By: Lauren Ballard | 7 min read
Ellie Wise (she/her) is a third-year Biotechnology and Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) student. She gives advice on writing cover letters and résumés, approaching interviews and how to search for a job you’re passionate about.
By: Lauren Ballard | 6.5 min read
Komal Vachhani (she/her) is a third-year Computer Engineering student. She speaks about her experience working in the robotics field and how to make the most of living in new places.
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 | 5 min read
Taylor DeVries (she/her) is a second-year Software Engineering student. She speaks about how she landed her first-choice co-op and the great work culture she experienced at Rocket Innovation Studio.
By: Aadya Dixit | 4 min read
Musabbiha Meghjee (she/her) is in her fourth year of Recreation and Sports Business with a minor in Event Management. She discusses how she honed her skills and discovered her career path through her four work terms.
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: Jacqueline Cardoso | 6 min read
Prabhsharan Singh Sethi (he/him), a second-year Mathematics student, shares what he’s learned from his first co-op term at the Centre for Work-Integrated Learning. From interview preparation to finding a sense of belonging in his first year, Prahbsharan shares real challenges facing co-op students.
By: Cameron Stirrup | 8 min read
Yatharth Sejpal (he/him), a third-year Honours Psychology and Business student, guides us through his co-op journey, how to achieve the perfect interview and how putting in the time to go above and beyond has made his experience one of the greatest of his life.
By: Cameron Stirrup | 4 min read
Titus Lin (he/him), a second-year Mechatronics Engineering student, discusses how discovering different industries and not being picky early in your co-op career is vital for building a strong résumé.
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.