Employer Relations
Alliance
Optimize Employer Relations on your campus. Ask questions, share ideas, and build connections with other employer relations professionals.
Why should I join the Employer Relations Alliance?
Exclusive to employer relations professionals at post-secondary institutions, ERA is all about ensuring your success in employer relations.
Become a member
Attract more employers to your campus Strengthen corporate partnershipsDevelop more opportunities for your students Labor Market ChangesNew TechnologiesExpansion of Experiential EducationShifting DemographicsIncreased Focus on DEIEmployer Relations is Always Evolving
To be successful, employer relations professionals must continuously adapt. ERA is your shortcut to the insights, resources, and professional development you need.
Become a memberMembership Benefits
If you can be more strategic, more informed, and more effective when building employer
partnerships to support your students, then everyone wins.
Fourth Fridays Roundables
Tap into the experiences of your peers at these monthly roundtables and share your successes and challenges as you tackle topics that impact your day-to-day work.
Expert Workshops
Be inspired by leaders in employer relations and campus recruitment as you hear how they solved common problems and implemented change.
Pro-Panels
Learn from experienced professionals as they exchange viewpoints on a variety of topics and answer your crucial questions.
Supportive Network & Affinity Groups
Learn from the experiences of other employer relations professionals and join your peers to dig deeply into subjects that affect your specific area of work.
Employer Relations Scorecard
Measure your work against critical success drivers and identify where you need to focus your attention to optimize employer relations on your campus.
Members-Only Platform
Interact with other members, share resources, participate in timely discussions, and access recordings & articles.
Discounts
Take advantage of special rates on training and conferences for you and your employer partners.
Resources, Templates & Downloads
Gain access to helpful resources to support your work as well as guides and downloads to share with your employers.
Upcoming Programming
All members have free access to a minimum of 16 online events per year including expert-led workshops,
employer panels, ER professionals panels, campus pulse events, member roundtables and more.
Fri, Jan 17 2025
Intro to Strategic Planning for Employer Relations Professionals
In this session, participants will learn the fundamentals of strategic planning tailored to employer relations. They’ll define clear goals, measurable objectives, and success criteria to guide their efforts. Attendees will walk away have practical tools to create a focused and results-driven employer relations strategy.
Fri, Jan 24 2025
Fourth Fridays Roundtable
Join us each month as we explore topics that matter most to our members.
These roundtable conversations are your opportunity to exchange ideas, share best practices, and discuss strategies.
Feel free to send your topic suggestions to julie@brainstorm.ca.
Please note that these sessions will not be recorded to ensure a space for open and candid discussions.
Mon, Feb 10 2025
Clarifying Your Strengths and Challenges in Employer Relations
This interactive session explores The Employer Relations Ecosystem™, a comprehensive model for evaluating and enhancing employer outreach and engagement strategies. Participants will utilize the Employer Relations Scorecard™ to assess their strengths, identify areas for improvement, and prioritize actions for a more effective and holistic approach to employer relations.
Fri, Feb 28 2025
Fourth Fridays Roundtable
Join us each month as we explore topics that matter most to our members.
These roundtable conversations are your opportunity to exchange ideas, share best practices, and discuss strategies.
Feel free to send your topic suggestions to julie@brainstorm.ca.
Please note that these sessions will not be recorded to ensure a space for open and candid discussions.
Fri, Mar 7 2025
Enhancing Your Interactions with Employers
This hands-on session focuses on improving employer interactions. Working in pairs or trios, participants will practice real-world scenarios, receive feedback using a structured rubric, and refine their communication techniques. The goal is to build confidence and enhance the effectiveness of employer engagement conversations.
Mon, Mar 24 2025
Communicating Your Students’ Unique Strengths and Qualities
This workshop explores how to effectively align employer expectations with student profiles to build trust and credibility. Participants will gain insights into employer expectations and the data that resonates with them, followed by a collaborative roundtable to brainstorm strategies for showcasing students’ unique strengths and qualities in meaningful ways.
Fri, Mar 28 2025
Fourth Fridays Roundtable
Join us each month as we explore topics that matter most to our members.
These roundtable conversations are your opportunity to exchange ideas, share best practices, and discuss strategies.
