Careers and Employability Services at University of Waikato
The University of Waikato provides students with a variety of resources to help them find jobs and internships.
MyCareer
You can access the following career and employability services by logging into the MyCareer (opens in a new tab) platform:
- Sign up to the Employability Plus Award (EPA), our volunteering programme
- Information about upcoming career expos, employer visits and other events
- Drop-ins/Online Career Chats - a 15 minute chat with one of our consultants
- Workshops (on-campus and online)
- CareerSet, it utilises proprietary AI technology to score your applications based on dozens of key criteria employers are looking for
- Career tools and resources
- One-one-one appointments with one of our career consultants
- Discover graduate, internship, part-time, and volunteer opportunities through our Jobs Page
Career Expos 2027
Connect and engage with a range of employers and learn about career pathways available to you once you graduate:
- Business, Management & Law Career Expo
Wednesday 10 March, 11am – 2pm - Engineering, Tech, Science & Health Career Expo
Wednesday 12 May, 11am – 2pm - Tauranga Career Expo (open to all industries)
Tuesday 16 March, 11am – 1:30pm - Volunteering Expo
TBC - Māori and Pacific Networking Event
Thursday 6 May, 4pm – 6:30pm - Trimester B Career Expo (open to all industries)
Wednesday 28 July, 11am – 2pm
Join us at The Pā on the Hamilton Campus for all 2027 Career Expos, except the Tauranga Expo, which will be held at the Tauranga Campus.
If you're an employer and you wish to be on the information list, email industry@waikato.ac.nz (opens in a new tab)
Contact
Any questions or issues accessing your MyCareer account please email mycareer@waikato.ac.nz.
You can also find us on Instagram@uowcareerstream (opens in a new tab).