Student Jobs on Campus: Career Boost

The Career Boost program is a work-study program that provides paid on-campus job opportunities to eligible full-time undergraduate, graduate, and international students. 

The program works in partnership with academic units, administrative units, faculty and staff, to support the practice and scholarship of learning at TMU.

Please see the eligibility requirements. Review the “Am I Eligible” tab for your respective group below:

• Career Boost Domestic Undergraduate 
• Career Boost Domestic Graduate and Law
• Career Boost International (Undergraduate & Graduate)

*Part-time students and alumni are not eligible for Career Boost roles. 

Domestic students are required to obtain a Career Boost Approval to confirm their eligibility to participate in the program.

If you are a Domestic Undergraduate student, you can submit a Career Boost Approval application through the Career Boost website.

If you are a Domestic Graduate or Law student, you can submit a Career Boost Approval application through AwardSpring (external link) . 

Once you submit your eligibility application on the Career Boost website, please wait five business days to receive a decision on your application. An approval message will be sent to your TMU email by Student Financial Assistance (jobs@torontomu.ca). 

If you're an International student, you need to meet all the criteria on the  (google doc) Career Boost International Student Eligibility Checklist (external link)  (google doc) . (external link)  There is no formal application for international students.

Career Boost roles are now posted at recruitstudents.torontomu.ca! Please sign in as a student to look through the available opportunities.

Once you sign in, navigate to “Career Boost Jobs” and select “Job Posting”. There, you’ll find  three categories: 

• Domestic Graduate & Law Career Boost Jobs
• Domestic Undergraduate Career Boost Jobs
• International Career Boost Jobs. 

Please ensure that you apply to the roles in your respective student category. For example, International students are not eligible for domestic Career Boost jobs. Please only apply for jobs listed as "International Career Boost".

If you are unsure which category the role belongs to, open the job posting and refer to the “Position Category” section. 

For more information on the program, you can check out  (google doc) Career Boost Program FAQs (for students) (external link) .