START YOUR CAREER BEFORE YOU GRADUATE
Welcome to the AutoIQ Leadership Academy! This is where you can view and apply for co-op positions designed specifically for Automotive Business School of Canada Students (ABSC). With 17 automotive dealerships throughout Central & Southern Ontario and lots of graduates currently in the organization, our goal is to provide you a top-notch co-op experience. Successful applicants will be paired with an industry mentor to help guide them through their career roadmap. We are currently recruiting for the best of the best in terms of co-op and graduate students. Successful co-ops may lead to offers of future co-op employment and graduate employment offers. See what we have to offer below.
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CO-OPS DESIGNED AROUND THE PROGRAM
- We’ve designed our co-op positions around ABSC courses so you can apply the skills and knowledge you learn in the program.
- Each term offers a unique experience, giving you the opportunity to work throughout our business in various roles.
- The strongest performing students will be offered graduate Management Trainee positions.
CO-OP POSITIONS
FIRST CO-OP
- Service Booking Coordinator/BDC
- Service Valet/Porter
- Junior Parts Person and Automotive Merchandiser
- Sales Assistant/Delivery Specialist
- Virtual Merchandising Assistant
SECOND CO-OP
- Digital Marketing specialist
- Internet Sales Consultant
- Service Advisor/Parts advisor
- New/Pre-owned manager assistant
THIRD CO-OP
- Credit Assistant
- Vehicle Sales and Leasing Consultant
- AutoIQ Special Projects
- Fixed Ops Assistant
- Reporting and Data analysis
RE-POSTED EVERY TERM
- Service booking coordinator/BDC
- Service Valet/Porter
- Sales assistant/delivery specialist
- Virtual Merchandising Assistant
- Digital Marketing specialist (AutoIQ)
AUTOIQ'S PARTNERSHIP WITH ABSC
STUDENT MENTORSHIP
AUTO SHOW SPONSORSHIP
AUTOIQ LOUNGE
GUEST SPEAKERS
NETWORKING EVENTS
ACCOMMODATIONS FOR PART TIME WORK IN-COURSE
ABSC GRADS WORKING AT AUTOIQ
- 4-Year ABSC Degree Graduate (2019)
- 1st co-op: Public Relations Intern Volkswagen Canada
- 2nd co-op: Product Specialist Charisma Marketing
- 3rd co-op: BDC Agent Ernie Dean Chev
- Sales Executive Highland GMC
- Sales Consultant Barrie Chrysler
- Marketing Project Manager AutoIQ
2020 GMC Acadia
- 4-Year ABSC Degree Graduate (2019)
- Internet Sales Consultant Kitchener Ford
- Pre-Owned Manager Assistant Kitchener Ford
- Marketing Special Projects AutoIQ
- Sales & Marketing Manager, AutoIQ.com
- 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT
- Bought it from Kitchener Ford
- Lowering springs, cold air intake, upgraded exhaust
- 4-Year ABSC Degree Graduate
- Sales Consultant Kitchener Ford
- Service Advisor
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21 Ford Bronco Big Bend 4 Door
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2" Zone Lift
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35x12.5 Falken Wildpeak AT3W's
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18" Fuel Octane's
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Diode Dynamic's SS3 Ditch Lights
- 2008: Business Administration - Automotive Marketing Advanced Diploma
- 2009: Bachelor of Business Administration – Automotive Management
Co-ops
- Marketing & Special Projects, VFC Inc. (Andrew was my boss!!)
- Ford Customer Service Representative (Canadian Auto Show circuit), Maritz Canada
- Recruitment and Special Projects, Canadian Automotive Institute
2020 Ford Edge
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4-year ABSC degree graduate (2021)
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1st co-op: Provincial Tire Customer Service representative
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2nd co-op: 2019 auto-show circuit with ADS (Acura brand ambassador)
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3rd co-op: AutoIQ BDDM (Sales Assistant)
- 2000 Volkswagen GTI VR6 Tropic Orange
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Second-year student in the 4-year ABSC degree program
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Co-op 1 – Special Projects Administrator
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Co-op 2 – Fixed Operations Analyst
- Second-year student in the 4-year ABSC degree program
- Currently working at Welland Toyota as a General Manager Assistant
- Worked the Drive festival in September, and the AJAC festival in October of 2020
Featured Story
Josh Katzman - 2019 ABSC Degree Graduate
My journey to The Automotive Business School of Canada (ABSC) started with the goal to pursue a post-secondary education in business. With an interest in cars and the unique industry that encompasses them, I was introduced to ABSC and knew it would be the right path to pursue. After four years at ABSC, I was able to gain work experience with some of the top and most recognizable organizations in the country.
After graduation in August 2019, I started working for a manufacturers head office. After nearly 9 months with the organization, I was forced to re-evaluate my career path due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Knowing of the AutoIQ organization from my time at ABSC, I pursued an opportunity with the organization. Looking back, it was one of the best decisions I ever made. AutoIQ truly wants to see their own people grow within the organization and has a constant focus on innovation while providing a top-level customer experience.
Many of my classmates and close friends from ABSC are now colleagues of mine within the AutoIQ Organization.
I started with AutoIQ as a Sales and Leasing Consultant at Ed Learn Ford Lincoln in my hometown of St. Catharines. I can confidently say that I have never learned more about myself and the industry from my short time in sales with the group.
ABSC Experience
- 4-Year ABSC Degree Graduate (2019)
- Sales Assistant- Performance Mercedes-Benz (Co-op 1)
- Marketing and Events Coordinator- Nissan and Infiniti Canada
- Director, Performance and Sponsorship – 2018 Georgian college Auto Show (Co-op 2)
- Dealer Operations Specialist- Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Canada (Co-op 3)
- After Sales Quality and Customer Commitment Specialist- Porsche Cars Canada (Post Grad)
- Sales and Leasing Consultant- Ed Learn Ford Lincoln (Current Role)
