Hello everyone! How goes that Jobmining? I wish the best of luck to those of you currently in search of a co-op job for this summer. At this time of year, most students find their schedules becoming fuller as they balancing school work and interviews. It is very important to coordinate these due dates and interview times, especially with exams coming up! There are many different tools to manage these important dates and I suggest every student find the tool that works the best for you.
On the topic of Jobmine, there is going to be a new system to eventually replace Jobmine. As of December 2012 the university has chosen ORBIS Communications as the vendor for this new system. Currently CECA are in contract negotiations with ORBIS Communications as to the details and deliverables of the new system. It should be noted that ORBIS Communications already has a Co-op Education system which will be adapted to suit the needs of CECA. The implementation program can be read about at the Co-Opertative Education and Career Actions System Strategy page (uwaterloo.ca/co-operative-education-career-action-systems). On this page there are many options for student feedback. There are online polls such as the current poll which asks “Would you like to see your competition when choosing an interview time in the new system?”, or you can join the Student Strategy Panel. This panel’s role is to help shape the new system with student feedback through the future milestones. This is a great way to ensure that the new system address the issues many students have with Jobmine.
Last to note is the revamped Student Evaluation form is in effect for Winter 2013 work terms. The new evaluation form focuses on asking more applicable, qualitative skills questions to better represent the progress of the student over the term. The final evaluation grading scale remains the same in this new Evaluation Form but changes have been made to the initial skill question section.
Finally, a fun fact for the week: Did you know that many people who read the word yawn or yawning begin to feel the urge to yawn.
Keep smiling,
Megan
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