Important dates for co-op students

Welcome, Waterloo co-op students! This webpage will give you a sense of what your recruiting term will look like if you're using the Full-Cycle Service job board (formerly the Hire Waterloo Co-op board) to search for jobs. For jobs outside of the Full-Cycle Service job board, you can check the Employer-Student Direct job board or Arrange Own Job process.

Employers will be posting jobs in all of the cycles below, so keep applying until you have a match! Whether you end up finding a job in Cycle 1 or later in the recruitment process, great jobs will be available and we’re here to support you every step of the way. If you have any questions, please send a message to your co-op advisor via WaterlooWorks.

Still looking for a job for the winter 2025 work term? You can continue searching for jobs until after the work term begins. After applying, employers will contact you directly to arrange interviews and discuss any offers.

Suggested co-op work term start and end dates

Date January - April 2025 May - August 2025 September - December 2025
Start date           January 6 May 5 September 2
End date   April 25 August 22 December 19

Spring 2025 important dates

Recruiting schedule for Full-Cycle Service job board (formerly the Hire Waterloo Co-op board)

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Cycle Number of apps you can submit Job postings open Job postings close (ET) Interview period Employer rankings available (ET) Student rankings due (ET) Match results available 
(ET)
Cycle 1 Posting 1 Submit up to 50 apps May 3 - 13 May 13 at 9 a.m. May 20 - June 4 June 5 at 2 p.m.  June 6 at 2 p.m. June 6 by end of day
Cycle 1 Posting 2 Submit up to 100 apps total (includes apps from previous cycle) May 14 - 21 May 21 at 9 a.m. May 20 - June 4 June 5 at 2 p.m. June 6 at 2 p.m. June 6 by end of day
Cycle 2 Posting 1 Submit up to 150 apps total (includes apps from previous cycles) June 7 - 17 June 17 at 9 a.m. June 20 - July 2* July 3 at
2 p.m.
July 4 at
2 p.m.
July 4 by end of day
Cycle 2 Posting 2 Submit up to 200 apps total (includes apps from previous cycles) June 18 - 24 June 24 at 9 a.m. June 20 - July 2* July 3 at
2 p.m.
July 4 at
2 p.m.
July 4 by end of day
Cycle 3
 
Submit up to 500 apps total (includes apps from all cycles) Beginning July 5
New jobs are posted daily and stay live for 2 business days
at 9 a.m. 2 business days after job is posted July 15 - 17 July 17 at 8 p.m. July 18 at 11 a.m. July 18 by end of day
Cycle 4
 
Submit up to 500 apps total (includes apps from all cycles) Beginning July 5
New jobs are posted daily and stay live for 2 business days
at 9 a.m. 2 business days after job is posted July 22 - 24 July 24 at 8 p.m. July 25 at 11 a.m. July 25 by end of day
Cycle 5
 
Submit up to 500 apps total (includes apps from all cycles) Beginning July 5
New jobs are posted daily and stay live for 2 business days
at 9 a.m. 2 business days after job is posted July 29 - 31 July 31 at 8 p.m. Aug. 1 at 11 a.m. Aug. 1 by end of day

May 2025 calendar of dates

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
     







 

1







 

2







 

3

Cycle 1
Posting 1

Jobs posted 9 a.m. (ET)
Application limit: 50 apps

5


Spring 2025 co-op work term starts

Start of classes

 

6







 

7







 

8







 

9


Cycle 1
Posting 1

All job postings open

 

10







 

12

13

Cycle 1
Posting 1

Job postings close 9 a.m. (ET) 

14

Cycle 1
Posting 2

Jobs posted 9 a.m. (ET)

Application limit: 50 more apps (Increased to 100 apps in total)

15

16

Cycle 1
Posting 2

All job postings open

17

19

Holiday - University closed

20

Cycle 1
Interviews

21

Cycle 1
Interviews

Cycle 1 
Posting 2

Job postings close 9 a.m. (ET)

22

Cycle 1
Interviews

23

Cycle 1
Interviews

24
26

Cycle 1
Interviews

27

Cycle 1
Interviews

28

Cycle 1
Interviews

29

Cycle 1
Interviews

30

Cycle 1
Interviews

 

