June 2023

From space to research, engineering covers all grounds

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Emily Steiner (she/her), a fourth-year Mechatronics Engineering student, walks us through her co-op experiences and dives into how her work terms shaped her career aspirations.


Emily’s co-op journey: 

A humanitarian outlook on Health Science

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Mariam Toluwalashe Omilabu is a fourth-year Health Studies student with a Pre-Clinal Specialization. She talks about her impactful co-op experiences and identifies some significant outcomes of her time in the healthcare industry so far. 


Mariam's co-op journey


How to rock your in-person interview

Two co-op students sitting in Tatham Centre preparing for their interviews.

It’s spring 2023, co-ops! Not only does this term represent a new opportunity for all of us to make our early career marks but it also represents the return of in-person interviews at Tatham Centre (TC)!

The return of in-person interviews may be the return to familiarity for some, especially if you are a tenured co-op student who has been with us for over four years. However, this may be your first time interviewing and you may be looking for an opportunity to expand on one of the most important skills you need to develop for your career.

Discovering the world of earth and space science

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Anthony Girmenia (he/him), a third-year Physics and Astronomy student, shares his experience working in research positions and describes the remarkable projects he has worked on over the last few years.  


Anthony's co-op journey


Finding your way when things don’t go as planned

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Paniz Ojaghi (she/her), a second year Software Engineering student talks about her first attempt at the co-op application process and discusses how she navigated employment in the engineering field.

Paniz did not find a co-op position in time for her first work term. After a lot of research and hard work, she found her first work experience with the help of the Waterloo Experience (WE) Accelerate program.

The passionate pursuit of sustainability

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Michelle Angkasa (she/they), a fourth-year Environment and Business student explains their role in protecting the environment through co-op and dissects how they integrate their passion for policy in all their initiatives.


Michelle's co-op experiences: