Co-op Fall 2007: The job hunting starts now.
I have gotten my paperwork together and begun the long and arduous process of finding a co-op job. As of now, I have applied for two jobs, both software development jobs at Business Objects and Orbital Technologies.
Since attending this year’s OpFair at SFU and various other encounters, including an international co-op seminar, I have decided I’d like to go through my co-op terms as such:
- One local work term
- One national work term
- One international work term (thinking Japan)
In addition to those companies that I have some interest in from OpFair, I am also considering seeking co-op work with CSIS or CSE, which, although rare, do exist and are quite difficult to get in due to the whole security procedures needed to get a job with those groups, for obvious reasons.
As well, something else of interest would be doing things related to system administration and networks.
Hopefully more things come up soon! I really hope my work terms will be very interesting.
June 4th, 2007 06:58
FYI, you’re not likely going to find a coop position outside the lower mainland that will be one work term and still match up with semesters at SFU. Non-internship work out East are almost all 8-month terms, and internship-like placements are usually 3 months or so during the summer, which is very short.
Besides, if you want to work abroad, you might as well do it for 8 months.
June 4th, 2007 17:25
That’s the plan
8 to 12 month national/international work terms.