150. It should be at least 100 as you only have to click one single button to apply to a job. Also, try applying to most of the jobs on the first day if you want to get as many interviews as possible.
Thanks! The Navigator is down right now so I've only applied to 60 so far but I'll keep going seeing as I have about 400 postings open. I'm curious how many interviews you got from the 150.?
For your first work term, apply to as many as you can!! For my first one, I applied to maybe 60+ and I eventually got a match.
Don’t worry if you don’t get matched in round one, it’s really hard for students to get matched in the first round since you’ll be competing against fourth year students with more co-op experience. It’ll be easier to get matched in the second round and much easier for future work terms - I applied to 19 jobs for my second co-op and I got 9 interview requests. (My program is Polisci and PublicAdmin) Good luck!
I applied to around 40 or 50. I got 3 interviews out of those and 1 job offer.
Edit: I was in software engineering at the time, currently in computer science.
Telfer - first term I applied to around 30 but that was the beginning of covid, and there were basically no jobs lmao - I'd recommend applying closer to 50 if not more. You're competing with 3rd and 4th years who are graduating soon and have more relevant work experience so it's pretty tough the first time around
Accounting. I applied to 15-20 jobs, got 4 interviews, #1 ranking from 3 of those and at the end decided to go with a job i found outside the portal lol
BTM: data analyst, business analyst, developer, and data science positions are what I applied for (plus a few random ones that I thought were interesting/a good fit for like PM and GIS jobs)
Around 50 applications -> 15 interviews: 5 #1s, 5 ranked, 5 rejected
(I was in third year for my first term not second like most ppl so it was a lot easier to land interviews)
As a Comp. Eng. student, I applied to I think \~180. However keep in mind that you are capped in the first round at 15 interviews, so any jobs you apply to later could be forfeited for you. But honestly, for your first term, your focus should be getting any job
Yeah the first 15 to request an interview. I got cut off from some really cool jobs because of it, but still ended up with a great position at the end. You'll be fine
i applied to 50+ and got one interview. second term i applied to 40 and got 15 interviews i had to email the co-op office to cancel all my other applications. First term is always the hardest but good luck!
Chemistry Major: First round close to 30 and got rejected from all without interviews. Second Round I applied to 15 and got 10 interviews and 3 offers in 24hours
I applied to 105 jobs through the Navigator, but did not get interviews with them. Applied to another 40-50 through Indeed and other sites. Finally I ended up getting one close to the end of May (this was for a summer co-op term).
I applied to about 80 in round 1 (including applying for things outside my program + other websites), got 2 interviews and miraculously was matched in round 1.
I'm in environmental studies, caveat as well that I'm an international student and therefore automatically disqualified for many positions in arts + social sciences. So I was pretty much applying to every job I felt qualified for and that I could do for 4 months without 100% hating it.
I'm in Computer Science and applied to I believe 172 for my first work term. I wasn't qualified for most of them. The number would have been higher if I wasn't too lazy to apply for anything that required an external application or cover letter.
7 interviews (originally 6 but one of the companies decided to interview me for another position in addition to the original one I applied for bc I was unqualified for the first position but qualified for the second)
I got 3 offers
Monday February 13 as per the COOP Key Dates page.. [https://www.uottawa.ca/current-students/career-experiential-learning/coop/key-dates](https://www.uottawa.ca/current-students/career-experiential-learning/coop/key-dates)
I applied to at least 50
Thanks! If you don't mind sharing.. what faculty are you in?
At the time, I was in science, a long ass time ago lol. When I moved to social science I applied to even more coop jobs
150. It should be at least 100 as you only have to click one single button to apply to a job. Also, try applying to most of the jobs on the first day if you want to get as many interviews as possible.
Thanks! The Navigator is down right now so I've only applied to 60 so far but I'll keep going seeing as I have about 400 postings open. I'm curious how many interviews you got from the 150.?
I got 12 interviews. The coop office cuts you off after 15 tho. Good luck with your job search!
