Blog

By: Alison Chase | 7 min read

Stefan Venceljovski (he/him) is a double major Political Science and History student with a minor in international studies and a specialization in international relations. He is currently in his 3B term. Stefan speaks about how he has explored potential career paths through his co-op experiences.

By: Lauren Ballard | 4.5 min read

Megan MacGregor (she/her) is a third-year Health Sciences student. She discusses her role at Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre and gives advice on asking your co-op supervisors for help when you’ve hit a roadblock.

By: Lauren Ballard | 4.5 min read

Cathy Le (she/her) is a fourth-year Global Business and Digital Arts (GBDA) student. She explains her approach to standing out when it comes to co-op applications and how she deals with rejection.

By: Lauren Ballard | 7 min read

Jason Amri (he/him) is a fifth-year Computer Science and Business student. He discusses how he started a social venture called 3cycle and his experience having a co-op term in Dubai.

By: Lauren Ballard | 5 min read

Bhagya Chandani (he/him) is a Master of Management Sciences student. He speaks about how he approached co-op when he already had more than three years of work experience across various industries.

By: Lauren Ballard | 4 min read

Qamar Mobayed (she/her) is a third-year Pharmacy student who explains how she dealt with gaps in her knowledge during her co-op term, how to land a job outside of WaterlooWorks and how to create a lasting impact in your workplace.

By: Aadya Dixit | 3 min read

Jaspreet Kaur Gill (she/her) is a third-year BSc. Honours Health Sciences (minor in Medical Physiology, Health Research specialization) student. She highlights her experience presenting and travelling to the American Society of Clinical Oncology – Genitourinary Cancers Symposium in San Francisco, CA, one of the key prostate cancer events globally.

By: Lauren Ballard | 8 min read

Raymond Li is a fourth-year Computer Science student. He speaks about his experience working for PlayStation, Amazon and Tesla and how he landed a full-time job at Meta before graduating.

By: Lauren Ballard | 4 min read

Jordan Leis (he/him) is a first-year Electrical Engineering student. He discusses the difficulties of being a co-op student with a chronic illness and how to advocate for yourself effectively during your work terms.

By: Sarah Bayrakdarian | 2 min read

Sarah Bayrakdarian is a third-year Public Health student in the Faculty of Health. She discusses her recent co-op term at Sunnybrook Hospital.