Whistler Blackcomb employees in team costumes for a staff race
New Grad Review from The Career Directory (2013):
By Kristina Leung and Julien Gagnier, Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors
Description:
Whistler Blackcomb is one of Canada's premier skiing and snowboarding destinations.
Highlights for new grads:
- Average starting salary: 25,000 or less
- Career planning services
- Flexible work hours
- Formal leadership training
- Health benefits for new employees
- In-house training program
- Mentoring program
- Online training program
- Orientation program for new employees
- Student employment: summer and co-op
- Tuition subsidies
- Vacation (after first year): 2 weeks
- Summer recruitment begins in February of each year; Fall recruitment begins in May and ends in June
Hiring locations across Canada:
Whistler BC, Vancouver BC
Typical positions for new grads:
Graduates would occupy Kids Camp Child Care Worker, Instructors, Accounts Payable / Receivable Clerk, Revenue Representative, Retail / Rental Hosts, Sales and Marketing, Graphic Designer, Receptionist, Administrative Assistant, Lift Maintenance Mechanic, Data Entry Clerk, Computer User Support, Human Resources, Food and Beverage, Guest Services and Trades (Mechanic, Millwright, Plumber, Carpenter, Electrician) positions.
New grads hired here typically have these academic backgrounds:
- Bachelor of Arts: General, Business, Economics, Human Resources, Public Relations / Communications, Social Work
- Bachelor of Commerce / Business Administration: General, Accounting, Finance, Hotel / Food Services, Human Resources, Information Systems, Marketing
- Bachelor of Education: Early Childhood
- Community College Diploma: General, Accounting, Automotive Mechanic, Business, Carpentry, Child Care / Education, Communications / Public Relations, Human Resources, Information Technology, Marketing / Sales, Recreation Studies
- Professional Accreditation: Accounting (CA), Accounting (CGA), Accounting (CMA), Human Resources (CHRP, CEBS), Quality Assurance (TQM)
Updated: Nov 29 2012
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