This Co-Op Registration Meeting lasts 50 minutes and is the 1st of 2 required meetings. Students interested in co-oping must attend the entire session of each meeting. The Co-Op Program & application process will be explained in this presentation. At the end of the presentation, students interested in continuing the co-op application process will be given an opportunity to activate an account in AUCo-OpLink.

A one time $45.00 fee (billed through AU Student Financial Services) is required to activate this account. AUCo-OpLink is the software system the AU Co-Op Program uses for students to apply for jobs & to track each student’s activities as an applicant & as a co-op student. An example of AUCo-OpLink will be shown later in this presentation.

Fill out the

left-hand side

Look in Packet!!

Please Print Neatly

Curriculum Preference:

Email Address:

PERSONAL INFORMATION:Date of Birth: Mo.: Day: Yr.: Please answer Yes/No:U.S. Citizen: Financial Aid: NG- Reserve: Transportation: Advanced ROTC: Married: Physical Limitations: (If yes, please explain)

Help us spend money wisely.

Look in Packet!!

Please rank order three main benefits you expect to receive fromparticipating in the AU Co-Op Program.

_____ Financial

_____ Resume’ building

_____ Improve technical skills

_____ Improve non-technical skills (interpersonal, communication,etc.)

_____ Career exploration

_____ Maximize job opportunities at graduation time

_____ Other ________________ (please specify)

Please pass to the end of the row:

• Co-Op Data Sheet

• Survey Form

AU Co-Op Program Staff

• Kim Durbin - Director• Jeff Brackin - Assistant Director

• Mary Richardson - Office Administrator

• Teresa Jernigan - Admin. Support Assistant

• Micah Patton - Student Assistant

• Hannah Burns - Student Assistant

• Marisol Mason - Student Assistant

• Ciara Morgan - Work Study

Look in Packet!!

The “Followup” Meeting

Important Dates

In packet

• Please complete the Co-Op Registration process this semester if you anticipate participating in the Co-Op Program at any point in the future.

• Make plans to attend next week’s Co-Op Follow-up Meeting.

• Remember . . .“The longer we know you, the better we can assist you!”

Employers are recruiting this semester with intentions of hiring co-op students interested in beginning work:

• Fall 2015• Spring 2016

(possible)

• Summer 2016 (possible)

Co-Op Registration Process

Attend Registration Meeting(you are here @ present)

Build your Co-Op Résumé

Register in AUCo-OpLink two work days after today

Co-Op Registration Process Continued

See Academic Advisor Have him/her approve Co-Op Alternation Schedule

Review Co-Op Job Openings in AUCo-OpLink

See Co-Op Coordinator (bring approved/signed Co-Op Alternation Schedule)

Attend Follow-up Meeting (bring co-op résumé)Make an appointment with your Co-Op Coordinator

Please have this read by the Follow-up Meeting.

Look in Packet!!

Please rank order three main benefits you expect to receive from participating in the AU Co-Op Program.

Applicants

3 Financial

- Résumé building

4 Improve technical skills

- Improve non-technical skills . . . (interpersonal, communication, etc.)

2 Career exploration

1 Maximize job opportunities at graduation time

- Other (please specify)

Co-Op Grads

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3

2

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Typical Work / School Co-Op Alternation Plans

* Optional Term(s) - Extra Co-Op Work Term(s), Internship(s), Study-Abroad, Summer Job(s), School Term(s), etc.

Students can meet the 12 month minimum co-op work requirement & still enjoy 1-2 summers *studying abroad or *working back home.

Students can also work *extra co-op terms.

