ENGINEERING CO-OP PROGRAM

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IV Table of Contents 4 Additional Information & Resources 12 The UBC Engineering Co-op Website. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 U-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Medical and Dental Health Benefits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 For Students Working Outside British Columbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Extended Medical Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Scholarships. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Student Housing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Student Loans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Maintaining Interest-Free Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Revenue Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Moving Expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Working Internationally. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Student Financial Assistance & Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Career Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Counselling Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 International House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 5 Roles and Responsibilities 15 The Student . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 During the Job Search Term 15 During Your Work Term 15 After Your Work Term 15 The Co-op Coordinator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 The Co-op Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 The Employer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 The Faculty Liaison. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 6 Assessing Yourself and Your Skills 18 Skills & Experience Inventory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Transferable Skills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Areas for Improvement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 7 The Resumé 21
V Table of Contents General Resumé Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Resumé Length. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Creating a Professional Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Types of Resumés . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Chronological or Reverse Chronological 21 Functional 22 Combination 22 Anatomy of a UBC Engineering Co-op Combination Resumé . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Technical Skills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Co-op/Technical Work Experience. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Technical Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Volunteer Experience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Other Work Experience. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Awards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Professional Affiliations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Activities and Interests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Action Verbs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Accomplishment Statements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Example 1: Building Accomplishment Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Steps to Developing Accomplishment Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Example 2: How to Write an Effective Accomplishment Statement . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Checklist for a Powerful Resumé. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 8 Effective Cover Letters 29 General Cover Letter Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Planning & Preparation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Step One: Examine the Job Posting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Step Two: Dissect the Job Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Example: Dissect the Job Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Step Three: Develop Content. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Format and Fonts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Tone and Style. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Sample Cover Letter – Paragraph Style. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 9 Eng<strong>CO</strong>RE Navigation Basics 34 Log in to Eng<strong>CO</strong>RE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
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