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My STEM Story: Why mentors are key to one R&D engineer

Ashmera Mohamed, an R&D Senior Engineer at PepsiCo, shares how building a network with women in STEM has helped her grow her career.

Ashmera Mohamed’s early morning car rides to school in Georgetown, Guyana gave her a glimpse at the …
By Abbey Pober
Abbey Pober Associate Director for Systems, Marketing, & Data
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A Roadmap to Obtaining a Co-op

By Robbin Beauchamp, Assistant Provost, Co-ops & Careers

 

It’s that time of the semester again.  We are weeks away from the start of the semester and add/drop, the last day a student can register for their co-op.  I am …

By Robbin Beauchamp
Robbin Beauchamp Assistant Provost of Cooperative Education and Career Development
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PDB Foundation Entrepreneurial Co-op (Fall 2022)


Do you have a solution to an important problem? 
Want to turn your idea into a business? 

Spend your final co-op semester creating a business plan, immersing yourself in local entrepreneurial culture and utilizing design thinking, lean startup, and value …

By Kristen Eckman
Kristen Eckman Operations Coordinator
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Co-op Stories: Josh Dang

By: Josh Dang 

Josh Dang is a fourth year Computer Engineering student at Wentworth. He is completing his second mandatory co-op with Delsys this semester and shared his experience with CO-OPS + CAREERS.

What is your role at Delsys?

My role …

By Center for Cooperative Education and Career Development
Center for Cooperative Education and Career Development
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Co-op Stories: Phoenix Stebbins

By: Phoenix Stebbins

Phoenix Stebbins is a Wentworth senior studying Computer Engineering. He is completing his second co-op with Teradyne this semester and shared his experience with CO-OPS + CAREERS:

At Teradyne I serve as a Test Development Engineer-Co-op. My role …

By Center for Cooperative Education and Career Development
Center for Cooperative Education and Career Development
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The Return of the In-person CO-OP + CAREER Fair

After many months of hosting virtual events, CO-OPS + CAREERS was thrilled to bring back the in-person Fair on Tuesday, October 5th from 2:30 pm – 5:30 pm in Tansey Gymnasium. To maintain a safe environment due to Covid-19 we reduced capacity …

By Abbey Pober
Abbey Pober Associate Director for Systems, Marketing, & Data
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How to Work Co-op & Career Fairs

How to WORK the Co-op & Career Fair – An approach for everyone, whether you are low-key or EXTRA!

Low Key Approach

EXTRA Approach
RESEARCH

•  Find the list of employers attending on the WITworks mobile app “Symplicity Jobs and Careers” and …

By Caitlin Brison
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How to Succeed at Remote Work

Original PowerPoint presentation by Sarah Stefaniak BSA ’22 & Jorgo Ruci BSME ‘22

Adapted by Skylar Sandler, Graduate Assistant, Co-ops & Careers

As the landscape of “traditional” work changes and companies adopt long term remote operations – for both co-ops and …

By Center for Cooperative Education and Career Development
Center for Cooperative Education and Career Development
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2021 James Dyson Award: Now Accepting Entries

By: Abbey Pober

Every year Dyson challenges current engineering and design students, and those within four years of graduating, to design something that solves a problem. Run by the James Dyson Foundation, this international design award was created to “celebrate, …

By Abbey Pober
Abbey Pober Associate Director for Systems, Marketing, & Data
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Co-op Stories: Shawn Shao

By: Shawn Shao

Shawn Shao recently graduated from Wentworth in August with a degree in Computer Science and a minor in Business Management. Before leaving campus, he shared with CO-OPS + CAREERS about his two co-op experiences.

Shawn worked with Tesla, …

By Kristen Eckman
Kristen Eckman Operations Coordinator
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