Students and Graduates

Program overview – Canada 

Program overview – USA

Actuary

• This is a 2 to 3-year rotational program.
• Posts are in August, with offers in September. Starts throughout the following year.
• Located in Toronto, Kitchener-Waterloo and Montreal.
  
  

As an actuary graduate, you’ll rotate every 2-3 years through a variety of roles, gaining invaluable experience along the way. You’ll have the potential opportunity to learn about pricing, valuation, financial modelling, marketing, risk management, asset liability management and corporate actuarial oversight, to name a few—all while flexing your analytical, problem-solving and innovator muscles along the way. Graduates also receive everything from financial support for courses, study materials and seminars, to study time that’s supported by managers. 

Advanced Analytics

• This is a 2-year rotational program.
• Posts are in September, with interviews beginning in October. Offers are typically made by December.
• First rotation is in Toronto, with potential rotations in Boston, Montreal and across Asia.
  
  

As a graduate in this program you’ll enjoy exposure to multi-dimensional, complex analytic initiatives across all lines of business. Think insurance, retirement, wealth management and investments too. Each rotation lasts from 9-12 months, where you’ll get two to three placements as a data engineer or data scientist over two years. You’ll also have possible development opportunities in our different offices around the world. 

CPA Development

• This is a 3-year program with two 18-month rotations, and a possible additional year rotation in the Business Intelligence stream.
  
• Posts are in September, with offers by October. Starts throughout the following year.
• Located in Toronto, Waterloo, and Halifax.

As one of the largest financial services companies in North America, we’re always seeking out talented graduates of university accounting or business programs who are thinking about a career as a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA). In this program, you’ll have the opportunity to work with a highly skilled team in a supportive environment, learn all about our distinct businesses, and begin to build the technical and business skills you need to launch your career.

Global Wealth and Asset Management (GWAM) Operations

• This is a 2-year program.
• Posted in April, with offers in June. Starts the following August/September.
• Located in Toronto, Kitchener-Waterloo and Halifax.
  
  

GWAM fulfils many project roles for its customers including investment, accounting, reporting, reconciliation, and data management. As a graduate in this program, your day-to-day work could be anything from valuation oversight and trade processing to reconciliation and risk oversight, depending on where you’re placed.

Investments

• This is a 2-year program.
• Posts are in September, with offers by October. Starts the following July.
• Located in Toronto and Kitchener-Waterloo.
  
  

Interested in investing? Our comprehensive 24-month investments program is designed to give participants the opportunity to learn and work in many areas, including portfolio management, investment analysis, marketing, product development and more. Throughout your time here you’ll work closely with an assignment manager for each rotation, so you can take in all the technical knowledge you can while experiencing what it’s like to work at a large global financial services firm. 

Graduate programs – USA

Actuary

• This is a 2 to 3-year rotational program.
• Posts are in September, with interviews beginning in October. Offers are typically made by December. 
• First rotation is in Boston, with potential rotations in Toronto, Montreal and across Asia.
  
  

As an actuary graduate, you’ll rotate every 2-3 years through a variety of roles, gaining invaluable experience along the way. You’ll have the opportunity to learn about pricing, valuation, financial modelling, marketing, risk management, asset liability management and corporate actuarial oversight, to name a few—all while flexing your analytical, problem-solving and innovator muscles along the way. You’ll also receive financial support for school, as well as study time supported by your managers. 

Advanced Analytics

• This is a 2-year rotational program.
• Posts are in September, with interviews beginning in October. Offers are typically made by December.
• First rotation is in Boston, with potential rotations in Toronto, Montreal and across Asia.
  
  

As a graduate in this program, you’ll enjoy exposure to multi-dimensional, complex analytic initiatives across all lines of business. Think insurance, retirement, wealth management and investments too. Each rotation lasts from 9-12 months, where you’ll get two to three placements as a data engineer or data scientist over two years. You’ll also have possible development opportunities in our different offices around the world. 

Bond & Corporate finance

• This is a 2-year program. 
• Posts are in September, with offers by October. Starts the following July.
• Located in Boston.
  
  

We’re a leading investor in a range of specialized asset classes, including public fixed-income securities, private placement debt, private equity investments and more, with over 45 investment professionals for you to learn from.

There are two positions available in this program:

• Investment Analyst. This two-year program will give you an opportunity to start a career in buy-side principal investing focused on corporate lending in the public bond and private debt markets.
• Associate Investment Analyst. This two-year program will give you an opportunity to make the most of your investment experience and capabilities as you lead portions of investment analysis and underwriting and support transaction execution with senior leaders. 

CPA Development

• This is a 3-year program, with 2 years rotating through multiple teams in US Finance, and 1 year in Audit.
• Posts are in September, with offers by October. Starts the following June.
• Located in Boston.
  
  

This program is a key part of leadership development at John Hancock and is supported at the most senior levels of the company to foster the future of financial and operational leaders. To help you achieve your CPA designation, you’ll be provided with internal and external training opportunities as well as study time to help you prepare for exams. You’ll also have the opportunity to work through an enriched rotational program that includes experience in internal audit, US finance and John Hancock Investments (our mutual funds division). 

Global Wealth and Asset Management (GWAM) Operations

• This is a 2-year program.
• Posts are in April, with offers in June. Starts the following August/September.
• Located in Boston.
  
