A Clear pathway to business talent
The UBC Faculty of Management provides employers with specialized access to business students and graduates through a dedicated employer engagement team and streamlined partnership process.
Whether you are recruiting talent, seeking support on a business challenge, building brand awareness with future business leaders, or strengthening your long-term workforce pipeline, we make it easy to connect with the right opportunities and the right talent.
Through co-op education, applied consulting projects, career engagement initiatives, mentorship opportunities, and graduate recruitment, employers can engage business students throughout their academic journey – from early career exploration to full-time employment.
One faculty. One point of contact. Multiple ways to engage.
📌 Coming soon!
A Dedicated Business Career & Employer Engagement Hub
Beginning this fall, the Faculty of Management will launch a dedicated Business Career Hub, creating new opportunities for organizations to connect with and recruit top business talent from UBC Okanagan.
Designed specifically for Faculty of Management students and employer partners, this platform will provide:
- Direct access to business students both at the undergraduate and graduate levels
- Targeted job and Co-op posting opportunities
- Enhanced employer branding and visibility within the Faculty of Management community
- Faculty-specific networking, recruitment, and engagement events
- Streamlined communication and recruitment tools
- New opportunities to build long-term talent pipelines and industry partnerships
More details will be shared in the coming months as we prepare for launch.
Connect with Business Talent
Whether you’re looking to recruit, collaborate on a project, increase your visibility with students, or build your future talent pipeline, our team can help identify the right opportunities and guide you through the process.
Connect
Meet students and build awareness of your organization.
Engage
Collaborate through experiential learning opportunities and applied projects.
Recruit
Hire business students and graduates through co-op and employment opportunities.
Ways to Partner
The best hires start as relationships. Meet them before you need them.
To support meaningful relationship-building between employers and students, we are launching a new Business Connections Series designed to increase opportunities for connection throughout the academic year.
These initiatives will support:
- Informal networking and relationship-building
- Employer visibility and brand awareness
- Career exploration and industry insight for students
- Connections between employers, alumni, faculty, staff, and students
Additional opportunities will include guest speaking, industry panels, mentorship initiatives, classroom engagement, and career-focused events.
Have a business challenge you’d like fresh perspective on? The Faculty is introducing a refreshed approach to experiential learning through COMM_O 493 – Consulting Project.
Rather than individual student groups each working with separate partner organizations, we’re now pairing one partner organization per class resulting in multiple student teams all focused on your challenge independently.
Participating organizations benefit from:
- Multiple perspectives on the same challenge
- Faculty guidance and structured support throughout
- Research insights & actionable recommendations
- A natural pipeline into co-op hiring, mentorship, and ongoing partnership
Beyond the project, there’s no better way to see what our students are capable of or to get your organization on their radar.
Access students and graduates with skills in:
- Accounting
- Finance
- Marketing
- Human Resources
- Business Analytics
- Operations
- Project Management
- Sales and Business Development
- Strategy and Consulting
Recruit for:
- Co-op positions
- Full-time employment
- Part-time opportunities
- Contract and project-based work
- Graduate recruitment initiatives
Our team can help promote opportunities and connect your organization with students whose skills and interests align with your hiring needs.
Why Hire UBC Okanagan Business talent
Faculty of Management students combine strong business fundamentals with applied learning experiences that prepare them to contribute in professional environments.
Through coursework, experiential learning, consulting projects, leadership development, and employer engagement opportunities, students develop the skills organizations value most:
- Analytical and critical thinking
- Communication and collaboration
- Problem solving
- Leadership and professionalism
- Business and financial acumen
- Adaptability and innovation
Bachelor of Commerce (BCom)
Students pursue studies in:
- Accounting
- Finance
- Marketing
- Organizational Behaviour & Human Resources
- General Business Management
Master of Management (MM)
Graduate students bring advanced leadership development, strategic thinking, and applied business experience through an accelerated, career-focused master’s degree.
Together, these programs provide employers with access to both emerging and graduate-level business talent.
Supporting Okanagan Business and Community Partners
The Faculty of Management is committed to strengthening the Okanagan’s workforce and business community through meaningful partnerships with employers, non-profits, public sector organizations, startups, and industry leaders.
Whether you’re looking to hire talent, explore a business challenge, or build future workforce capacity, we help connect organizations with students who are ready to contribute while gaining valuable professional experience.
Your Dedicated business talent partner
When you partner with the Faculty of Management, you gain:
- Specialized access to business student and graduate talent
- A dedicated employer engagement contact
- Flexible partnership opportunities aligned with your goals
- Opportunities to build visibility and relationships before recruitment begins
- Support throughout the recruitment and engagement process
- Access to applied learning partnerships that create organizational value
Our goal is simple: make it easy for organizations to connect with business talent and build meaningful partnerships that support long-term workforce development.
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Meet our Team - Business Development Manager
Graeme works with employers, industry leaders, and community organizations to develop meaningful partnerships with the Faculty of Management.
From student recruitment and co-op hiring to consulting projects, career engagement initiatives, and long-term workforce development strategies, Graeme helps organizations identify opportunities to connect with business students and graduates in ways that align with your goals.
Let’s build your future talent pipeline
Whether you’re looking to hire a co-op student, recruit future graduates, increase your visibility among business students, or explore a customized partnership opportunity, we’re here to help.
Let’s explore how your organization can connect, engage, hire, and grow alongside the next generation of business leaders.
We mean business when it comes to building talent, strengthening industry relationships, and creating opportunities that benefit students, employers, and our broader community.