Top Employer: Northwestel Inc.

Recognized as one of Canada's Top Employers for Young People (2021):

Here are some of the reasons why Northwestel Inc. was selected as one of Canada's Top Employers for Young People (2021):

Northwestel's corporate summer student program offers challenging and diverse work, pairing students with a buddy outside of their business unit and providing exposure to multi-departmental projects
Northwestel manages the Northern Future Scholarship program, offering six scholarships per year to northern post-secondary students in commerce, business, engineering, electrical, telecommunications, or IT programs (valued at $4,000 each) -- scholarship recipients work with the organization throughout the year and may receive opportunities for potential summer or full-time employment upon graduation

Employees at Northwestel showed support for the Arctic Winter Games last year

Industry	Telecommunications
Major Canadian hiring locations	Whitehorse YT, Yellowknife NT, Iqaluit NU
Full-time employees in Canada	499
Student opportunities	summer jobs
In-house training programs	orientation program, in-house training, online training, in-house career planning services, leadership training
Annual tuition maximum	employer pays up to $2,000 in tuition subsidies for job-related courses per year
Unique training and development opportunities	8-month Next Gen program to develop high-potential employees for leadership, leadership training to prepare non-management employees for entry-level leadership roles
Additional highlights	summer luncheon for summer students to meet senior leadership and company president
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job

A Northwestel field technician helping customers

A recent graduate at Northwestel helping out at a career fair

A Northwestel employee serving customers

Industry	Telecommunications
Full-time employees in Canada	251 to 500
Parent company	Bell Canada
Parent company head office	Montreal QC
Major Canadian hiring locations	Whitehorse YT, Yellowknife NT, Iqaluit NU
Student opportunities	summer jobs
Training	subsidies for professional accreditation, orientation program, online training, in-house training, in-house career planning services, leadership training
Annual tuition maximum	employer pays up to $2,000 in tuition subsidies for job-related courses per year
Typical new grad positions	Financial Analyst, Product Manager, Implementation Manager, IT Technician, Service Desk Technician, Market Manager
Starting salary	$60K to $65K
Work benefits	health benefits for new employees, flexible work hours, telecommuting, employees receive paid time off to volunteer, (up to 5 paid days)
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job

Bachelor of Arts
- Business
- Economics
- Human Resources
- Industrial Relations
- Public Relations / Communications
Bachelor of Commerce / Business Administration
- Accounting
- Finance
- Human Resources
- Information Systems
- Marketing
- Public Administration
Bachelor of Engineering
- Civil
- Electrical
- Telecommunications
Bachelor of Science
- Computer Science
Community College Diploma
- Accounting
- Advertising
- Audio/Video Technician
- Business
- Communications / Public Relations
- Computer Science
- Engineering Technician
- Human Resources
- Information Technology
- Journalism
- Office Administration
- Purchasing / Logistics
Doctorate (Eng.)
- Civil
- Computer Engineering
- Telecommunications
Doctorate (Science)
- Computer Science
Master of Arts
- Human Resources
- Industrial Relations
- Journalism
- Public Relations
Master of Business Administration
- Accounting
- Finance
- Human Resources
- Information Systems
- Marketing
- Public Administration
Master of Engineering
- Civil
- Computer Engineering
- Electrical
- Telecommunications
Master of Science
- Computer Science
Professional Accreditation
- Accounting (CA)
- Accounting (CGA)
- Accounting (CMA)
- Cisco Certifications
- Human Resources (CHRP, CEBS)
- Microsoft Certifications
- Other Business / Technical/ Industry Certifications
- Professional Engineer
- Purchasing Management (PMAC, CPP)
Secondary Education
- High School Diploma

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