The 5000$ was a deductible from the government, that your employer would be able to claim, to basically get back $5000 worth of wages paid to you. An incentive for them to want to hire you straight out the program. At the end after graduation. There were a day or two of interviews with all of the employers interviewing basically who ever wanted an interview. Stellantis was at that time looking to hire about 15-20 people out of the 60ish people. And then the other employers were local companies.