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About Co-op

• Our mission & vision

• Hear from Waterloo co-op students 

• Our people

• Employment statistics

• Co-op earnings

  • Co-op earnings for work terms in Canada

  • Co-op earnings for work terms in United States

  • Co-op earnings for public services

  • Co-op earnings for chartered professional accounting students

• Typical co-op jobs

  • Faculty of Arts typical co-op jobs

  • Faculty of Health typical co-op jobs

  • Faculty of Engineering typical co-op jobs

  • Faculty of Environment typical co-op jobs 

  • Faculty of Math typical co-op jobs

  • Faculty of Science typical co-op jobs

Important dates

• Important dates for all other co-op students

• Important dates for Pharmacy co-op students

• Important dates for Architecture co-op students

How to find your co-op job

• Getting started

• Find a job on WaterlooWorks

  • Apply

  • Interview

    • Withdrawing WaterlooWorks applications and interviews

    • Interview conflicts

    • Request to withdraw application

    • Off-campus support 

    • Request interview relief

  • Rank/Match

• Arrange your own job

• Alternate co-op opportunities

  • Find a job through funded programs

  • Bridging Entrepreneurs to Students (BETS)

  • Enterprise co-op 

  • Co-op Research Certificate

• After you've secured employment

• Need help finding a job?

Learn about your work term

• Updates to your Spring 2020 work term

• Updates to your Fall 2020 work term

• Your work term at a glance

• Find a place to live

  • On-campus housing for co-op

• Work term supports and consultations

• Your performance evaluation

• Work term reports

• WatPD courses

• Work term resources

Work abroad

• Ready to work abroad?

• Find an international job

• Jobs found in WaterlooWorks

• Arranged own job

• Sessions & Dates

• Legal authorizations (visas/permits)

• Applications & forms

• Health coverage

• Pre-departure

• International travel best practices

  • International peer guides

• Co-op photo contest

• Frequently Asked Questions

• International co-op: Supporting sustainable development around the globe

Supports and resources

• Skill development for transition to a digital workplace

• Tips for working remotely as a co-op student

• Co-op roles and responsibilities

• Info sessions, events and workshops

  • Employer information sessions

  • Events and other professional development opportunities

  • Centre for Career Action: Workshops and events

  • P4E Career Fair/Job Fair

• Mental health resources

• Accessibility supports

• Resources for international students

• Request for academic/work term sequence change

Your co-op fee

Co-op student awards

• Co-op Student of the Year Awards

  • Co-op Student of the Year Award recipients

    • Previous award recipients

  • Student nomination form

  • Employer nomination form

• Co-op Problem Award

  • Co-op Problem Award Submission Form

WaterlooWorks help

• WaterlooWorks Help: Getting started

• WaterlooWorks Help: Search for jobs

• WaterlooWorks Help: Applications

• WaterlooWorks Help: Interviews

• WaterlooWorks Help: Rank/Match

• WaterlooWorks Help: Your work term

• WaterlooWorks news

Co-op student experience

Waterloo Experience (WE) Accelerate

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Contact us

• Your co-op advisors

• Share your co-op experience

Information for

• Future co-op students

• Graduate students

• Parents

• Employers