Posts for the Topic Arts

American Express, here I come

Thursday, April 21, 2022 by Fatima Muni | 5 min read

University of Waterloo Arts co-op student, Rashmi Jayaram, smiling outside, with pine trees and water in the background.

Rashmi Jayaram, a 4B Arts student studying Honours Economics, dives into her experiences working in product marketing and tells us how her hard work and dedication landed her a full-time job at American Express - the same company she completed her final co-op!

Rashmi has completed a total of five co-op work terms:

Arts

Making an impact

Making a difference at Red Canari

Monday, March 28, 2022 by Fatima Muni | 4 min read

University of Waterloo Arts co-op student, Ingrid Kaffka, smiling.

Through her dedication to Red Canari, Ingrid Kaffka (she/her) is the recipient of the 2021 Arts Co-op Student of the Year Award! Kaffka, a fourth-year Arts student in the Rhetoric, Media and Professional Communication (RMPC) program, shares her experience working at Red Canari and tells us what the key to becoming successful in your co-op role is.

Co-op Student of the Year

Arts

Mentorship

Co-op tips

Gaining soft skills: first work term perspective

Thursday, February 24, 2022 by Fatima Muni | 3 min read

Ceanna Aranha (she/her), a third-year Accounting and Financial Management (AFM) student, shares what her experience was like working at one of the Big Four accounting firms, KPMG, and how this co-op term has helped strengthen her soft skills and career knowledge!

Arts

Mentorship

Turning a co-op position into a full-time career at KPMG

Thursday, January 6, 2022 by Fatima Muni | 5 min read

Daynica Fisher is an Arts and Business Waterloo alum who majored in Sociology and minored in Human Resources Management. She shares her co-op experiences working in human resources and administration and how her co-op positions led her to a full-time career.

Finding your first job is hard...but it gets easier

Thursday, November 25, 2021 by Nigharika Senthil Kumar | 2 min read

University of Waterloo Arts co-op student, Hameedat smiling in a garden

Hameedat Busari, a 4A Economics student at the University of Waterloo, shares some of her highlights and challenges of her co-ops during the pandemic!

How has working remotely changed your lifestyle?

Arts

Government

Overcoming challenges

Trying different roles in Marketing: Amica, Manulife, Mejuri

Thursday, October 21, 2021 by Nigharika Senthil Kumar

Rency Luan, a fourth-year Arts and Business student majoring in Rhetoric English, shares her experience working in various digital marketing positions.

Arts

Staying motivated

Co-op tips

Making meaningful contributions through project management

Thursday, September 9, 2021 by Nigharika Senthil Kumar

Laura Kwan, a fourth-year Arts and Business, Legal Studies and Sociology student, shares how she developed an interest in project management through co-op.

Arts

Government

Skill-up

From India to Cali: Working on a flipped schedule

Thursday, July 15, 2021 by Nigharika Senthil Kumar

University of Waterloo Arts co-op student, Sharanya smiling

Sharanya Karkera, a second-year Arts and Business student is currently working remotely from India for her first 8-month co-op term.

Sharanya works for a company based in California called Calix. Calix involves cloud computing, software platforms, systems and services to communications service providers.

Arts

Working remotely

Overcoming challenges

A passion for Political Science in the workforce

Thursday, May 27, 2021 by Nigharika Senthil Kumar

Matthew wearing a yellow hat and smiling in his house

Matthew Olsen, a 3B Honours Arts and Business student majoring in political science, specializing in global governance and minoring in public policy and administration talks about his passion towards political science during his co-op.

Arts

Government

Skill-up