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Stretching and learning in a co-op placement

BCcampus

Hilda Anggraeni was hired by BCcampus as an academic growth research assistant since 2010. Read on about amazing co-op experience and the valuable skills she gained during her placement.

By: Hilda Anggraeni 294 reads | 0 comments
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Natalie's First Day at Allied Vision Technologies

Co-operative Education

Are you starting your first day at work soon? Getting anxious because you don't know what to expect? Read on to learn more about Natalie's experience and her tips on making the most out of your first day.

By: npope 510 reads | 0 comments
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Diary of a Marketing Co-op: How to be Assertive

Telus

This entry of Diary of a Marketing Co-op asks how you can balance a level of assertiveness necessary to get your job done, without steamrolling everyone around you.

By: Elizabeth Moffat 376 reads | 0 comments
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Making the Most of Your Work Term

Co-op Reflections

Make the most of your co-op workterm by reaching out to co-workers and fellow co-op students.  Learn the best ways to connect with the people you work with and maybe make some new friends in the process.  You never know who is going to be a useful contact in the future!

By: Rosie Sidle 440 reads | 0 comments
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Natalie's Co-op Job Search Blog: The Tables Have Turned

Interviews

During the lightning round Natalie was shortlisted for a third job interview and was ultimately offered a co-op job! She reflects on her latest interivew experience and shares some very important insights you should know to succeed at your next job interview.

By: npope 1053 reads | 0 comments
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Natalie's Co-op Job Search Blog: A Disappointing Interview Experience

job search frustration

Are you having a difficult time placing a co-op placement? You're not alone! Read about Natalie's disappointment with her second job interview, how she coped with her frustration and the lessons she took away from this experience to improve her interviewing skills and increase her chance at landing a job. 

By: npope 922 reads | 0 comments
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Natalie's Co-op Job Search Blog: Lessons from the First Interview

Co-operative Education

So you went through the workshops, you took BOL I, and you’ve had your one-on-one with your advisor. Now what? I asked myself the same question when I completed all the initial steps of Co-op. Read on to find out more about Natalie's job search and the lessons she took away from her first job interview.

By: npope 1079 reads | 0 comments
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Breaking the Boundaries of Communication

Co-op Reflections

Dreams of becoming a magazine editor turned upside down after a workterm at St. Paul's Hospital.  See how this co-op student used her background in communication to link the fields of science and medicine, as she worked alongside some of the greatest minds of our time.

By: Chloe Scott 1169 reads | 0 comments
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Blogging: A Gateway to your Dream Job

Co-op Reflections

Want to add to your portfolio but don't know where to start?  Why not try starting your own blog?  See how this recent Communication graduate landed his dream job while writing about his favourite sports team, the Canucks!  

By: Larissa Hildebrandt 600 reads | 0 comments
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Convocation Reflections: The Winding Road to Find Where You Were Meant to Be

BPAK

Janine Roller looks back at her SFU co-op experience while speaking at her convocation. She shares how the path you take may not lead to where you expected to go, but it could end up somewhere better.

By: Janine Roller 1498 reads | 0 comments
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Natalie's Co-op Job Search Blog: I’ve got options?

Work Search

As a co-op student, it's not a bad idea to explore your options by going to other interviews if you can, even when you have a job offer already. Check out Natalie's experience going for her fourth interview and a potential second job offer!

By: npope 931 reads | 0 comments
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Rising Above the Crowds of Communication Students

Co-op Reflections

Think you have what it takes to work for a large communication firm? Grab some pointers and learn how this brave co-op student made a name for herself, while working for Teekay Corporation and Communication, with a few basic computer skills.

By: Priscilla Sharun 632 reads | 0 comments
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Diary of a Marketing Co-op: Improv Tips from Tina Fey

improv

Our marketing co-op student takes a break from discussing the details of her work term to share some advice from Tina Fey on improv and your own co-op semester.

By: Elizabeth Moffat 945 reads | 0 comments
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Revealing the "backstage operations" of BCcampus

Gracey Mesina

Gracey Mesina was hired at BCcampus as a Learner Services Research Assistant, check out the 3 most valuable lessons she's learned from this position as well as other enriching experiences she gained working at BCcampus.

By: Gracey Mesina 593 reads | 0 comments
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Co-op Student Experience Surpasses Expectations

BCcampus

In Spring 2011, Diana Chan was hired at BCcampus as a Professional Learning and Communications Assistant, learn more about how her work experience has helped to confirm her interests and career plans.

By: Diana Chan 855 reads | 0 comments
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Danielle's International Co-op Journey: Hope Found in Haiti

Haiti

Danielle Jeong's trip to Haiti was a self-exploring and life-changing journey. Read about her work at a local clinic and how this experience challenged herself in ways she did not think was possible, while discovering she is and finding a purpose for her studies at SFU.

By: Danielle Jeong 919 reads | 0 comments
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Diary of a Marketing Co-op: Changing Circumstances

Diary of a Marketing Co-op

This edition of my marketing blog strays from my time at TELUS to look back to grade school, where I learned an important lesson about not giving up on myself.

By: Elizabeth Moffat 576 reads | 0 comments
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Yat’s Hong Kong Adventure: Experiences to Embrace Working Internationally - Expose Yourself

Co-op Reflections

Ever wondered what it would be like to work in Hong Kong? Yat Li shares with us in this 3-part series on his experience adapting to new cultural and professional norms and standards. Read about how he faced and overcame these challenges for a successful international co-op placement.

By: yatli 1356 reads | 0 comments
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Justin Lim's Co-op Success Story: Working with the Singapore Youth Olympic Games

SIAT

If Justin Lim could describe his international co-op experience in one word, it would be AWESOME! Read on to find out more about his unique opportunity to work with the Singapore Youth Olympic Games in Summer 2010 as a multimedia producer and his eye-opening experience working overseas.

By: Melanie Woo 1320 reads | 0 comments
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A Once-in-a-lifetime Experience in Ghana: Interning with Projects Abroad

Kinesiology

In Summer 2010, Cici Chenliu, a Kinesiology student, went to Ghana with Projects Abroad for a month to work as an intern at a local hospital. Check out her life changing experience working in the ward and exploring the beautiful cities of Ghana.

By: Cici Chenliu 1453 reads | 0 comments
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