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.
Posted on Tuesday, August 8th, 2017
Business cards seem like such an old-fashioned thing to have. With the advent of cellphones and LinkedIn, isn’t the humble business card now obsolete?
Surprisingly, the answer is no: business cards are still a key part of networking in many fields. And therefore, it’s important that you have one—even as a student.
Posted on Thursday, August 3rd, 2017
A common question from students is how to build a relevant resume when you don’t have any relevant experience. You know you should create a resume that shows employers why you’re the best pick for the position, but if you’ve never worked in the field, how are you supposed to do that? With only retail or service industry experience, it can be daunting to try and prove that you’re a viable candidate for a professional job.
If you’ve been reading this blog, you know that the answer is to brand your experience. You want to take aspects of your part-time job and show why having worked it makes you the perfect hire. You need to make the position relevant.
But what does that mean, and what does that entail?
Below, we look at the three steps to brand your part time job.
Posted on Friday, July 28th, 2017
References are an important component of any successful job or placement search. You can have an impressive resume, interesting cover letter, and exemplary portfolio, but for employers there’s nothing like having another person tell them how awesome you are.
You should dedicate some time to choosing who you use as references. Your references can make or break your job hunt efforts.
Here are some foolproof ways to have awesome references.
