Meet JADA

The AI Assistant Expanding Job Opportunities for University of Waterloo Students

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Co-operative and Experiential Education in collaboration with Microsoft Canada

For co-op students, securing a co-op job has always required persistence. The process of scanning job boards, tailoring resumes, and submitting applications to multiple employers can feel like a full-time commitment, often pulling focus from coursework and other responsibilities.

Recognizing this challenge, the University of Waterloo is introducing a new AI-powered tool designed to simplify that experience for its students. JADA, short for Job Aggregator Digital Assistant, is a new AI assistant created to help students navigate the job search more efficiently. Developed by the University of Waterloo in collaboration with Microsoft and powered by Azure OpenAI Service, JADA expands access to job opportunities while offering real-time support for co-op students.

Evan Yan, a Waterloo co-op student who worked on the project, understands first-hand what it is like to secure a co-op job. “The job aggregator provides more possible jobs for students to apply for,” he said. “It’s nice to have a collection of job boards consolidated into one place. And the digital assistant provides ease of access to the answers students would typically ask an advisor.”

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