Jillian Seronik is a 24-year old student at Okanagan College in Kelowna, BC. Jillian is currently working towards completing her Bachelor of Business Administration degree. She has decided to specialize in Marketing. Jillian has a wide range of work experience. The role of an Aboriginal Peer Mentor at Okanagan…
Dylan is a 4th year Bachelor of Business Administration (Human Resources) student who has also completed a Diploma majoring in general management at Camosun. He completed his first co-op with the Victoria based InnovativeCommunities.Org Foundation, a non-profit with operations in over a dozen countries. Dylan worked on a wide…
Anton is a fourth-year UBC Sauder Co-op student pursuing a dual degree in Finance and Business Technology Management. He completed his first Co-op work term last year shortly after the pandemic struck and helped a local BC start-up navigate this challenging time by organizing, forecasting and planning for financial…
Everyone’s familiar with the feeling of nervous excitement that comes with the first day at a new job. A typical onboarding process has always, up until now, featured a tour of the office, being assigned to a workspace, and the daunting…
With the onset of COVID-19, WIL students across the province have had to make the transition to working from home. It’s a difficult time for them, given many are not able to work from home, are unsure about if they should return home not, or suddenly find themselves with unexpected…
Due to COVID-19, WIL students across the province have had to make the transition to working from home. It’s a difficult time for WIL students, many of whom are not able to work from home, are unsure about if they should return home not, or suddenly find themselves…
Kira Hewitt is a graduate from the University of Victoria (UVic) with a degree in economics who is currently working as an Associate at Scotia Wealth Management’s Private Investment Counsel in Vancouver. Kira completed three Co-ops while at UVic. The first of these was as a member of…
Danelle Campbell is a student at Camosun College, currently training as a Plumber. Before moving to Camosun, Danelle had a number of jobs but nothing really captured her passion. She told Camosun’s paper, the Nexus “I’ve come back to jobs but I’ve never worked for a year…
Emily Spargo is a Psychology student at the University of Victoria. In 2019 she was nominated for UVic’s Co-op student of the year for her eight-month work term in the Education and Research department of Victoria Hospice. Describing her responsibilities at Victoria Hospice…
Lily Chi is a Vancouver Island University student currently enrolled in the Culinary Management Program. She is about to embark on a Co-op at Quail’s Estate Winery, one of Canada’s most highly acclaimed Restaurants. This will be her second Co-op, having previously worked for the Fairmont Banff Springs…