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Suggested co-op work term start and end dates

December 2013 important dates
January 2014 important dates
February 2014 important dates
March 2014 important dates
April 2014 important dates

Suggested co-op work term start and end dates

	September-December 2013	January-April 2014	May-August 2014
Start date	August 26	January 6	April 28
End date	December 20	April 25	August 22

In addition to Co-operative Education's important dates posted below in the calendar, please also view the undergraduate important dates posted by Quest

General information about calendar (below)

"Main Group" = students in Accounting, Applied Health Science, Arts, Engineering, Environment, Financial Management, Math, and Science
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"Arch" = students in Architecture
"Pharm" = students in Pharmacy
After the First Interview Cycle match, other interview cycle rankings open at 8:00 p.m. and close at 10:00 a.m. (see calendar below for open and close dates)
Centre for Career Action workshops with dates, location, and details
Check your Waterloo-assigned email regularly for messages from Co-operative Education

December 2013

___Monday___	___Tuesday___	__Wednesday__	___Thursday__	___Friday___	___Saturday__
2 Employer Continuous Interviews (Main group Classes end	3 Employer Continuous Interviews (Main group) Employer Interviews (Arch) in Cambridge Job Post (Main group & Arch) opens; closes Wednesday 11:59 PM Ranking opens (Main Group & Arch) 8 PM	4 Job Post opens (Main group & Arch); closes Thursday 11:59 PM Ranking closes (Main group & Arch) 10 AM Match results	5 Employer Continuous Interviews (Main group) Job Post (Main group & Arch) opens; closes Friday 11:59 PM Ranking opens (Main Group & Arch) 8 PM Exams begin	6 Job Post (Main Group & Arch) opens; closes Monday 11:59 PM Ranking closes (Main group & Arch) 10 AM Match results	7
9 Employer Continuous Interviews (Main group	10 Employer Continuous Interviews (Main group) Employer Interviews (Arch) in Cambridge Job Post (Main group & Arch) opens; closes Wednesday 11:59 PM Ranking opens (Main Group & Arch) 8 PM	11 Job Post opens (Main group & Arch); closes Thursday 11:59 PM Ranking closes (Main group & Arch) 10 AM Match results	12 Employer Continuous Interviews (Main group) Job Post (Main group & Arch) opens; closes Friday 11:59 PM	13 Job Post (Main Group & Arch) opens; closes Monday 11:59 PM Ranking closes (Main group & Arch) 10 AM Match results Match results (Main Group)	14
16 Keep watching JobMine; daily job postings will continue into the first week of February. Students receiving interviews resulting from job postings as of this date, will be contacted directly by the employer to make arrangements.	17	18	19	20 Suggested date for end of Fall work term Exams End	21
23	24	25 University closed (Seasonal break)	26 University closed (Seasonal break)	27 University closed (Seasonal break)	28 University closed (Seasonal break)
30 University closed (Seasonal break)	31 University closed (Seasonal break)

January 2014

___Monday___	___Tuesday___	__Wednesday__	___Thursday__	___Friday___	___Saturday__
		1	2	3	4
6 Classes begin	7	8	9	10	11 Job Post (Pharm) opens 7 AM (job posting information)
13	14 Job Post (Pharm) from Jan. 11 closes 11:59 PM	15	16	17	18 Job Post (Main Group) opens 7 AM (job posting information)
20	21 Job Post (Main Group) from Jan. 18 closes 11:59 PM	22	23 Employer Interviews (Pharm) 8 AM-6 PM Read job sign-off instructions	24 Job Post (Main Group) opens 7 AM Last date (prior to 4 PM) to withdraw from first interview cycle (Main Group) See details.	25
27 Employer Interviews (Main Group) Read job sign-off instructions Job Post (Main Group) from Jan. 24 closes 11:59 PM First interview cycle ranking (Pharm) opens at 4 PM (see ranking information)	28 Employer Interviews (Main Group)	29 Employer Interviews (Main Group) First interview cycle ranking (Pharm) closes at 10 AM First interview cycle job match results (Pharm) available at 4 PM If matched, read job details in JobMine on your Employment Information page	30 Employer Interviews (Main Group)	31 Employer Interviews (Main Group)

February 2014

___Monday___	___Tuesday___	__Wednesday__	___Thursday__	___Friday___	___Saturday__
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3 Employer Interviews (Main Group)	4 Employer Interviews (Main Group)	5 Employer Interviews (Main Group) Job Fair at RIM Park, Waterloo 10 AM-3:30PM	6 Employer Interviews (Main Group)	7 Employer Interviews (Main Group) Job Post (Pharm) opens; closes Monday 11:59 PM	8
10 Employer Interviews (Main Group) Last day to begin the Winter work term in order to meet the 12 week requirement for students still looking for a Winter work term	11 Employer Interviews (Main Group)	12 Employer Interviews (Main Group)	13 Employer Interviews (Main Group)	14 Employer Interviews (Main Group)	15
17 University closed (Family Day)	18 No interviews (Reading Week)	19 No interviews (Reading Week)	20 No interviews (Reading Week)	21 No interviews (Reading Week)	22 Job Post (Arch) opens 7 AM
24 Employer Interviews (Main Group)	25 Employer Interviews (Main Group)	26 Employer Interviews (Main Group) Employer Interviews (Pharm) 8 AM-6 PM	27 Tentative Employer Interviews (Main Group) Job Post (Arch) from Jan. 22 closes 11:59 PM	28 First interview cycle ranking (Main Group) opens at 1 PM (see ranking information)

