Students
All students, sophomores to seniors, can take advantage of a variety of services offered by the Cooperative Education program. Co-op coordinators partner with students to encourage exploration by considering a wide range of personal and professional options. Services include résumé/cover letter critiquing, interview skills and preparation, job exploration, and access to eRecruiting, an online résumé and job posting database.
Students complete a one credit-hour course, CED 220 Professional Development. Designed to prepare students for the cooperative work experience, students begin with self-assessment and skills analysis, then move to career exploration, résumé development, interviewing, job search strategies, and issues related to successful co-op work experiences.
Co-op is available to baccalaureate degree seeking students from all majors who have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5; have reached a level of course work commensurate with position requirements; have completed the Professional Development course, and have the approval of their department chairperson.
Employers
The benefits of hiring a Mount co-op include:
- Enthusiastic, self-motivated employee that is eager to learn and apply new skills.
- Potential to assign more experienced employees to higher-level tasks.
- Cost-effective way to get routine work accomplished, with the opportunity to assign more responsibility as the student progresses.
- Opportunity to develop a relationship with a student that may lead to full-time employment after graduation.
- Develop connections with the college community.