identified employment equity group, include this in your email request
- Visit the Federal Student Work Experience Program (FSWEP), with more than 30,000 students available
- Connect with universities or colleges for Co-op/internship students
- Contact DND’s recruitment team at dndcivilianrecruitment-recrutementcivilmdn@forces.gc.ca who can help find a career event near you or who can promote your student job opportunities on your behalf
- Identify a student and contact the NSHT to confirm if they qualify in the FSWEP specific name referral program
Submit the staffing request
- An HR Connect RH agent can help:
- Guide you through the online staffing HR Request process
- Complete the online staffing HR Request for you on the spot
- Or you can submit a request for an Initial student hire or a Student rehire in GC HRMS
- Keep your assessment simple
- Follow the Security Screening Requirements and include “NEW Student Hiring or Returning FSWEP/COOP Student” in the email subject line of your request for quicker processing times
- Plan IT equipment early
Bridging graduates to term/indeterminate options
- Visit our Student bridging page for an easy and effective way to staff a position with a former student
- Contact our National Student Hiring Team for guidance or to obtain a referral
Contact
Please do not hesitate to contact HR Connect RH or the National Student Hiring team for support.