Posts for the Topic Overcoming challenges

Turning to E Co-op - a fresh "start-up"

Thursday, August 17, 2023 by Nivi Ranjit | 3 min read
Nivi Ranjit.

Nivi Ranjit, a third year Arts student at the University of Waterloo, discusses her change in educational path from healthcare, to majoring in economics and how the Enterprise Co-op (E Co-op) program with the Conrad School of Entrepreneurship and Business is helping to "start-up" her future.

Overcoming challenges
Start Up

Finding new paths as a mature student

Thursday, July 13, 2023 by Máire Slater
An image of Maire

Hi, my name is Máire Slater, and I am an Arts co-op student in English Rhetoric and Communication Design, in the Major Research Paper stream. 

I am a content designer at the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). 

Arts
Overcoming challenges
Grad
Research

From no experience to a loaded resume

Thursday, April 27, 2023 by Kaitlin Trendel and Pratibha Muthukumarasamy | 6 min read
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My co-op journey

Hi! I just graduated in June from Environment and Business with a co-op distinction.

I started off co-op in a digital marketing role at Linamar in the transportation industry. My role was to increase their brand presence on social media.

Environment
Overcoming challenges

What you study doesn’t have to be what you do

Thursday, April 6, 2023 by Saurav Gurhale and Kaitlin Trendel | 8 min read
Saurav standing in front of a water body

Saurav Gurhale, fourth-year Mechanical Engineering student, tells his story of how co-op completely changed his future career path.

Engineering
Overcoming challenges

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

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

Building confidence in mobile development

Thursday, December 1, 2022 by Mariam Jawanbakht | 4 min read
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Anjali Gupta (she/her), a third-year computer science student, describes her experiences working for a mobile development team for the first time and shares a few tips for gaining confidence at work.

Technology
Overcoming challenges
Mathematics

Developing skills in the insurance industry

Thursday, November 17, 2022 by Mariam Jawanbakht | 4 min read
Ashley smiling

Ashley Chetram (she/her) is going into her third year of Honours Arts, with a major in psychology and a minor in social development studies. She gives us details about completing her first co-op term at an insurance company.

Arts
Overcoming challenges

Crash testing aircraft batteries

Thursday, October 6, 2022 by By: Mariam Jawanbakht | 3 min read
Brielle standing in front of a small, grounded, colourful plane

Brielle Chenier (she/her), a second-year Mechatronics Engineering student, shares her role working within a sustainable aircraft company along with the ups and downs of her co-op term.

Overcoming challenges
Engineering

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