Cooperative Education

Paths to Finding an Own Co-op Job

For those seeking their own as a temporary assignment:
Determine area(s) where you are interested in working.
Find names of companies in the area.
1. Department of Career Services - Stearns Building first floor.
2. Northeastern University Counseling and Testing Office.
3. The World Wide Web.
4. Boston Globe Want Ads and/or any newspaper.
Call, write, visit the company for information.
Read materials thoroughly.
Decide what you can contribute to that organization.
Determine what does the company have to offer you?
Develop a cover letter .
Call company for an interview, or better yet, go directly to the company. See if you can meet with the company co-op or college relations person. Try to schedule a future appointment.
Make sure you inform the employer you are pursuing a co-op position established.
If you can't get an interview, leave your resume, cover letter, and ask to fill out an application.
If the previous steps don't work, mail your materials to the appropriate person. Include with each package of your materials, a Computer Science Co-op brochure, obtainable from a member of the Co-op team.
Provide a copy of each cover letter to your Co-op Faculty Coordinator.