Recognized as one of Canada's Top Employers for Young People (2024):
Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors (Jan 22, 2024)
Here are some of the reasons why Geotab Inc. was selected as one of Canada's Top Employers for Young People (2024):
- Participants in Geotab's co-op and internship program have access to a range of learning and networking tools and student advisory groups, and are assigned a dedicated mentor to support their journey at the organization -- students participating in the program also have the opportunity to take part in a week-long Intern Innovation Challenge where they are tasked with creating an innovative solution to optimize Geotab's business
- Interns at Geotab are encouraged to meet and network with their peers through a range of social activities held throughout the term, highlighted in an Intern Newsletter that is circulated monthly -- the organization also hosts an Intern Appreciation Week, featuring panel discussions on a range of topics of interest to young people such as managing mental health and stress, career pathways, speed networking, and advice from experienced Geotab staff
Highlights
Industry | Fleet management software |
Major Canadian locations | Toronto ON, Waterloo ON, Oakville ON |
Full-time employees in Canada | 1,399 |
Student opportunities | summer jobs, co-op opportunities, paid internships, orientation program, in-house training, online training, in-house career planning services, online employee skills inventory, leadership training |
Related tuition subsidies | employer covers up to 100% of tuition per year |
Unique training and development opportunities | End-of-term challenge and showcase for students, student learning sessions on a variety of topics such as career management and professional skills development, executive coffee chats, Aspire Mentorship for Emerging Leaders program (mentorship and development for employees with leadership potential) |
Additional highlights | Geotab Campus Community Chat room encourages students to talk amongst each other and build connections, Intern Innovation Challenge (week-long competition each term, participants create an innovative solution to optimize business), Intern Appreciation Week (with panel discussions on topics such as pivoting careers, achieving career success and managing mental health) |
Dedicated employee resource group | Campus Team (shares monthly intern newsletter and coordinates ongoing social events) |
Vacation allowance | new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job |
Recognized as one of Canada's Greenest Employers (2024):
Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors (Apr 15, 2024)
Here are some of the reasons why Geotab Inc. was selected as one of Canada's Greenest Employers (2024):
- Along with a flexible-first hybrid work strategy to help reduce commuting hours, Geotab provides incentives for employees who choose to purchase or lease an electric vehicle ($5,000 USD), hybrid vehicle ($2,500 USD) or even bicycles and scooters ($1,000 USD), with some restrictions
- Geotab uses third-party consultants to audit its recycling and waste diversion efforts, works to ensure that the company has moved beyond municipal minimums, and captures organics, specialty plastics, and all types of e-waste, from batteries to electronics
- Geotab collaborates with project partners around the world and has donated over 50,000 trees worldwide across North America, Latin America, Africa, Asia and Europe for re-planting programs, such as the reforestation project in Roetgen, Germany where employees from the company's German office planted around 100 trees in 2019
Highlights
Industry | Fleet management software |
Major Canadian locations | Toronto ON, Waterloo ON, Oakville ON |
Full-time employees in Canada | 1,399 |
Part-time employees in Canada | 4 |
Employee green team | GO Green Team |
Senior executive who oversees initiatives | associate vice-president, corporate sustainability |
Formal strategy/policy name | sustainability report (published in 2021) |
Publishes sustainability report | yes |
Green highlights | Geotab’s line of business and tech helps all types of businesses manage fully electric and hybrid-electric fleets of all sizes, helping them reduce their environmental impacts while maintaining productivity, formal commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and ultimately achieve carbon neutrality by 2040 (in alignment with the UN Paris Agreement on climate change) |
Noteworthy initiatives | donated 500 trees to the reforestation project in Roetgen, Germany in 2019 (with employees from the German office planting around 100 trees directly) and has donated over 50,000 trees worldwide for replanting efforts |
Building footprint includes | electric vehicle charging stations |
Extended recycling | organics, e-waste, (conducts third-party audits to track recycling and waste diversion efforts) |
Commuter amenities | Geotab provides an incentive of $5,000 USD for employees who choose to purchase or lease an electric vehicle, or a $2,500 USD subsidy for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and extended-range electric vehicles, or $1,000 USD for a bicycle/scooter (restrictions apply), walk to public transit, secure/sheltered bicycle parking, online carpool sign-up |
The Career Directory
Geotab Inc. has been selected for The Career Directory, our guide to entry-level recruitment for recent college and university graduates.
Highlights for New Grads
Industry | Fleet management software |
Full-time employees in Canada | 1,001 to 2,500 |
Major Canadian locations | Toronto ON, Waterloo ON, Oakville ON |
Student opportunities | paid internships, summer jobs, co-op opportunities |
Training | subsidies for professional accreditation, orientation program, online training, in-house training, mentoring, in-house career planning services, leadership training |
Other info for new grads | Geotab hosts the four-week Geotab Student Challenge, with participants developing creative solutions to problems facing the company with the support of a mentor. Winning teams showcase their presentation to hiring managers, senior leadership, judges and mentors. |
Typical new grad positions | Software Developer, Intern |
Starting salary | $60K to $70K |
Work benefits | health benefits for new employees, flexible work hours, telecommuting, transit subsidies, employees receive paid time off to volunteer |
Vacation allowance | new employees receive 2 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job |
Academic fields recruited
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Bachelor of Commerce / Business Administration
- Information Systems
- Marketing
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Bachelor of Engineering
- Automation / Robotics
- Biomedical Electronics
- Computer Engineering
- Electrical
- Engineering Physics
- Industrial Engineering
- Materials Science
- Mechanical
- Mining
- Telecommunications
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Bachelor of Science
- Actuarial / Statistics
- Computer Science
- Information Studies / Library Science
- Mathematics
- Physics
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Doctorate (Science)
- Actuarial / Statistics
- Mathematics
- Physics
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Master of Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Engineering Physics
- Telecommunications
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Master of Science
- Computer Science
- Mathematics
- Physics
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Professional Accreditation
- Cisco Certifications
- Microsoft Certifications
Recruits at these schools
- Conestoga College
- McMaster University
- Queen's University
- Sheridan College
- Toronto Metropolitan University
- University of Guelph
- University of Toronto
- University of Waterloo
- Western University
- York University