WaterlooWorks help: Search for jobs

To view co-op jobs on the Full-Cycle Service job board on WaterlooWorks, you must be on a recruiting term and unemployed for the upcoming work term. You must also have accepted the code of conduct and submitted your job search intentions on WaterlooWorks.

Once you’ve completed the steps above, click “Search Jobs” from your WaterlooWorks dashboard. You'll have access to specific job boards based on your program and level.

WaterlooWorks job boards

Co-op jobs are advertised to all students enrolled in a co-op program on WaterlooWorks. To search for co-op jobs, select one of the following job boards.

WaterlooWorks job board menu

To search for jobs on the Full-Cycle Service job board, you must be on a recruiting term and unemployed for the upcoming work term. You must also have accepted the terms and conditions and submitted your job search intentions on WaterlooWorks. You can also search for jobs on the WaterlooWorks Employer-Student Direct job board or arrange your own job at any time.

Once you’ve completed the steps above, click “Search Jobs” from your WaterlooWorks dashboard. You'll have access to specific job boards based on your program and level.

There are many ways to search within WaterlooWorks, here are five tips for an effective search:

1. Use the "My Program" toggle as a starting point

• When you use the "My Program" search in WaterlooWorks, you’ll see jobs that employers have identified might be a fit for you based on your program. When employers post jobs in WaterlooWorks, the jobs are tagged with clusters and those tags then populate these search results. You can read more about clusters and how they relate to your program on the clusters webpage.
• "My Program" is a great place to start your job search, but you shouldn’t stop there. There are many jobs you might be interested in and where you are able to apply your skills, but they might not all show up in this specific search.
• For example, think about the skills you’re acquiring that might go beyond your program, whether that’s through a specialization you’ve added to your degree, your participation in a WUSA club or a course you’re taking through LinkedIn Learning. If you’re looking for jobs that connect to these skills, you’ll also want to consider a keyword search.

2. Use any of the pre-built filters to save yourself some time

• The filter bar contains pre-made WaterlooWorks shortcuts, like "My Program", and they can help you quickly and easily find newly advertised jobs, postings you’ve previously viewed etc.

3. Search by region when you want to find jobs based on geography

• You can search for specific geographic regions using the “Region” toggle
• Review the list of cities mapped to each region

4. Use the keyword search when you want to find a specific type of job

• You can search for keywords located anywhere within each job posting by using the “Keyword” search bar. Some keywords to try:
  • Skills you want to use on the job (e.g. HTML, editing, research, CSS, relationship building, teamwork)
  • Job categories (e.g., marketing, accounting, finance)
  • Position titles (e.g., policy analyst, design student)
  • Job IDs (if you already know the specific Job ID, you can type it here)
  • Location (e.g., city, region, province, state, country, postal code)

5. Use the "Advanced Filters" when you’re looking for precise results

• Use this feature to search using detailed criteria and/or multiple criteria at once
• In the “Keyword” search box - do not put a comma between multiple keywords
• In the “Employment Location Arrangement” box - choose from in-person, remote or hybrid
• In the “Job Category (NOC)” section, you can select one or more National Occupation Classification (NOC) codes as part of your search criteria.
• In the “Targeted Degrees and Disciplines” section, you can search using clusters.

Save your search

WaterlooWorks allows you to save your search criteria so you can easily search the same thing again. You can also choose to have the system notify you via email if a new job that matches your saved search criteria is posted. You are allowed to save up to five searches on each job board.

To create a saved search:

1. Create the criteria for your saved search
2. Click “Save to My Searches” and give it a title
3. Select whether you'd like to receive email notifications when new job postings matching your criteria are added
4. Click “Save as new filter group”

To run a saved search:

1. From the job search overview page of each job board, your searches will be saved under “My Searches”
2. Click on the tile to run the saved search criteria

To rename or delete saved searches, or to change your email preferences, navigate to the appropriate job board and click on the pencil icon in the tile to edit.

To view a job directly from your search results, click on the job title. From the job description, you'll be able to apply, save to a job folder, remove the job from search results or print.

On each job description, you’ll see:

• Job posting information provided by the employer, for example:
  • Job location - specifics about the job’s region, address, city, province, postal code and country
  • Employment location arrangement - indicates whether the job is in-person, remote or hybrid. Additional details may be added in the open text field (e.g., if the job is remote but requires the student to be based in a specific location, if the job is hybrid and the student is expected to work certain days from specific locations or has the flexibility to choose, etc.)
  • Work term duration - the length of the work term (e.g., whether the position is four months, eight months etc.)
  • Job summary - a brief statement about the position
  • Job responsibilities - a description of the type of tasks and duties the job entails
  • Required skills - the competencies and abilities required for the role
  • Compensation and benefits information - a required field where employers may include salary, pay range, a note to discuss during interviews, benefits and other related information at their discretion
  • Targeted degrees and disciplines - indicate targeted clusters specified by the employer
• Application information and requirements to apply to the position (e.g., résumé, cover letter, grade report, etc.)
• Company information
• A “Map” tab displaying a Google Maps location of the company’s address

Please note: The compensation and benefits information provided is at the discretion of the employer and CEE cannot influence or guarantee the information.

Job search views

WaterlooWorks allows you to view job postings in different views. You can toggle between a table or card view depending on your preference. By default, the “Table Mode" is assigned.

To toggle between views:

1. On the job search results page, select the "Card Mode" icon in the top filter bar
2. To switch between modes, select the icon again to toggle back and forth

Rearrange and resize columns in "Table Mode"

While in "Table Mode", you can rearrange and resize the job search columns based on your preferences. These settings will only be saved for the current browsing session. 

To rearrange columns:

• Select the gear icon in the top filter bar to access the search settings
• Rearrange the column order depending on what works best for you

To resize columns:

• Select the column border and resize it by dragging the column to expand or minimize

While searching for jobs, you’ll see a list of search results that match the criteria you entered. From here, you can continue to filter for more specific results or add jobs to your saved folders to stay organized. You can save up to ten folders on each job board.

Building your saved folders:

• You can choose to save jobs you’re interested in by clicking the “Save to My Jobs Folder” icon next to each posting
• You can access your saved folders from the job search overview page of each job board
• Once you apply to a job, it will remain in your saved folders
• To remove a job from your saved folders, click “Change My Jobs Folder”
• To rename or delete a saved folder, navigate to the appropriate job board and click on the pencil icon in the title to edit

While searching for jobs, you’ll see a list of search results that match the criteria you entered. From here, you can continue to filter for more specific results, or specify those you want to remove from your search.