{"id":108312,"date":"2026-03-10T17:40:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T21:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=108312"},"modified":"2026-03-10T17:42:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T21:42:01","slug":"connecting-students-to-campus-career-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2026\/03\/connecting-students-to-campus-career-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"Connecting students to campus career opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As one of <a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2026\/01\/holistic-supports-earn-brock-recognition-as-one-of-hamilton-niagaras-top-employers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hamilton-Niagara\u2019s Top Employers<\/a>, Brock University strives to attract exceptional talent not only from around the world, but also its student community.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to a new collaboration between Co-op, Career and Experiential Education (CCEE) and the Office of People and Culture (OPC), it\u2019s easier than ever for students to find employment opportunities and explore professional pathways at Brock through <a href=\"https:\/\/careerzone.brocku.ca\/home.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CareerZone<\/a>, the University\u2019s student job board.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBrock is a great place to study, and it\u2019s also a great place to build, grow and develop a career,\u201d says Associate Director, Career Education Melissa Beamer. \u201cWhen students begin their job search, every Brock opportunity is now right at their fingertips.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As well as CareerZone, managed by CCEE, the University also shares job postings through Workday, managed by OPC. All University employment opportunities are now visible through <a href=\"https:\/\/careerzone.brocku.ca\/home.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CareerZone<\/a>, giving students a central hub to find job postings, co-op roles, experiential learning opportunities, co-curricular programs and more.<\/p>\n<p>By aligning efforts, the two teams have developed a streamlined process that ensures all Brock employment openings appear on both platforms, boosting accessibility and visibility. The new process also strengthens engagement with hiring managers and supports a seamless hiring and onboarding process, increasing overall satisfaction for everyone involved.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to ensure all jobs at Brock are widely promoted. Meaningful on-campus opportunities encourage personal growth and the development of transferrable skills,\u201d says Stevey Hildebrand, Manager, Talent Acquisition and People Development. \u201cAs students embark on the next step of their career, we want to be top of mind. This collaboration shows our commitment to making Brock an exceptional place to work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Current employees looking for new Brock opportunities can visit <a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/careers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Workday<\/a> and log in with their employee credentials. Students looking for work experience and to start their careers can visit <a href=\"https:\/\/careerzone.brocku.ca\/home.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CareerZone<\/a> and log in using their student credentials.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re here to set students up for success and the partnership between CCEE and OPC helps us do just that,\u201d says Beamer. \u201cWe want students to feel confident that when they visit CareerZone, they are seeing it all.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As one of Hamilton-Niagara\u2019s Top Employers, Brock University strives to attract exceptional talent not only from around the world, but also its student community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":99,"featured_media":108313,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[5050,12574],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108312"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/99"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=108312"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108312\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":108315,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108312\/revisions\/108315"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/108313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=108312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=108312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=108312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}