Information Session
September 2016
TRSM Co-op OptionBusiness Management
Taryn De Ruyter
• Co-op Program Coordinator• [email protected]
• 416-979-5000 X 3260
• Located in:
• Ryerson Co-op Office (101 Gerrard Street East)
Laura Henshaw
• Co-op Program Coordinator• [email protected]
• 416-979-5000 X 3185
• Located in:
• Business Career Hub (TRS 2-148)
What is Co-op Education?
• Benefits/Costs of Co-op Education
TRSM Co-op Programs
• Overview
• Co-op Work Term Sequences
• Admission Process
• Program Requirements
Program Costs
Co-op Support Services
• Ryerson Co-op Office
• Business Career Hub
Questions
Agenda
Employers co-operate with the university to provide students with
opportunities to apply academic learning in the workplace…
…and to learn on the job and then take that learning back into the classroom
…
…to enrich students’ educational experience.
FoundationalKnowledge
Practical
Experience
High achieving
students
MotivatedHard
working
Classroom Learning
LeadingEmployers
+ +
Gain maturity & confidence
Make better informed career choices
Earn while you learn
Graduate with less debt
Earn more on graduation
$12-$17/hour (on average)
• $12/hour x 35 hours/week = $420/week
• x 12 weeks (3 months) = $5, 040
• x 16 weeks (4 months) = $6, 720
• $17/hour x 35 hours/week = $595/week
• x 12 weeks (3 months) = $7, 140
• x 16 weeks (4 months) = $9, 520
In 4 work terms you could make between
$26, 880 - $38, 080 (or more!)
Develop professional network
Develop enhanced skills & abilities
Gain almost 2 years of work experience
Cultivate mentors and references
Improve your prospects for employment on graduation
Enriched education experience
Improved understanding
of assignments & projects
Better grades
Two-way learning:
work class
Academic Work –
need high grades
Time & Effort to apply to jobs &
interview– need to impress employersExtra
Time @ School –graduate in 5 years instead of
4
Program Fee - $2959 over the course of the
program
Eager, highly-motivated
student staff
Opportunity to evaluate future full-
time employees
New talent & new ideas help to re-energize
workplace
Specific needs/gaps
filled by qualified co-op students
• Summer Co-op: Communication & Strategy, Scotiabank
• HR Assistant, PointClickCare
• Corporate Supply Chain Intern, Celestica
• HR Compensation, Ontario Teachers Pension Plan
• Business Analyst, Mattamy Homes
• Financial Analyst Intern, IBM
• Reporting & Compliance Co-op, Toronto Hydro
• Business Finance Co-op, Ontario Public Service
• Business Transformation, Borden Ladner Gervais (BLG)
• Junior Analyst, Research, Valuation & Advisory, Altus Group
• Project Coordinator, Manulife Financial
Sample Roles- Business Management
CGPA Requirement:
min. of 3.0 to apply
GMS students: Also require B+ in GMS 400
Applications:
Submit your :
1) Targeted Resume
2) Targeted Cover Letter
3) Unofficial Transcript
4) Writing sample may be required!
Applications due: SEPTEMBER 25th
Semester 3:Entrepreneurship, Human Resources, Law & Business
Semester 5: Economics, Global Management, Real Estate, Marketing
Interviews:
Students will partake in a video interview via Kira Talent.
Interviews to take place end of September/early October
Students will be notified via email for interview invitation. Check your spam/junk mail too!
Offers:
Candidates will receive offers via email – usually within ~1 week post interview
Aim to have offers out around reading week or shortly after
Important Note: Applying to co-op is a one time opportunity!
Complete work terms as scheduled
Earn a ‘pass’ for each Work Term Report
Receive a minimum‘satisfactory’ rating on each employer’s work
performance evaluation
Must maintain the minimum CGPA
requirement
• Not a placement fee
• payable regardless of how job is found (i.e., if you find a job on your own, the fee is still payable)
• * Fee subject to change
Program Fee is
$2,959*
Important Note: the first installment is non-refundable
Full-time co-op professionals
• who support students & build relationships with employers
Co-op opportunities
• Postings & opportunities to engage with industry via events, mock interviews, etc.
Training & development
• Workshops & 1:1 appointments:
• Resumes, cover letters, job applications, work term search, interviewing, networking, competing for opportunities
Scheduling interviews & help with offers
Monitoring work situations
• Assistance, counselling, conflict resolution
Support for TRSM students:
• Daily drop-in times
• Resume/cover letter reviews
• Mock interviews, online interview practice
• Specialized and customized workshops for business students
• Resumes and cover letter writing, interview techniques, networking,
• Employer events: networking/recruiting, info sessions, coffee
chats
• Targeted job search
Ryerson Co-op Office
Website:
www.ryerson.ca/coop
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/ryerson-co-op
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/ru_coop
Facebook:
www.facebook.com/rucoop
TRSM
Website: http://www.ryerson.ca/tedrogerssch
ool/coop/
ryerson.ca/coop
RU_Coop
We look forward to your applications!
Taryn De Ruyter
• Co-op Program Coordinator
• 416-979-5000 X 3260
Laura Henshaw
• Co-op Program Coordinator
• 416-979-5000 X 3185
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