June 2025 calendar of dates

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

2

Cycle 1
Interviews

3

Cycle 1
Interviews

Due date to request removal from Cycle 1 Match, 12 p.m. ET

4

Cycle 1
Interviews

5

Cycle 1
Employer rankings available 2 p.m. (ET)

6

Cycle 1
Student rankings consults 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. (ET)

Cycle 1
Student rankings close 2 p.m. (ET)

Cycle 1
Match results available by end of day

7

Cycle 2
Posting 1

Jobs posted 9 a.m. (ET)

Application limit: 50 more apps (Increased to 150 apps in total)

9

Last day to start work to earn a standard co-op credit for the spring 2025 work term.

10 11 12

13

Cycle 2
Posting 1

All job postings open

14
16

17

Cycle 2
Posting 1

Job postings close 9 a.m. (ET)

18

Cycle 2
Posting 2

Jobs posted 9 a.m. (ET)

Application limit: 50 more apps (Increased to 200 apps in total)

19

20

Cycle 2
Interviews

Cycle 2
Posting 2

All job postings open

21

23

Cycle 2
Interviews

24

Cycle 2
Interviews

Cycle 2
Posting 2

Job postings close 9 a.m. (ET)

25

Cycle 2
Interviews

26

Cycle 2
Interviews

27

Cycle 2
Interviews

Due date to request removal from Cycle 2 Match, 12 p.m. ET

28

30

Holiday - University closed


 
   

July 2025 calendar of dates

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
 

1

Holiday - University closed

2

Cycle 2
Interviews

3

Cycle 2
Employer rankings available 2 p.m. (ET)

4

Cycle 2
Student rankings consult 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. (ET)

Cycle 2
Student rankings close 2 p.m. (ET)

Cycle 2
Match results available by end of day

5

Cycles 3-6
New jobs posted daily (open for 2 business days and then close at 9 a.m. ET). Check WaterlooWorks often.

Application limit: Increased to 500 apps in total

7

Last day to start work to earn a flexible co-op credit for the spring 2025 work term.

8

9

10

11

12

14

15

Cycle 3
Interviews

Due date to request removal from Cycle 3 Match, 12 p.m. ET

16

Cycle 3
Interviews

17

Cycle 3
Interviews

Cycle 3
Employer rankings available 8 p.m. (ET)

18

Cycle 3
Student rankings close 11 a.m. (ET)

Cycle 3
Match results available by end of day

19

21

22

Cycle 4
Interviews

Due date to request removal from Cycle 4 Match, 12 p.m. ET

23

Cycle 4
Interviews

24

Cycle 4
Interviews

Cycle 4
Employer rankings available 8 p.m. (ET)

25

Cycle 4
Student rankings close 11 a.m. (ET)

Cycle 4
Match results available by end of day

26

28

29

Cycle 5
Interviews

Due date to request removal from Cycle 5 Match, 12 p.m. ET

30

Cycle 5
Interviews

Classes end

31

Cycle 5
Interviews

Cycle 5
Employer rankings available 8 p.m. (ET)

 

August 2025 calendar of dates

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

1

Cycle 5
Student rankings close 11 a.m. (ET)

Cycle 5
Match results available by end of day

4

Direct offers start

Holiday - University closed

5

Exams start

6

7

8

11

12

13

14

15

18

19

20

21

22

Spring 2025 co-op work term ends

25

26

27 28 29
31        

Important notes

  • May 19: No interviews/University closed (Victoria Day holiday).
  • June 9: Last day to start work to earn a standard co-op credit for the spring 2025 term.
  • *June 30 and July 1: No interviews/University closed (Canada Day holiday).
  • July 7: Last day to start work to earn a flexible co-op credit for the spring 2025 term.

Direct offers: Hiring continues following the last match on August 1. If you are still looking for a fall 2025 work term, keep searching and applying for jobs on WaterlooWorks. After applying, employers will contact you directly to arrange interviews and discuss any offers.

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