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Three Key Takeaways About How Co-op Can Grow Your Organization from the Globe and Mail

Back in July, the Globe and Mail ran an article written by Steven Murphy, the dean of the Ted Rogers School of Management at Ryerson University in Toronto.

Murphy writes about the lethargy that can affect a corporation, and the different methods that companies are using to break that inactivity and bring a sense of innovation back into the organization. Many of these strategies are ineffective, and don’t trigger company-wide change.

The key to real change, Murphy writes, is co-op students. Energetic and innovative, students are a fantastic way to generate new ideas and initiatives in your organization.

To prove it, the Ted Rogers School of management teamed up with CIBC Mellon. They paired up 5 Ryerson students from varying educational backgrounds with 5 CIBC Mellon employees. Over 4 months, the group worked to find new opportunities and solutions for CIBC Mellon.

Here are three things they learned.

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Three Ways to Update Your Cover Letter

You probably already have a cover letter (hopefully written following our guidelines). You’ve probably had it, or some version or template of it, for awhile. And it has probably worked and gotten you a job.

But with the end of summer—and the end of summer jobs—coming up, now is the time to take a few minutes and update your cover letter so you have a new, fresh tool in your job hunting kit. Here’s how.

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Three Keys Ways to Get Established at Your New Co-op

Co-op is a different experience from being a young professional because you are still in a learning environment. You are considered a full-time student and your co-op term is an extension of your classroom education.

But co-op is also different from being a traditional student. Because you’re working in a professional environment, you have a different set of guidelines for measuring your success. You also have an opportunity to begin establishing yourself as a professional. But how?

Below, we look at three ways to find success during your co-op experience.

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