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Lana-Marie Souaid is a second-year student in the Interactive Media Design program at Algonquin College. Like others in her program, Souaid chose to take a co-op term during the second term of her studies.
Working with the co-op department, Souaid secured a co-op position at CENGN, an association of industry leaders that work in telecommunications. The organization needed a brand-new website, and based on Souaid’s skillset, she was asked to design and create it. It went live this month.
“It feels unreal to have my website go live,” Souaid says. “I have never made a website this large before, yet alone for a well-known company.”
This kind of experience is a huge bonus for Souaid, who is set to graduate from the Interactive Media Design program this year. Now armed with industry experience working for a large organization, co-op has given her the opportunity to grow her skillset and test her abilities.
Souaid works at her desk during her co-op term at CENGN.
It may seem pretty minor, but the way that you set up your desk can affect your productivity, concentration, and performance at work. A cluttered desk can make it harder to get work done and stay on top of your to-do list.
If you’re about to start your placement in an office this spring, read on for tips to make your desk work for you.
You’ve put out your resume. You’ve cleaned up your online presence. You’ve even built yourself a professional website. Now, it’s time for you to interview for your dream placement.
If you find the prospect of being interviewed for a job stressful, you’re not alone. But by being prepared and doing your homework before an interview, you’ll feel confident and ready to secure yourself a job.
Algonquin College co-op students: there is tons of valuable information available in Coop 1000 on Blackboard, in Module 3. Be sure to read your modules to be prepared for the co-op interview process!
You may have heard of the new phenomena that is wildly popular (especially on Pinterest) called the bullet journal. It’s a very trendy way of keeping a notebook/agenda/journal all in one place. Though bullet journaling has gotten super flashy, at its heart it is a useful productivity tool that you can use to keep your whole life in order.
It basically works like this: you fill a page with all your appointments, reminders, events, and notes for the day. You denote each entry with a symbol that tells you super quickly the importance and nature of the note. When you’re done a task, you check it off. If you aren’t going to do it that day, you move it forward. It’s a wildly easy way of keeping yourself accountable.
Photo: Ryder Carroll