Posted on Monday, November 5th, 2018
You’ve gotten into a great college, are completing your education, and have made the excellent choice to take advantage of co-op- you’re on the road to success! We have one question for you, though: how are your soft skills coming along? You’re thinking to yourself, “Wait a minute. I thought you just said I was on the road to success. What else is there?!”
Posted on Friday, October 12th, 2018
When: October 20-21 at uOttawa.
Do you want to show off your skills at a 24 hour intensive hackathon? Statistics Canada is introducing the new nation-wide initiative ‘CANDEV’, a Data Challenge with Ottawa being its first stop. Starting October 20 at the University of Ottawa, postsecondary students will engage in an exhilarating 24 hours of work on user stories or business cases provided by their public sector partners.
Posted on Thursday, October 4th, 2018
We posted around this time last year, one of the most obvious stereotypes of students is the financial struggle: surviving on ramen, counting out pennies (or, nowadays, nickels) for laundry, picking up whatever extra shifts come along. And it is true that your time spent in school can be among the most frugal times of your life. The fresh, crisp fall air is now out to play, and we are already in week five of the 2018 fall semester. You’re asking yourself, ‘Okay, tuition has been paid and textbooks have been purchased. My savings and loans are in hand and available to me. What next?’
Posted on Friday, September 28th, 2018
Yesterday, the Co-op Department hosted nearly 100 employers at Becoming an Employer of Choice for Millennials. An informative session, providing the audience with a greater understanding of how to adapt recruitment tactics to recruit, retain, and promote millennials.
Posted on Tuesday, September 18th, 2018
Time: September 20, 2018, 4 to 8 PM plus an after party 8 to 10:30 PM
Networking events are a great way to build connections and get a head start on your job search. It may be the strongest method—even if the person you’re directly interacting with isn’t hiring, they may know someone who is. It turns out that the key to job hunting is to get comfortable with networking in all forms. It will help establish you as a recognizable and trusted member of your industry, and bring you closer to great job opportunities. Read more on ways to find a job on our blog.
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