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CANADA’S TOP EMPLOYERS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE (2025)
Hatch offers a world of opportunity for young employees
F
or Charlotte-Skye
Fullerton, the biggest
challenge presented
by the pandemic was
finding ways to keep
busy. Working on her nearly
completed MBA degree helped
a lot, but what she really wanted
was a full-time job. One of her
close friends had recently found
employment with the engineering
firm Hatch Ltd., and she was
talking non-stop about the place.
“She wasn’t trying to sell it to
me,” Fullerton recalls. “It was just
friend to friend, sharing stories
about how much she loved her
job.”
It’s imperative for us
to have young people
in our business. They
bring fresh ideas. They
bring new approaches.
It’s not a sustainable
business if we don’t
continually bring in new
talent.
— Pierre Olivier
Regional Managing Director for
Western Canada
Fullerton was intrigued, and she
started doing her own research
into the company. What she found
intrigued her even more. Based
in Mississauga, Hatch is a global
engineering firm with experience
in more than 150 countries, taking
on challenges in the fields of
metals, energy and infrastructure.
It was the opportunity to expand
Young employees at Hatch celebrate Summerfest at the organization’s Mississauga head office.
her horizons that attracted
Fullerton the most.
“It became obvious to me that
Hatch is a creative employer with
a great reputation,” she says. “And
when you get a chance to work
with people who have aligned
values, it’s so much more fun to go
to work every day.”
Today, Fullerton is even more
sure about that theory. She’s
employed by Hatch as a workforce
planning coordinator for Eastern
Canada, her third position with
the company since joining three
years ago.
Pierre Olivier is Hatch’s regional
managing director for Western
Canada. He says the percentage of
young people that the company
needs to recruit is a hot topic in
management discussions.
“It’s imperative for us to have
young people in our business,”
says Olivier. “They bring fresh
ideas. They bring new approaches.
It’s not a sustainable business
if we don’t continually bring
in new talent. Younger talent
complements our experienced
staff and helps us do better.”
Attracting the best rookie
talent means making sure young
people have opportunities that
are attractive and exceptional,
says Olivier. “Not only do our
employees get the opportunity
to challenge humanity’s toughest
problems, but they also get to
see more of the world. They get
exceptional mentorship from
industry experts. They get access
to knowledge and experience that
they otherwise wouldn’t get. They
get exposure to our clients and
their problems and processes.”
“For me, having a role that
doesn’t put me in a box is truly
something that makes me
happy to come to work every
day,” says Fullerton. “I have the
independence to connect with
people globally and to make my
ideas come to life. If you are
proactive, Hatch gives you the
space to grow on your own. They
will provide you the space and the
tools and the connections that you
need.”
Fullerton says that Hatch is a
“flat” organization, a place where
new employees can contribute and
be heard. That means that young
