Employ a student or graduate: find AUT talent for your business
Are you looking to hire student or graduate talent for your business? As well as good academic grades, we know employers are looking for the essential employability skills of work readiness, resilience, collaboration, communication and the ability to step confidently into life’s challenges. We offer a number of ways to connect your organisation to AUT students and graduates.
We can find the right fit. We design courses in conjunction with industry leaders (like our Master of Construction Management, co-designed with Fletcher Construction) that teach students integral skills, so they can hit the ground running in your organisation.
Another important way to connect with our students and graduates is to advertise internships and graduate job opportunities with us.
Advertise a role on the NZUni Talent job board
Promote your job opportunities by posting on NZUni Talent, where you gain instant access to students and graduates from AUT and other universities in NZ. List your graduate vacancies, internships, volunteering opportunities, or entry-level roles quickly and easily via the centralised platform and access students and graduates simultaneously for a reasonable cost.
Offer a study-related work placement
Most of our study programmes at AUT include workplace experience for students. Placements benefit the employer as much as the student – your organisation can get help on a project, and students get relevant work experience while gaining credit toward their study.
Placement lengths can vary from weeks to months, and during the placement you’ll need to give feedback on the student’s work.
Contact us to find students for a study-related work placement
Promote your business on campus
Raise awareness of your organisation and highlight opportunities to students and graduates – attend a career fair or expo, or lead a workshop or presentation. Our employer events are a great way for you to connect with top talent.
Hiring a student or graduate: what's in it for you?
There are lots of benefits to hiring a student or recent graduate.
AUT has a reputation for producing great graduates who are fast thinkers, collaborators and aspiring leaders. They’ll help you solve a business problem or take a current project to the next step.
It’s easy to advertise your job roles and find the right match.
Becoming a disability confident employer
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