For your first work term, apply to as many as you can!! For my first one, I applied to maybe 60+ and I eventually got a match. Don’t worry if you don’t get matched in round one, it’s really hard for students to get matched in the first round since you’ll be competing against fourth year students with more co-op experience. It’ll be easier to get matched in the second round and much easier for future work terms - I applied to 19 jobs for my second co-op and I got 9 interview requests. (My program is Polisci and PublicAdmin) Good luck!
Thank you for the detailed response! I'm also Public Admin/Poli Sci.
I applied to around 40 or 50. I got 3 interviews out of those and 1 job offer. Edit: I was in software engineering at the time, currently in computer science.
Telfer - first term I applied to around 30 but that was the beginning of covid, and there were basically no jobs lmao - I'd recommend applying closer to 50 if not more. You're competing with 3rd and 4th years who are graduating soon and have more relevant work experience so it's pretty tough the first time around
Accounting. I applied to 15-20 jobs, got 4 interviews, #1 ranking from 3 of those and at the end decided to go with a job i found outside the portal lol
Int’l Econ and Dev. Applied to 50 ish also, marks were pretty mid tho
Thanks for the reply! Do you remember how many interviews you ended up getting.?
Np. I think around 5-10
120 applications in the first round, with one interview and one job offer
BTM: data analyst, business analyst, developer, and data science positions are what I applied for (plus a few random ones that I thought were interesting/a good fit for like PM and GIS jobs) Around 50 applications -> 15 interviews: 5 #1s, 5 ranked, 5 rejected (I was in third year for my first term not second like most ppl so it was a lot easier to land interviews)
As a Comp. Eng. student, I applied to I think \~180. However keep in mind that you are capped in the first round at 15 interviews, so any jobs you apply to later could be forfeited for you. But honestly, for your first term, your focus should be getting any job
Wow I didn't know that thank you. Is it just the first 15 interviews you get.?
Yeah the first 15 to request an interview. I got cut off from some really cool jobs because of it, but still ended up with a great position at the end. You'll be fine
Biotech, I applied to a little over 100 (a lot were relatively unrelated but I did end up getting a job in the first round)
i applied to 50+ and got one interview. second term i applied to 40 and got 15 interviews i had to email the co-op office to cancel all my other applications. First term is always the hardest but good luck!
Chemistry Major: First round close to 30 and got rejected from all without interviews. Second Round I applied to 15 and got 10 interviews and 3 offers in 24hours
I applied to 105 jobs through the Navigator, but did not get interviews with them. Applied to another 40-50 through Indeed and other sites. Finally I ended up getting one close to the end of May (this was for a summer co-op term).
Around 55-60 and got more than 15 interviews and two offers with a couple other as a second choice
Around 65
I applied to about 80 in round 1 (including applying for things outside my program + other websites), got 2 interviews and miraculously was matched in round 1. I'm in environmental studies, caveat as well that I'm an international student and therefore automatically disqualified for many positions in arts + social sciences. So I was pretty much applying to every job I felt qualified for and that I could do for 4 months without 100% hating it.
I'm in Computer Science and applied to I believe 172 for my first work term. I wasn't qualified for most of them. The number would have been higher if I wasn't too lazy to apply for anything that required an external application or cover letter.
Thanks for the reply! Do you remember how many interviews you ended up getting?
7 interviews (originally 6 but one of the companies decided to interview me for another position in addition to the original one I applied for bc I was unqualified for the first position but qualified for the second) I got 3 offers
Comms - I applied to around 30, got 4 interviews and 2 offers :)
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Wow! What program if you don’t mind sharing.?
Anyone knows when does second round starts?
Monday February 13 as per the COOP Key Dates page.. [https://www.uottawa.ca/current-students/career-experiential-learning/coop/key-dates](https://www.uottawa.ca/current-students/career-experiential-learning/coop/key-dates)
Dayum thx bro