By: Skylar Ji | 5 min read
Skylar Ji, a second-year Computer Science student, shares her very first co-op experience, the skills she’s developed within mobile development, and how she aims to expand upon those skills within future CS and software roles.
By: Tailai Wang | 4 min read
Hello! My name is Tailai Wang, a fifth-year Computer Science and Business Administration student. I’ll be sharing my story about my past internship in London, England as a Forward Deployed Software Engineer at Palantir Technologies!
By: Cameron Stirrup & Willow Carmount | 6 min read
Willow Carmount (she/they), is a third-year Honours Arts and Business student majoring in Peace and Conflict studies, who’s called the University of Waterloo home for five work terms. During this time, she has used co-op as a chance to venture into industries she never thought she would - ultimately discovering a future career in technology.
By: Cameron Stirrup | 5 min read
Ashley Ferreira (she/her), a fourth-year Physics and Astronomy student, discusses her co-op experience at Waterloo that has taken her through natural resources, aerospace and the government. She mentions how venturing out of your ideal industry and trying different roles is beneficial.
By: Cameron Stirrup | 5 min read
Salma Marzouk (she/her) is a fourth-year Science and Business student with four co-op terms under her belt. She discusses her experienced co-op resume, her switch from a healthcare position to ones in tech, her impressive queue of projects and how collaboration, as well as quality, are key to being a leader and keeping a company’s strategy in line.
By: Cameron Stirrup | 5 min read
Gillian Trasuk (she/her), is a fourth-year Honours Math student, specializing in business and minoring in computing. Her blog displays her shining business pedigree and how co-op was always on her Waterloo agenda.
By: Cameron Stirrup | 5 min read
In middle school, Todd Tang (he/him), discovered a passion that has led him to co-op at the University of Waterloo. Today, the second-year Mechatronics Engineering student talks about his goal to lend a helping hand to the field of robotics and bring robots, as well as his career, to life.
by: Dhruvi Shah & Mariam Jawanbakht | 6 min read
Dhruvi Shah (she/her) is a fourth-year Science and Business student at the University of Waterloo. She recently finished an 8-month internship at Microsoft Canada from January to August 2022.
by: Mariam Jawanbakht | 3 min read
Vikram Bhatt (he/him), a third-year management engineering student, shares how he improved his networking and professionalism skills while working on his co-op terms.
by: Mariam Jawanbakht | 4 min read
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.