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Engineering Co-op Program
[What
Is Cooperative Education?]
[How
the Co-op Program Works]
[Benefits
of Co-op]
[Recruiting
Students for Your Co-op]
[Companies
Who Hire Co-op Students]
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What Is Cooperative
Education?
The Co-op Program is offered to students in the School of Engineering
& Applied Science. Co-ops are designed to give students the
opportunity to apply theories and skills learned in the classroom
to real work situations. This type of opportunity increases
a student's motivation for learning and gives insight into the
career paths that are available upon graduation.
The co-op program offers you technically proficient employees
on a temporary basis. It is a very cost effective recruiting,
employment, and training program. In many cases, co-op students
are able to perform duties usually assigned to entry- level
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How the
Co-op Program Works
Co-op students work full-time for a minimum of one semester
and one summer, although some students choose to work for up
to an entire year. Here are examples of work period schedules:
- January - May (Spring Semester)
- January - August (Spring & Summer Semesters)
- May - December (Summer & Fall Semesters)
- August - December (Fall Semester)
Students are interested in responsibilities corresponding to
their academic degrees and are paid by the employer. Since they
maintain full-time student status while co-oping, they are often
covered under their current health insurance. As a result, you
are under no obligation to offer the same benefits as permanent,
full-time employees.
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Benefits
of Co-op
- Cost-effective recruitment and training of potential future
employees.
- Preview talented students as future employees without
the obligation of a permanent commitment.
- Enhance college relations: Co-op students returning to
campus are great public relations agents and can have a
positive effect on a company's recruitment efforts.
- Access to pre-screened, motivated students who possess
a wide range of skills and are trained in the newest technology.
- Releases higher paid employees to do higher priority
work.
- Continuous flow of new talent and ideas.
- Low-risk supervisory experience for present employees.
- Meet personnel demands during peak seasons and for special
projects.
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Recruiting
Students for Your Co-op
On-Campus Recruiting
Many employers choose to host an information session for interested
students and conduct interviews on-campus. This allows you
to maximize your contact with students, as well as share more
in-depth information with them. We can also set up a resume
referral, where you receive resumes from interested students
and interview them at your office. Students can be pre-selected
based on your criteria. To set up your on-campus recruiting
activities, please contact Sue Kruessel at (314) 935-4354 or suekruessel@wustl.edu.
Posting a Co-op
We encourage you to post
co-op positions with us early in the semester preceding
the co-op term. By contacting us as early in the recruitment
season as possible, you are more apt to yield a complete selection
of students. For the summer/fall co-op term, please contact
us by January. For the spring/summer co-op term, please contact
us by September.
To post a co-op position, contact Sue Kruessel at suekruessel@wustl.edu
with the following information:
- Job title
- Job description: include responsibilities and required/desired
skill sets
- Applicable Engineering
Majors
- City/State of job location
- Application deadline
- Email of contact to receive resumes
- Dates you wish to interview on campus (in choice order)
We ask that co-op employers:
- relate positions to specific fields of study and clearly
define job responsibilities
- identify a supervisor who will maintain contact with
the student and help the student meet his/her objectives
- evaluate the student at the midpoint and at the end of
the co-op experience
- plan the experience so that, whenever possible, levels
of difficulty and responsibility increase as the student
develops new skills
- inform us of any change in the student's employment status
- sign an employment agreement committing to a specified
number of work hours for the semester
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Companies
Who Hire Co-op Students
Click
here for a list of employers who have recently hired Washington
University co-ops.
Many organizations have seen the value in hiring Washington
University students for co-ops. Here is what a few of them
have said about our students.
"The Anheuser-Busch Corporate Engineering Department has employed engineering
students in Washington University's Co-op Program for many years. The students
bring fresh ideas and newly learned skills to the workplace. The program allows
both A-B and the students the opportunity to evaluate each other for potential
permanent employment."
George Swinehart
Specialist-Utility Rates and Regulations,
Environmental Affairs Department
Anheuser-Busch Companies
"Hunter Engineering's involvement in cooperative education has increased the
productivity of our engineering department. Our student employees have a direct,
positive impact on the time-to-market of our products. At the same time, we are
supplying students with "hands-on" training that will benefit them as they enter
a highly competitive job market."
Tim Sterege
Director of Alignment Research & Development
Hunter Engineering Company
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