Commerce Internship Program

When you recruit a high-calibre DeGroote Commerce student for your organization, you will receive an energetic and enthusiastic intern who will bring core technical competencies and excellent academic training in a variety of specializations including: accounting, marketing, finance, human resources and general business administration. 

Fast Facts

• Students in the Commerce Internship Program have successfully completed their third year of commerce studies.
• Internship students are available for paid work assignments starting in May (12 or 16 month assignments) or September (12 month assignments).
• The recruitment process for internship students begins each December and continues through June.
  
  

Key Recruitment Dates for 2011 / 2012

Participate in the Commerce Internship Program

The Commerce Internship recruitment cycle has two phases. Phase One consists of an allocated job posting period followed by an interview period and a Rank and Match process. Employers and students who are not matched in Phase One continue into Phase Two, where recruitment follows an interview / offer framework. Refer to Key Recruitment Dates listed above for specific cycle dates.

1. Post a Job
   Follow the OSCARplus Guidelines or email your job posting to cip@mcmaster.ca. Our Associate, Recruitment Programs will arrange job posting details and coordinate on-campus interviews at your request.
   
   
2. Conduct On-Campus Interviews
   Our team will partner with you to facilitate a seamless on-campus interview process. CBCD has a number of dedicated interview rooms to facilitate on-campus interviewing. In order to ensure the best service to employer and that students have a reasonable amount of time to manage their academic and interview schedules, we request that all first round interviews are conducted on-campus. To reserve your interview date please contact our Associate, Recruitment Programs at 905.525.9140 ext. 27592.
   
   
3. Rank and Match
   Once interviews are complete, the employer ranks all candidates by number, based upon suitability for the position. Students then rank their preferred employer opportunities and a calculated match takes place.
   
   
4. Offer of Employment
   Once the matching process is confirmed, a formal letter of employment is prepared by the employer and sent to the student with a copy to CBCD for the student’s file. CBCD will then, in turn, provide a confirmation letter to the employer that can be used for tax credit purposes.

Eligible for a Tax Credit

In return for investing in the future of a DeGroote School of Business student, the Ontario government provides eligible Ontario-based employers with a tax credit of a rate of up to 25% of wage-related expenses (maximum $3000) for each four months of employment.

The co-operative education tax credit helps to create employment opportunities by providing employers operating unincorporated businesses with a refundable tax credit for hiring
post-secondary education students.

For more information, please refer to the Ontario Ministry of Finance website.

On the Job

To make this experience successful for you and the student, we ask that each employer:

• Supervise and guide the student during the work term to provide a welcoming and
  skill-developing work experience
• Participate in a work site visit with one of CBCD's Relationship Managers to discuss the student's progress
• Complete a final evaluation form and discuss the results of this evaluation with the student