Posted on Wednesday, August 23rd, 2017
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.
Posted on Tuesday, August 22nd, 2017
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.
Posted on Thursday, August 17th, 2017
You already know that Algonquin College co-op students can be a game changer for your organization. You’ve looked over the co-op process for students to understand what a co-op term entails. Now, you just have one question left: what does the Cooperative Education Department do for you?
Below, we look at three key ways that the co-op office makes your hiring process easier.
Posted on Tuesday, August 15th, 2017
This past weekend, CBC Ottawa aired a segment featuring an interview with David Hall, the manager of the Cooperative Education Department at Algonquin College. In the interview, David discusses the benefits of co-op for students, and shares some helpful advice for students and recent grads embarking on their own job searches.
Posted on Thursday, August 10th, 2017
Recently, LinkedIn came out with their 2017 Workplace Learning Report. It’s focused on how employers provide learning experiences and personal development to existing employees, but it resonated with us in Cooperative Education, too.
Much of the conversation around workplace learning and development ties into co-op. In fact, in some ways, co-op is ahead of the curve when it comes to professional development. When looking at the ideal industry standards for learning and development, we see that co-op is already there.
Here are three key takeaways from the article that show how co-op will give your professional development a boost.
