Hiring Services
We don’t just find candidates – we find the right candidates for you
Enjoy No-Cost Hiring Solutions
It’s no wonder so many businesses turn to CIEE: Council on International Educational Exchange for their seasonal hiring needs: As the largest BridgeUSA program sponsor in the country, we’re connected to a global network of both employers and candidates seeking each other out.
CIEE’s hiring services are free to employers. And our custom recruitment approaches deliver the qualified talent your business needs to succeed.
CIEE BridgeUSA Summer Work Travel
countries in our international hiring network
global agents finding you the best candidates
access to our host portal and digital job boards
Your Recruitment Options
Choose your hiring approach: Interview talented candidates individually or trust our proven CIEE recruitment process to find the best seasonal staff for your business. It’s all part of CIEE’s Gold Standard Service: providing the support that our busy employers need.
CIEE Road Shows
Join CIEE on multi-stop international hiring events that let you meet, interview, and hire candidates in person, in their home countries. We handle all of the details – including your travel arrangements and associated costs.
Road shows are suited for larger host employers who hire hundreds of participants each season. These events are held in select countries around the world that have a significant presence in the Summer Work Travel program.
Virtual Road Show
Interview and hire students from around the world without leaving your office. CIEE partners with international representatives around the world who recruit and prescreen candidates, allowing U.S. team members to work more directly with you to schedule interviews. By attending a virtual hiring event, you can get closer to your seasonal hiring goals and introduce a diversity of cultures to your workplace.
If you’re looking for 10 or more employees and want to interview them personally, the virtual event is a perfect option. And the CIEE host portal gives you access to resumes, even allowing you to make job offers with just a few clicks of the mouse.
CIEE Recruit
CIEE Recruit is designed for employers who want to hire international students but lack dedicated HR staff or can't attend overseas hiring events. It's ideal for small businesses looking to hire fewer than 50 students.
The CIEE Recruit team takes care of the whole process, either by traveling overseas to interview and hire on your behalf or conducting virtual interviews – all so you can stay focused on running your business. And we keep you informed all along the way, with hiring reports, interview summaries, and student profiles.
CIEE Connect
Market your job openings to a diverse pool of candidates on our digital job board, CIEE Connect. This platform allows your jobs to be seen by all students who meet your job specifications – including work dates, certain skills and English proficiency.
The host portal provides you access to candidate resumes and digital cover letters. Then you can enjoy the flexibility of interviewing candidates on a schedule that works for you. You set up the virtual meetups, allowing you to use your preferred virtual platform for the call. And you can make job offers within minutes.
Hiring Seasons
No matter when your peak season falls, CIEE BridgeUSA Summer Work Travel can help you build up your seasonal team.
CIEE connects you with university students from all over the world – and their summer break can line up with any season here in the United States. This gives you year-round access to a broad range of candidates.
Our schedules leave plenty of time for us to learn about your business and for you to hire your students. Contact us early so we can start planning your upcoming season together!
Summer Hiring Timeline
Winter Hiring Timeline
Spring Hiring Timeline
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
While the name of the program is Summer Work Travel, you can actually enlist the help of CIEE to hire for other seasons! Many winter vacation and spring break destinations – like ski resorts, restaurants, and retail stores – need help in their busy season, and CIEE is on hand to get you the talent you need.
Yes! Because the international students pay their own way to live and work in America, there’s no financial commitment you need to make to CIEE or your potential employees. You’d just provide them with paychecks the same as you’d do with your American staff members.
CIEE makes sure your employees arrive ready to join your team. All our participants are carefully screened, thoroughly prepared, and excited to experience life in the United States. They’re also able to function in an English-speaking environment, both at work and in the community.
Plus, all participants take part in an in-depth orientation about living and working in the U.S.
Have other questions?
Learn more on our Seasonal Staff FAQs page.