In this article, we asked a recent Waterloo co-op grad (and Gen Z'er), Negin, to share some of her insights about what she looks for in a job. Through her own experience in the workplace, Negin offers four key ways you can:
For the past four years, the University of Waterloo has been ranked the number one university in Canada for employer-student connections, according to the 2020 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Graduate Employability Rankings.
By: Mahek Kacheria
For my first co-op term, I landed an international job opportunity with Kaizen Institute in my hometown Ahmedabad, India. I worked at their regional marketing division for India & Africa as the Business Development and Marketing Associate.
The first-ever Global Charter for Co-op and Work-Integrated Education has been signed by more than 50 university and college presidents, education association executives and high-ranking government officials.
By: Jillian Smith
Caleb Dueck, a first work-term co-op student in mechatronics engineering, created not one, but two robot bartenders while working at Eascan Automation in Winnipeg.
Every year, six exceptional co-op students, one from each faculty, are recognized by the University of Waterloo for their contribution to their employer, their community and the further development of experiential education.
From March 18-22nd 2019, Cooperative Education and Work-Integrated Learning Canada (CEWIL Canada) invites co-op and work-integrated learning employers / partners to participate in a social media contest celebrating Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning Week!
On February 26, four leaders in the worlds of tech, human resources and education sat down to discuss what the future holds for work and learning.
Don't let these common misconceptions stop your organization from tapping into a pool of highly educated and under-hired applicants.
Even with decades of successful active and mindful inclusion strategies, there are still lingering concerns around what it takes to implement a diverse recruiting strategy.
Our reflections from the 2017/18 fiscal year show that Waterloo’s co-op program remains one of the top influencing factors in student enrolment and a leading facilitator employer-student relations in engagement and recruitment.