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 today’s meeting.

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

• Hannah Burns - Student Assistant

• Marisol Mason - Student Assistant

• Christine Ankrom - 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:

• Summer 2016

• Fall 2016• Spring 2017

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 Co-Op 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 . . . unless your college involvement has been very minimal thus far.

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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 AUCo-OpLink 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 email 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.

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. **

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• Motivation & Drive• 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!"