March 2014

___Monday___	___Tuesday___	__Wednesday__	___Thursday__	___Friday___	___Saturday__
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3 Student advisors available (Main Group) first interview cycle job consultation: 10 AM-1 PM First interview cycle ranking (Main Group) closes at 2 PM First interview cycle match results (Main Group) available as of 4 PM on JobMine If matched, read job details in JobMine on your Employment Information page Matched students: You may phone or email your student advisor to discuss information about your future employer and their pre-employment details or work location Second interview cycle ranking (Pharm) opens at 4 PM	4	5 Job Post (Main Group) opens; closes Thursday 11:59 PM Second interview cycle ranking (Pharm) closes at 10 AM Second interview cycle job match results (Pharm) available at 4 PM If matched, read job details in JobMine on your Employment Information page	6 Job Post (Main Group) opens; closes Friday 11:59 PM Employer Interviews (Arch) in Cambridge	7\| Job Post (Main Group) opens; closes Monday 11:59 PM Employer Interviews (Arch) in Toronto. Bus leaves Cambridge at 6:45 AM	8 Job Post (Main Group) opens; closes Tuesday 11:59 PM
10 Employer Continuous Interviews (Main group) Employer Interviews (Arch) in Cambridge	11 Job Post (Main Group) opens; closes Wednesday 11:59 PM Employer Continuous Interviews (Main group) Ranking opens (Main Group) 8 PM Job Post (Main Group) opens; closes Wednesday 11:59 PM	12 Job Post (Main Group) opens; closes Thursday 11:59 PM Ranking closes (Main group) 10 AM Match results Employer Interviews (Arch) in Cambridge	13 Job Post (Main Group) opens; closes Friday 11:59 PM Employer Continuous Interviews (Main group) Ranking opens (Main Group) 8 PM First interview cycle ranking opens (Arch) 1 PM Student advisors available for Arch first interview cycle job consultation: 1-4:30 PM at the School First interview cycle ranking (Arch) closes 11:59 PM Job Post (Main Group) opens; closes Friday 11:59 PM	14 Job Post (Main Group) opens; closes Monday 11:59 PM Ranking closes (Main group) 10 AM Match results First interview cycle match results (Arch) 10:00 AM	15 Job Post (Main Group) opens; closes Tuesday 11:59 PM
17 Employer Continuous Interviews (Main group)	18 Job Post (Main Group and Arch) opens; closes Wednesday 11:59 PM Employer Continuous Interviews (Main group) Ranking opens (Main Group) 8 PM	19 Job Post (Main Group and Arch) opens; closes Thursday 11:59 PM Ranking closes (Main group) 10 AM Match results	20 Job Post (Main Group and Arch) opens; closes Friday 11:59 PM Employer Continuous Interviews (Main group) Ranking opens (Main Group) 8 PM	21 Job Post (Main Group and Arch) opens; closes Tuesday 11:59 PM Ranking closes (Main group) 10 AM Match results	22
24 Employer Continuous Interviews (Main group)	25 Job Post (Main Group and Arch) opens; closes Wednesday 11:59 PM Employer Continuous Interviews (Main group) Employer Interviews (Arch) in Cambridge Ranking opens (Main Group & Arch) 8 PM	26 Job Post (Main Group and Arch) opens; closes Thursday 11:59 PM Ranking closes (Main group & Arch) 10 AM Match results	27 Job Post (Main Group and Arch) opens; closes Friday 11:59 PM Employer Continuous Interviews (Main group)	28 Job Post (Main Group and Arch) opens; closes Friday 11:59 PM Ranking closes (Main group & Arch) 10 AM Match results	29
31 Employer Continuous Interviews (Main group)

April 2014

___Monday___	___Tuesday___	__Wednesday__	___Thursday__	___Friday___	___Saturday__
	1 Job Post (Main group & Arch) opens; closes Wednesday 11:59 PM Employer Continuous Interviews (Main group) Employer Interviews (Arch) in Cambridge Ranking opens (Main Group & Arch) 8 PM	2 Job Post (Main Group and Arch) opens; closes Thursday 11:59 PM Ranking closes (Main group & Arch) 10 AM Match results	3 Job Post (Main Group and Arch) opens; closes Friday 11:59 PM Employer Continuous Interviews (Main group) Ranking opens (Main Group & Arch) 8 PM	4 Job Post (Main Group and Arch) opens; closes Monday 11:59 PM Ranking closes (Main group & Arch) 10 AM Match results Classes end	5
7 Employer Continuous Interviews (Main group)	8 Job Post (Main group & Arch) opens; closes Wednesday 11:59 PM Employer Continuous Interviews (Main group) Employer Interviews (Arch) in Cambridge Ranking opens (Main Group & Arch) 8 PM Exams begin	9 Job Post (Main Group and Arch) opens; closes Thursday 11:59 PM Ranking closes (Main group & Arch) 10 AM Match results	10 Job Post (Main Group and Arch) opens; closes Friday 11:59 PM Employer Continuous Interviews (Main group) Ranking opens (Main Group & Arch) 8 PM	11 Job Post (Main Group and Arch) opens; closes Monday 11:59 PM Ranking closes (Main group & Arch) 10 AM Match results	12
14 Employer Continuous Interviews (Main group)	15 Job Post (Main group & Arch) opens; closes Wednesday 11:59 PM Employer Continuous Interviews (Main group) Employer Interviews (Arch) in Cambridge Ranking opens (Main Group & Arch) 8 PM	16 Job Post (Main Group and Arch) opens; closes Thursday 11:59 PM	17 Job Post (Main Group and Arch) opens; closes Monday 11:59 PM Employer Continuous Interviews (Main group) Ranking opens (Main Group & Arch) 8 PM	18 University closed (Good Friday)	19
21 Ranking closes (Main group & Arch) 10 AM Match results Keep watching JobMine; daily job postings will continue into the first week of June. Students receiving interviews resulting from job postings as of this date, will be contacted directly by the employer to make arrangements.	22	23	24 Exams end	25	26
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