New Grad Review from The Career Directory (2010):
By Nancy Nguyen, Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editor
Description:
The City of Vancouver provides municipal government services to residents and businesses in one of Canada's largest cities.
Highlights for new grads:
- Average starting salary: $55,001 to $60,000
- Career planning services
- Flexible work hours
- In-house training program
- Mentoring program
- New entry-level positions (last year): 171
- Student employment: summer and co-op
- Telecommuting
- Tuition subsidies
- Vacation (after first year): 3 weeks
Typical positions for new grads:
Graduates would occupy Engineer-in-Training positions.
New grads hired here typically have these academic backgrounds:
- Bachelor of Engineering: General
Updated: Sep 25 2008
