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Don't give up, arrange your own job!

Wednesday, June 30, 2021 by Nigharika Senthil Kumar

Fatima Khalid, a 3B student in public health minoring public policy admin and pursuing an option in aging studies talks about her first co-op experience by arranging her own job. Fatima has completed her first co-op term at Four Corners Health Care Centre as a Youth Service Project Worker by arranging her own job.

Health

Arrange your own job

Overcoming challenges

Getting a taste of different work environments

Thursday, June 24, 2021 by Nigharika Senthil Kumar

Celina wearing sunglasses and smiling in front of a lake

Celina Maya Mohni, a 4A Geography and Environmental Management (GEM) student who is currently specializing in climate science and working towards a diploma in sustainability at the University of Waterloo shares her co-op experience and how her skills have developed during her work terms.

Environment

Skill-up

Contributing to the health and safety of Canadians during uncertain times

Monday, June 21, 2021 by Noah Franco

Over the course of the 2021 winter term, I completed my co-op working as a clinical research assistant for LMC Manna Research in Toronto. I was given the exciting opportunity to work on many ongoing clinical health trials in Canada.

Science

Skill-up

Building confidence in pharmacies and hospitals

Thursday, June 17, 2021 by Nigharika Senthil Kumar

Navreet, a 4th year pharmacy student at the University of Waterloo shares her venture in the healthcare system.

Nav started off her first co-op term as a Pharmacy student at Rexall Pharmacy in Mississauga. Her role varied from dispensing and filling medication to counselling and doing medication reviews with patients.

Pharmacy

Health

Connecting with nature and exploring new cities through co-op

Thursday, June 10, 2021 by Nigharika Senthil Kumar

Sam taking a selfie and smiling in her living room

Sam Bycraft, a 4B Geography and Environment Management student enjoyed her co-op term while being outdoors!

Environment

Overcoming challenges

Online tutoring + first-year co-op = rewarding experience

Thursday, June 3, 2021 by Nigharika Senthil Kumar

Natalia Manturowicz, a 2B Pure Mathematics and Teaching student talks about her first co-op journey where she had the chance to work remotely for Centennial College as a math tutor.

Mathematics

Teaching

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

Mentorship and making a difference at RBC

Thursday, May 20, 2021 by Nigharika Senthil Kumar

Andrea smiling in front of brown architecture

Andrea Chakma, a third-year mechatronics engineering student shares a little bit about her experience at the Royal Bank of Canada and TJX Canada.

Engineering

Mentorship

Technology

Avoiding burnout & adapting to change while working for the federal government

Thursday, May 13, 2021 by Nigharika Senthil Kumar

Miila standing while holding her dog in front of mountains

Miila Kai Tuju, a small-town girl from Muskoka pursuing her 4B term of Planning says, “Never be afraid to apply to a city you’ve never been to before.” She never imagined to be working for the federal government out in Ottawa. Miila says, “It's really important because if I hadn't made that decision one night to just randomly apply, I wouldn't have been here running the fe