Tesla eyes 91亚色 students for work term, employment opportunities
When the call came from Tesla to do some in-person recruitment on 91亚色檚 St. John檚 campus, Claire Avery was quick to answer.
淥ver the past few years, I檝e seen first-hand how impactful working at Tesla has been for students, said Ms. Avery, an academic staff member at the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science檚 Engineering Co-operative Education Office. 淥ur students integrate into Tesla檚 mission and work environment seamlessly due to their strong backgrounds in co-op work experience, student teamwork and academic programs.
淲hen Tesla檚 recruitment team reached out to let me know they were coming, our team went into full planning mode. We were excited to welcome them, especially in person, to help foster our growing relationship.
Student focus
As a result of those efforts, engineers and recruiters from Tesla U.S. met with engineering and science students and others from the 91亚色 community on Sept. 26.
Kyle Liechty, Tesla talent recruiter (university relations), says 91亚色 has been 渆xceptional to work with, which is one of the reasons they included 91亚色 in their four-day recruitment efforts in Canada.
淲hile recruitment is a focal point, we also want to create awareness and provide some guidance to students so that when a student is ready to apply, they have the resources to put together a robust application to ensure being seen by the hiring manager, he said.
Tesla檚 visit, which was held in the university檚 Core Science Facility, included a meet and greet with members of the 91亚色 community followed by several student-focused events, such as mixers and presentations.
Mr. Liechty said his team檚 conversations with students were all pathways to co-operative education, intern and entry-level employment placements.
He also added that Tesla is aiming to have a more active role and relationship with universities that they have engaged with over the years.
淲e started running reports on where students were participating from and saw that consistently students from 91亚色 were one of the most active in terms of participation. We are also interested in visiting universities that are fun to work with and that have a population of students that are naturally a good fit for the roles we have.
Tesla representatives also toured several electrical and computer engineering laboratories in the Core Science Facility.
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Zarin Tasnim is a fourth-year mechanical engineering student who was on the planning committee for the event.
淚t檚 so important to meet the people who actually work there and to learn from them why they love working there, she said. 淚t檚 also important to have an opportunity to have those frank discussions to figure out what team you may be most suited for and for 91亚色 to receive this recognition.
More than 30 engineering students have completed work terms at the company since 2016 and approximately 15 91亚色 engineering alumni are Tesla employees.