Feel free to send your topic suggestions to julie@brainstorm.ca.
Please note that these sessions will not be recorded to ensure a space for open and candid discussions.
Fri, Apr 11 2025
Engineering Roundtable
Join other engineering employer relations professionals for a conversation about the current campus recruitment scene.
We’ll discuss topics such as:
- strengthening partnerships with engineering employers
- creating more opportunities
- understanding the needs of engineering students
Fri, Apr 11 2025
Business Roundtable
Join other employer relations professionals from Business Schools for a conversation about the current campus recruitment scene.
We’ll discuss topics such as:
- strengthening partnerships with employers
- creating more opportunities
- understanding the needs of business students
Wed, Apr 16 2025
Employer Panel: Reflections on the Winter Recruitment Season
Hear directly from employers as they reflect on their campus recruitment experiences during Winter 2025. Panelists will share key highlights, challenges, and insights to help you better understand their perspectives and refine your approach for future recruitment cycles.
Fri, Apr 25 2025
Fourth Fridays Roundtable
Join us each month as we explore topics that matter most to our members.
These roundtable conversations are your opportunity to exchange ideas, share best practices, and discuss strategies.
Feel free to send your topic suggestions to julie@brainstorm.ca.
Please note that these sessions will not be recorded to ensure a space for open and candid discussions.
ERA members rate the value of their membership 4.5/5 stars.
"I would highly recommend ERA. In fact, I got so much value from my first year, that we've now signed up eight members of the team so we can all benefit from the professional development and sharing with peers."
Dana Tonus
Manager, Employer Relations & Partnerships, Co-op Career and Experiential Education, Brock University
"ERA provided me with invaluable employer relations information, reports, best practices, and numerous resources, and more importantly, the opportunity to network and collaborate with other members. Highly recommended!"
Kelleen Schonfeldt
Placement Coordinator, Cambrian College
"This is one of the only times I have received professional development that is specific and relevant to my employer relations role in over 10 years."
Lauren Starr
Associate Director, Corporate Recruiting, Career Management, Ivey Business School
"We benefited so much from our first year in ERA that we added additional memberships for 2024."
Barb Kojder
Manager, Business Development, Douglas College
"The Employer Relations Alliance (ERA) provided diverse insights from employers, talent acquisition professionals, and campus recruiters to career center staff and other employer relations professionals. These perspectives enhanced my understanding of recruitment trends and timelines for early talent, summer internships, and co-op positions, while also exchanging valuable insights into attracting, hiring and retaining the next generation of students."
Leesa McLeish-Diaz
Employer Engagement Coordinator - EDI, Academic Advising & Career Centre, University of Toronto
Your Employer Relations Alliance
Join members from over 40 post-secondary institutions across Canada and USA.
Join THE Community for Employer Relations Professionals
Membership in ERA is a highly interactive personal and professional development experience. Member benefits, including participating in events and activities, belong to individual members and cannot be shared.
Group memberships are available.
Individual
$595/year
1 member account
Group
$995/year
- Up to 4 member accounts*
Team
$1,795/year
- 5-10 member accounts*
Large Team
$2,690/year
- 11-20 member accounts*
All annual memberships include:
- Monthly roundtable discussions with ER peers
- Pro-panels with diverse employers
- Easy access to a network of ER peers across the US and Canada
- Discounts on conferences and training programs
- Exclusive use of the members-only platform with a private discussion board
- PLUS discounts and resources to support your employer partners
You'll also get access to resources and workshop recordings, including:
- The Employer Relations Scorecard and worksheets
- Uncovering Employers’ Readiness for Diversity Hiring & Retention
- Consultative Questions for Employer Discovery Calls
- Campus Recruiters’ Biggest Challenges (And How to Solve Them)
- 5 No-Cost, High-Value Actions You Can Take to Build Stronger Relations with Your Employer Partners
- Keeping Your Diversity Brand Promise
- Tips for Preventing Reneges on Job Offers
- 5 Signs of a Great Summer Internship Program
- PLUS, all members receive a free copy of The Ultimate Career Fair Guide for Employers
*Please note that additional members must be from the same department within the institution