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Ciara Fletcher smiling in front of arts icons
Thursday, March 6, 2025

Breaking the mold: how I found a passionate career in HR

By: Alison Chase | 5 min read

Ciara Fletcher (she/her) is a fourth-year Honours Arts student in Legal Studies with a minor in Philosophy. She talks about learning to pivot and try new things in co-op. Ciara also offers advice to other Faculty of Arts and Legal Studies students exploring co-op opportunities, highlighting the rewards of stepping outside traditional Legal Studies roles to explore new fields and sectors, such as human resources and technology companies.

Maliha Karim smiling in front of art icons
Thursday, February 6, 2025

From silos to synergy: enhancing faculty collaboration through co-op

By: Alison Chase | 5 min read

Maliha Karim (she/her) is an Honours Arts student majoring in Communications and minoring in Digital Arts Communication (DAC) in her 4A term. Maliha talks about working outside her faculty and bringing her knowledge to the Faculty of Environment to boost their social media presence.

Stefan Venceljovski in front of art themed icons
Thursday, January 16, 2025

From classroom to career: how co-op can propel Arts students forward

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.

Catherine smiling, holding her phone and giving a thumbs up in front of a black board with white and orange arts themed chalk drawings on it.
Thursday, October 10, 2024

Working for big tech companies while overcoming imposter syndrome

Lauren Ballard | 5 min read

Catherine (Cat) Hoang (she/her) is a Global Business and Digital Arts alumni who speaks about how she arranged her own ​internships​ at both Adobe and Microsoft ​during a gap year ​and her opinions on ​exploring different career paths​.

Alison Baird smiling and holding a shovel.
Thursday, July 18, 2024

A Gender and Social Justice student's insight into on-campus opportunities

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.

A collage of University of Waterloo AFM student Nathan skiing, posing in a stadium and rock climbing
Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Auditing adventures: co-op at KPMG

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.

Headshot of University of Waterloo student, Sophia Gabriel.
Thursday, March 28, 2024

Driving sustainable change in STEM

By: Jacqueline Cardoso | 7 min read

Sophia Gabriel (she/her) is a fourth-year Honours Science and Business student specializing in biotechnology. Sophia discusses how her interdisciplinary degree prepared her for the world of work, shares the importance of having a presence on LinkedIn and encourages women in STEM to step out of their comfort zones.