School Term Plan A Plan B Plan C Plan D Plan E

1st Year - Fall School School School School School

1st Year - Spring School School School School School

1st Year - Summer Work #1 * * * *

2nd Year - Fall School Work #1 School School School

2nd Year - Spring Work #2 School Work #1 School School

2nd Year - Summer School Work #2 School Work #1 *

3rd Year - Fall Work #3 School Work #2 School Work #1

3rd Year - Spring School Work #3 School Work #2 School

3rd Year - Summer * * Work #3 School Work #2

4th Year - Fall School School School Work #3 School

4th Year - Spring School School School School Work #3

4th Year - Summer * * * * *

5th Year - Fall School School School School School

5th Year - Spring School School School School School

Co-Op Program Review

• Minimum 12 months career related work experience (all with same employer)

• Work is full-time (40 hours/week)

• Alternate semesters of work with semesters of school

• Work is for pay (good $alarie$)

• Design is for student to begin early in their Academic Program/Curriculum

• Co-Op Course fee ($100.00 per work semester)

Co-Op Résumé

Your co-op resume needs to look just

like this one, except it

should contain your

information. Look in Packet!!

Co-Op Résumé • For Co-Op purposes - You should produce a co-op

résumé like the sample provided (an electronic copy is available on the

AU Co-Op Program website . . . Use it!).

• Do not sell yourself short . . . a 2 page co-op résumé is fine.

• Download & edit sample co-op résumé from: www.auburn.edu/co-op

• Please, do not use Microsoft “templates”.

Use the Co-Op Résumé“template” located

at this link

Make a note! To determine “Current Status”consider the credit hours you have completed & the hours you are taking this semester.

Your “Current Status” is:

Freshman 0-30 hours

Sophomore 31-60 hours

Junior 61-90 hours

Senior 91+ hours

(information provided in co-op résumé should be from college only)

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Look in Packet!!

The remainder of this presentation is for those interested in trying to co-op.

A $45.00 one-time fee is assessed to each interested student and billed through AU

Student Financial Services.

AU Co-Op gets the white copy & you keep the yellow

copy.

Handout!!

Handout!!

Within 48 working hours of today’s meeting, a member of the AU

Co-Op Program Staff will create an account for you in the

AUCo-OpLink system.

Shortly thereafter, you will receive an e-mail notification detailing the

next steps in the registration process.

Click Here

Remember! You have 24 hours toset your password!

Your Username will be your Banner ID number

A red asterisk indicates a required field.

Be sure to completethese fields.

After completing this section, continue scrolling down.

Next, upload your résumé

y clicking “Go” or

“upload a document”

Click Add New to upload your co-op résumé

You must have already created a résumé in order to Upload.

Word format only . . . will be converted to .pdf

upon uploading.

After uploading your resume…

You’re done! You can view and/or edit

your My Profile information by

clicking on this link.

You can Edit or add any

information on this screen.

When complete, click Save Changes.

Helpful AUCo-OpLink Tips

• Double check entries to be sure the correct information was selected.

• Pay careful attention to pop up menus.

• Any questions or problems, please contact the AU

Co-Op Program Office @ 844-5410

** After completing all sections of your My Profile information & uploading your co-op résumé, you are done!! You can now log-out of AUCo-OpLink.

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Where Do We Go From Here?

1. Read The Co-Op Handbook2. Construct a Co-Op Résumé using Microsoft

Word, print a copy . . . and bring the résumé with you to the Follow-up Meeting

3. Register in AUCo-OpLink (using the instructions provided)

4. Upload your Co-Op Résumé into AUCo-OpLink (using the instructions provided)

Attend a Co-Op Follow-up Meeting (Meeting 2) exactly 1 week from today.

Prior to next week’s meeting, complete the following tasks:

Look in Packet!!

Please turn in the white copy

of your AUCo-OpLink form. You keep the yellow

copy.

Your Co-Op Job Search Success Will Be Determined By:

1. Qualifications• Academic Major• Grade Point Average (GPA)• Maturity• Personality• Flexibility

2. Your Effort

. . . the AU Co-Op Staff will

“Match Your Effort”!

If you would like to review and/or print today’s presentation, visit the

AU Co-Op Program website at:

www.auburn.edu/co-op

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“You earn a future when you earn a degree!"