  

GWAM fulfils many project roles for its customers including investment, accounting, reporting, reconciliation, and data management. As a graduate in this program, your day-to-day work could be anything from valuation oversight and trade processing, to reconciliation and risk oversight, depending on where you’re placed.

Investments

• This is a 2-year program.
• Posts are in September, with offers by October. Starts the following July.
• Located in Boston.
  
  

Interested in investing? Our comprehensive 24-month Investments program is designed to give participants the opportunity to learn and work in many areas, including portfolio management, investment analysis, marketing, product development and more. Throughout your time here you’ll work closely with an assignment manager for each rotation, so you can take in all the technical knowledge you can while experiencing what it’s like to work at a large global financial services firm. 

Start Program – IT & Software Engineer

• This is a 2-year rotational program (rotations are 12 months).
• Posts are in September, with offers by October. Starts the following June.
• Located in Boston.
  
  

The Start Program is a 2-year program designed to develop a group of exceptional IT professionals who can bring their high level of skill, energy, and understanding of the business to John Hancock as an IT analyst or software engineer. As an IT analyst, you’ll work in an agile environment with other IT professionals to define needs, recommend solutions and implement changes that deliver real value. As a software engineer, you’ll gain access to entry-level software development, training and mentoring that will help you contribute to our goal to be a digital, customer-centric market leader.

Both positions go through two 12-month rotations and will be exposed to different technologies, services and mentoring, where you’ll be paired with a peer and a professional mentor to help develop and diversify your skills. You’ll also get a mix of formal classroom and on-the-job training, and community engagement, filled with social outings, volunteer opportunities and networking with colleagues in other new-grad programs and Employee Resource Groups (ERGs).

Accounting & Finance Co-op

• This is a 3 to 4-month program.
  
• Positions are posted 3 months in advance of start dates.
  
• Work terms are from January-April, June-August and September-December.
  
• Located in Toronto and Kitchener-Waterloo.
  
  

This program is used as a pipeline for the CPA Development Program for students looking to pursue a CPA designation. Roles for the upcoming co-op term are from multiple disciplines such as financial reporting, management analysis, controls program, internal audit, finance transformation and real estate accounting. Not only will you get to learn from mentors and leaders, you’ll also have the opportunity to develop your skills as a professional.

Actuary Co-op

• This is a 3 to 4-month program.
• Positions are posted 3 months in advance of start dates.
• Work terms are from January-April, June-August, and September-December.
• Located in Toronto, Kitchener-Waterloo and Montreal.
  
  

Co-op students in this program have the opportunity to work with a highly skilled team of actuaries and other professionals in a supportive learning environment, where you’ll gain the technical and business skills development you need in today's competitive landscape. You’ll also have the potential to learn key actuarial disciplines, including pricing, valuation, financial modelling, risk management, asset liability management and group actuarial. The program offers salary increases for exam progress, a mentorship program, and networking opportunities.

Accounting & Finance Internship

• This is a 12-week program.
• Posts are in September, with offers by October. Starts the following May.
• Located in Boston.
  
  

During your 12-week term, you’ll get hands-on training directly with dedicated managers to better prepare you for your first full-time role. We offer positions in a number of accounting functions, including management reporting and analysis, financial reporting and controls, tax, controls center of excellence, internal, wealth asset management (WAM) accounting & reporting and more. Get ready for this unique opportunity to apply your studies and knowledge in a field that interests you. 

Actuary Co-op

• This is a 4 to 6-month program.
• Work terms are from January-June and July-December.
• Located in Boston.
  
  

Co-op students in this program have the opportunity to work with a highly skilled team of actuaries and other professionals in a supportive learning environment, where you’ll gain the technical and business skills you need in today's competitive landscape. In this 4 to 6-month program, students will have the potential to learn key actuarial disciplines, including pricing, valuation, financial modelling, risk management, asset liability management and group actuarial. 

Actuary Internship

• This is an 11-week program.
• Posts are in September, with offers by October. Starts the following May.
• Located in Boston.
  
  

In this program you’ll develop technical expertise, business integrity and strong leadership skills while also learning about an actuarial career. Our actuarial interns have the potential to gain exposure to key actuarial disciplines including pricing, valuation, investments, risk management and financial modelling. Our program runs for 11 weeks, and housing is provided in Boston. 

Bond & Corporate Finance Internship

• This is a 10-week program.
• Posts are in September, with offers by October. Starts the following July.
• Located in Boston.
  
  

The summer internship position runs for 10 weeks and is created for students who are currently juniors in college/university and would like to learn more about buy-side principal investing, corporate lending and public bond, and private debt markets. Come learn from leading investors with a range of specialized asset classes, including public fixed-income securities, private placement debt, private equity investments and more. 

Funds Internship

• This is an 11-week program.
• Posts are in September, with offers by October. Starts the following May.
• Located in Boston.
  
  

This 11-week program offers summer employment where you’ll gain experience with some of the top professionals in the financial services industry.  As a funds administration intern, you’ll receive on-the-job training in funds administration and transfer agent service. Our departments include financial reporting, tax, securities valuation, service operations, sales support and corporate finance. You’ll also be assigned a mentor who will be your coach and advisor throughout the program.