A Step-by-Step Guide to Networking in 2022

No matter what industry you’re in or how far along in your career you are, networking is a skill that will always be important. Especially when you’re looking for a job.

Over the years, networking techniques have shifted to accommodate …

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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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4 Steps for International Students to Excel at U.S. Interviews

Speaking clearly about your past achievements will lead to success in grad school or job interviews.

As an international student, you will most likely have at least one interview during your time in the U.S., whether it is for graduate …

By Sagar Sood
Sagar Sood Customer Success Manager
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Networking Tips for International Students

Like many other international students, I was very focused on the academic part of student life when I arrived in the U.S. In my junior year of college, I suddenly felt this job-seeking urgency. I was only a couple of …

By Firsthand
We help applicants, students, job-seekers and professionals like you find the right career path using the power of firsthand experiences.
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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 Data, Marketing, & Systems
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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

Updated on 6/29/2023

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

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 Data, Marketing, & Systems
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