the OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO thread

[konfusion666]

He's not, he's in 2nd year if I remember correctly.

whoops, must be thinking of another person

[B40]

Who would hire someone with 3 month of university education?

Probably the same company that would hire you

j/k

[drucillica]

Who would hire someone with 3 month of university education? They aren't much better than a high school student.

you're an idiot.
plenty of companies hire people in stream 4. If they see you have potential, they'll hire you. There are plenty junior-level jobs out there.

Oh btw, I was in stream 4 and I got hired. Shocking, I know.

[konfusion666]

you're an idiot.
plenty of companies hire people in stream 4. If they see you have potential, they'll hire you. There are plenty junior-level jobs out there.

Oh btw, I was in stream 4 and I got hired. Shocking, I know.

yeah! I was in stream 4 and i got hired easily as well. The company i worked for back in 1A turned out to be the first company i worked for after leaving University, at which i stayed for over 2 years...

[divx]

by that logic, stream 8 isn't any different since they only have an additional 3 months of university education and by your own admission... 3 months of university education is akin to a high school student

are you sure you're a UW graduate?

6 month is twice as long as 3 month, therefore, (on average) twice as likely as getting hired.

[konfusion666]

6 month is twice as long as 3 month, therefore, (on average) twice as likely as getting hired.

okokok.... please tell me you're not a UW grad... otherwise I just lost all faith in them as an institute of higher learning.

[divx]

you're an idiot.
plenty of companies hire people in stream 4. If they see you have potential, they'll hire you. There are plenty junior-level jobs out there.

Oh btw, I was in stream 4 and I got hired. Shocking, I know.

My response was to "Stream 4 having harder time to get their first job" by another member.

I did not say there is no chance of you getting a job, just that it would be harder than stream 8 students since they have twice as much education as stream 4 for their first co-op job. All else equal, you would agree you would hire someone with twice as much university education as the other guy right? 6 month vs 3 month here maybe minimal, but that's still twice as much uni there.

I been through countless interviews during first year, end up getting a job but took way longer than say, 2A and 2B, first interview gets me a job. UW kept statistics and first year have the highest unemployment rate compared to upper years.

[Dota]

okokok.... please tell me you're not a UW grad... otherwise I just lost all faith in them as an institute of higher learning.

depends on program, not the school.

[mingming]

Honestly, how many jobs are out there for co-op that requires a strong academic base from your courses. Yes, there are design jobs out there, etc that will require you to know a subject well, etc.

But for MOST jobs, all it requires is a little training for several weeks and that student will do a good job. Heck, lots of full time jobs are like that too.

So if you're talking about how hard to get a job based on university EDUCATION (as in academics), then it's not really such an advantage for someone with twice as much ACADEMICS. Again, it's the job that you are applying for.

What I notice more is people will look for a student that will best fit in their team. NOT someone with the best marks, or best courses. For sure in 2nd yr and up you find it easier to get coop jobs, thats because you have more coop experience to relate with, and also from the interview experience you have gain, its easier for you to BS thru the interview.

So I think HOW MANY SCHOOL terms you've done doesnt matter. It's how many COOP terms youve done and what you did there that makes a difference.

[konfusion666]

My response was to "Stream 4 having harder time to get their first job" by another member.

I did not say there is no chance of you getting a job, just that it would be harder than stream 8 students since they have twice as much education as stream 4 for their first co-op job. All else equal, you would agree you would hire someone with twice as much university education as the other guy right? 6 month vs 3 month here maybe minimal, but that's still twice as much uni there.

I been through countless interviews during first year, end up getting a job but took way longer than say, 2A and 2B, first interview gets me a job. UW kept statistics and first year have the highest unemployment rate compared to upper years.

actually, stream8 has a higher unemployment rate than stream4.
stream8'ers compete with all the "regular" university students for jobs in that first summer, while stream4'ers are only competing with each other in that first winter.

[keanefan]

Is Waterloo an attractive university (math / physics / computer science buildings).

I saw a picture of their school of architecture in Cambridge, Ontario and it was unattractive

[Vanhwang]

waterloo is UGLY.


I think the only attractive building on campus would be....SLC...and that's not for classes.

[keanefan]

waterloo is UGLY.

Would you recommend Waterloo or do you think that it's too ugly (depressing)?

[civ@uw]

Who would hire someone with 3 month of university education? They aren't much better than a high school student.

Ha, they didn't teach us anything useful in 1B that an employer would even care enough about to distinguish us from 1As.

[konfusion666]

Would you recommend Waterloo or do you think that it's too ugly (depressing)?

well you seem to be a very sensitive person , so if the "ugliness" of a University will have a major bearing on your life, then i guess you should avoid it?

X 10!