Posts for Current students

Impacting lives through biomedical research

Thursday, February 16, 2023 by Kaitlin Trendel | 5 min read
Alex standing at the top of a mountain

Alex Chan, a third-year Biomedical Engineering student, shares an unexpected career twist that led down a path of rewarding biomedical research.   

Term 1: Queen's University School of Computing, bioinformatics research intern (Computational Genomics Laboratory) 

Term 2: SickKids, bioinformatics software research student (Scherer Lab) 

Engineering
International
Research

Sometimes struggles can lead to success

Thursday, February 9, 2023 by Kaitlin Trendel | 4 min read
image of Selena stating " Sometimes struggles can lead to success " and Selena shares the begining of her co-op journey"

Selena Yin, a second-year Statistics and Actuarial Science student, shares the beginning of her co-op journey including struggles, helpful tips a

Overcoming challenges
International
Mathematics

New York, San Francisco, where to next?

Thursday, February 2, 2023 by Kaitlin Trendel | 4 min read
A picture of Yuvika standing in front of the Golden Gate Bridge, wearing a UWaterloo Shirt.

Yuvika Khardenavis, a fourth-year Computer Engineering student, shares her pursuit of travel through the exchange program and international co-ops.

 

Engineering
Overcoming challenges
International
Research

Working in the world of marketing, quality control and supply chain

Thursday, January 26, 2023 by Abigail Ruhland
Abigail Ruhland in nature

Hello! My name is Abigail Ruhland and I am a third-year Science and Business student. I am excited to share my co-op experience in marketing, quality and supply chain!

What year and program are you in?

Science

The power of transferable skills in the workplace

Wednesday, January 25, 2023 by Wilson Tong & Zoe Tutte | 3 min read
Image of Wilson Tong standing and smiling with his arms crossed

 

 What is your program?

Include what year you are currently in. I am a third-year Public Health major, currently also completing a health informatics option and health research specialization.

 Who is your employer? 

Health
Research

A “cheat sheet” to Waterloo’s co-op resources

Thursday, January 19, 2023 by Kaitlin Trendel | 3 min read
Illustration of a computer screen, with the text saying A CHEAT SHEET TO CEE's WORK SEARCH RESOURCES

I think we can agree that co-op is a wonderful opportunity that will provide you with life-

Co-op tips
Skill-up

Restoring ocean health one shellfish at a time

Thursday, January 12, 2023 by Kaitlin Trendel
Natalie Fernandez headshot

Natalie Fernandez, a fourth-year Mechanical Engineering student, shares how her humanitarian heart and passion for engineering lead her down a rewarding, sustainable and international co-op path.

"I feel very lucky to have the opportunities I have"

Natalie’s co-op journey

Engineering
UN SDGs
International

Great jobs in every cycle

Thursday, December 22, 2022 by Mariam Jawanbakht | 3 min read
Niharika Sharma in a bridge

Niharika Sharma (she/her), a fourth-year arts and business student with a major in economics and a finance specialization, shares with us her wild and twisted journey of finding her co-op placements.

Niharika's co-op story

Arts
Overcoming challenges
Staying motivated

Combining sustainability with business need

Thursday, December 15, 2022 by By Dhruvi Shah & Mariam Jawanbakht | 6 min read
Dhruvi standing in front of the Waterloo sign

Dhruvi Shah (she/her) is a fourth-year Science and Business student at the University of Waterloo. She recently finished an 8-month internship at Microsoft Canada from January to August 2022.

Science
Technology

Learning to adapt through co-op

Thursday, December 8, 2022 by Mariam Jawanbakht | 3 min read
Vikram Bhatt listing page image

Vikram Bhatt (he/him), a third-year management engineering student, shares how he improved his networking and professionalism skills while working on his co-op terms.

To date, Vikram has completed three co-op terms and is currently finishing up his fourth:

Engineering
Startup
Technology
Co-op tips

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