Internships · Co-op · Real projects
For Students
Searching for an internship or co-op without a network is exhausting. Openings are scarce, competition is fierce, and the best roles often go to people with connections. WIZAD creates real projects with local businesses and connects you to them.
- Projects matched to your strengths
- A mentor on every project
- Learn while you work, alongside your studies
Free to join
Join the WIZAD talent pool
Be first in line when a project fits your skills.
You’re in the talent pool.
Add your program and strengths so we can match you to the right project, faster.
Preview mode: this registration stays in your browser and is not sent anywhere until the Google Sheet link is added.
The challenge
Your first role shouldn’t depend on who you know
Many students face the same three walls when they look for an internship or co-op in Canada.
No network, no referral
Many roles are filled through connections. If you are new to Canada or to the industry, it is hard to even get noticed.
Too few spots, too many applicants
Internship and co-op openings in your field are limited, and each one draws many strong applications.
No experience, no job
Employers ask for Canadian work experience, but you need a first job to get it. It is a loop that is hard to break.
How WIZAD helps
We create the projects and connect you to them
WIZAD scopes real projects with owner-led businesses in the Westshore and Greater Victoria, then matches each one with students whose strengths fit. You learn while you work, with a mentor beside you.
- 1Local businessA real problemStrategy, systems or growth
- 2WIZADScopes the projectGoal, deliverables, timeline
- 3Talent poolMatched to youBy strengths and availability
- 4Mentor-ledShort sprintsWeekly check-ins, Z ➔ A Strategy
- 5Your resultReal experiencePortfolio work and a reference
Projects we open for you
We build the projects with local businesses, so you don’t need a network to get in the door.
Matched to your strengths
Each project is matched to your skills and interests, so you do work you are good at and want to grow in.
A mentor on every project
An experienced consultant mentors the team from scope to handover, using the Z ➔ A Strategy in short sprints.
Learn while you work
Fit project work around your studies, and finish with portfolio work and a reference you can show employers.
About the founder
A problem solver who puts ideas into practice
Leo Nguyen brings more than 20 years of experience in technology consulting and digital transformation. As a newcomer to Canada and a Royal Roads Master of Global Management student, he met the same barrier many students face: strong skills, but no local network.
Rather than wait for a job posting, he researched local businesses, identified where Pivot Homes Group, a Victoria real estate team, could grow, and presented a strategy to its owners. That initiative created a role the company had not had before. Drawing on strategic thinking and change management, he then led the change himself: setting the growth strategy, building the systems, automating the workflows and scaling up the team for sustainable growth.
Understand the problem, propose a practical solution, then see it through. That is the method behind every WIZAD project, and the standard Leo sets for the student teams he mentors.
Your talent profile
Tell us what you’re great at
A full profile helps us match you to the right project. If you joined the talent pool above, this adds to it.
Thanks, your profile is in the talent pool.
We’ll email you when a project matches your skills and availability. In the meantime, connect with WIZAD on LinkedIn.
Preview mode: this registration stays in your browser and is not sent anywhere until the Google Sheet link is added.