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During my second work term as a 3rd year Civil Engineering student at the University of Victoria, I spent my time learning and performing...
During my second work term as a 3rd year Civil Engineering student at the University of Victoria, I spent my time learning and performing...
Have you ever considered joining the co-op program at UVic to gain work experience? Today’s post highlights Chantaille Ash, a UVic student who was...
Chemistry is everywhere; it’s the study of matter. So technically, any co-op job is related to chemistry as long as you interact with things...
In the least concerning way possible, I love to know what others have on hand to keep themselves prepared. So I decided to share...
I was planning to post about my co-op when I finally figured out what I was doing, how everything worked and was basically “perfect”...
Greetings from CFB Esquimalt, the Canadian Armed Forces base just outside of Downtown Victoria. I’m doing a co-op work term with the Royal Canadian...
“A 25-year-old kid is not going to have the seniority of 30 years.” – My statistics professor (trying to explain the dangers...
Summer is finally approaching in Victoria! For some students, this means travelling and relaxing, for others this means some summer classes, and for students...
Last semester, I went through another co-op search term. There’s no doubt that it felt like a very long term but I’m excited to...
This past summer, I completed a work term with Engineering for Kids as a STEM Camp Lead Instructor. To give you a bit of...
This past summer I completed my first Co-Op with the Canadian Red Cross working as an Emergency Care Worker in the Langford Covid vaccine...
Guest post by Katy DeCoste For lots of us, the phrase “career fair” makes us think of long lines, fistfuls of brochures, anxiety about...
Guest post by Sarah Androsoff Before coming into my first year at UVic, I had no idea what the co-op program was. My dad...
When people ask us to define ourselves, we often look back retroactively and recount important accomplishments, moments, likes, dislikes, and habits. By only looking...
At the beginning of April, I attended a Suncor Student Community event that had four senior leaders speak to us students over Teams. They...
Guest post by Mina Guan This summer, I am the Collections and Visitor Engagement Assistant at the UVic Legacy Art Gallery Downtown. Before beginning...
As humans, we like to make quick assumptions and stereotypes because they simplify life. This simplification enables us to make faster decisions and spend...
In late March, after eleven applications and five interviews for different Co-Op positions, I was offered a Co-Op job as an Emergency Care Worker...
People can get their heads stuck into a cycle of negativity and sometimes just need someone to switch on the lights to snap them...
Self-worth and self-confidence both have many different aspects. They are fluid, they change, they fluctuate. However, in my experience, there is a baseline, much...