Student experiences
The biggest way co-op has helped you
What are the benefits of co-op? UVic co-op students share the biggest ways co-op has helped them.
Getting your first co op job
How hard is it to land your first co-op job? UVic co-op students share the challenges they faced coming in to to the working world.See more videos from the Co-op in action: students tell their stories playlist on YouTube.
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Four Tips to Make your Job Search a Breeze
April 1, 2019
Finding a co-op position or summer job can be a strenuous process. If you’re like me and frantically applying to co-op positions left, right, andcentre—while also having to finish last-minute assignments and final papers—finding a co-op position can be...
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Lessons in Sustainability from a Study Term Abroad
December 20, 2018
In 2017, I, like many other UVic students before and after me, jetted off on an international exchange. I arrived in Utrecht, the Netherlands, excited forthe six months ahead attending Utrecht University. I expected to have the best time of my life, but what...
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Student success—there’s a course for that!
December 12, 2018
Guest post by Carly Grabher It’s December, that time of year where we’re looking at our My Page calendars and trying to figure out what to do next term.There are so many choices for courses! Through social media, posters and word of mouth, I’ve heard...
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