Recruitment Process and Timelines

The OIP recruitment schedule is outlined below. Successful candidates will be contacted after the end of each stage. A checkmark beside the stage, indicates the stage is completed.

Note: dates are subject to change depending on the volume of applications received.

	Application January 2 to 30, 2008	Applicants are required to complete a standard on-line application that is used for all focus areas. Only one application per candidate is accepted. After submitting your application online, you will receive an electronic message confirming receipt of your application. For additional information on submitting your application, please review Apply Online. Note that only successful candidates will be contacted.
	Application Screening January 31 to February 11, 2008	Applications will be reviewed and assessed against a consistent set of program selection criteria for each focus area. Candidates who score well during the screening stage will be invited to take part in the testing stage of the recruitment process.
	Written Test February 18 to 29, 2008	The testing session will consist of a written test. Please note, if contacted you must be available during this period to complete your test. Only candidates with the highest scores will be contacted for an interview.
	Interviews March 10 to 31, 2008	Candidates will be interviewed for the focus area chosen on the internship application. An interview panel will interview the highest-scoring applicants. The panel will ask each candidate a standard set of questions. The process will also include the completion of a related test/presentation scheduled to take place at the same time as the interview. Please note: candidates selected to attend an interview must provide proof of their educational credentials at the time of the interview.
	Reference Checks March 24 to April 10, 2008	All candidates who are interviewed are required to provide contact information for references that have direct knowledge of the candidate's knowledge, skills and abilities. Reference checks will be completed on top scoring candidates.
	Job Offer April 2008	A job offer will be made to successful candidates. Please note, offers are conditional subject to meeting eligibility requirements.
	Placement Notification May 2008	Successful candidates will be notified of their assigned work placements.
	Internship Begins June 2008	Internships will begin June 16, 2008.

You may wish to browse our FAQs for more information.

Application Deadline

A completed application will be accepted from Wednesday, January 2, 2008 until Wednesday, January 30, 2008, at 12:00 noon Eastern Standard Time.