By: Aadya Dixit | 5 min read
Ashley Pacek (she/her) is a second-year Environment and Business student. She emphasizes the importance of networking and exploring the industry your working in as a first work term co-op student.
By: Aadya Dixit | 3.5 min read
Stanley Miao (he/him) is a fourth-year Computer Science student. Sharing his experience, he talks about co-op broadening his perspective and the excitement associated with research.
By: Lauren Ballard | 3 min read
Alison Baird (any), a third-year Gender and Social Justice student discusses how they made the most of their experience working in the University of Waterloo’s Sustainability Office and how she approaches applying to a co-op position.
By: Aadya Dixit | 5 min read
Lexi Stumpf (she/her) is a third-year student in the Faculty of Health. She discusses how co-op gave her the opportunity to explore different areas of healthcare and how connecting with patients motivates her to do her best.
By: Narayanan (Nana) Ramakrishnan | 4 min read
Narayanan (Nana) Ramakrishnan is a Master of a Engineering Co-op (MEng Co-op) student in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE). He started the program in fall 2022 and is specializing in Sustainable Energy. As part of his degree, he completed a four-month co-op as an electrical engineering intern at Shell Canada in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta.
By: Aadya Dixit | 7 min read
Jaskaran Singh Attwal (he/him) is a fourth-year Pharmacy (PharmD) student. He shares his experience working in various healthcare fields and maintaining a work-life balance as a young professional.
By: Aadya Dixit | 4 min read
Genevie Tran (she/her) is in her third year of Biology. She discusses her passion for wet lab research and her advice for staying motivated throughout the work term.
By: Aadya Dixit | 6 min read
Eric Bilaver (he/him) is in his fourth year of Computer Engineering. He shares his experience building an app from scratch, developing self-confidence along the way and working on perfecting his application process.
By: Aadya Dixit | 5 min read
Nathan Farquharson (he/him) is in his third year of Accounting and Financial Management (AFM), minoring in Economics and specializing in Business Analytics. He gives us a glimpse of working at one of the Big Four accounting firms and the importance of networking as a co-op student.
By: Aadya Dixit | 5 min read
Ben Woodward (he/him) is a fourth-year Geography and Environmental Management and Earth Sciences student. In this blog he shares his experience using geographic information systems (GIS) and web mapping work for various levels of government, a private company and his local museum.