It's usually 4 months.

30 November, 2022 15:21

Sometimes with an opportunity of extending or coming back for another term!

30 November, 2022 15:24

Thank you Kasia! Victoria, I believe this opportunity is dependent on how the initial four months play out, right?

30 November, 2022 15:24

Absolutely! However you can also extend with a different business group.

30 November, 2022 15:26

What does it mean to extending with a different business group?

30 November, 2022 15:28

That is correct, but you can also find opportunities for longer terms say 8 or 12 months. It depends on the team. In my team we usually start with 4 months and go from there, particularly because we are interested in potentially hiring full-time after, but also as a test to see if there's mutual interest. Also in 4 months you can get a better idea of what your interests are and may be use that to get a more targeted position next time either in the same team on another.

30 November, 2022 15:30

I worked in two different teams in my 8 months of co-op. for my second co-op I moved to another team to be more involved with a large scale software development. It was actually my first manager who introduced me to my second manager.

30 November, 2022 15:32

What made you change teams?

30 November, 2022 15:39

There were multiple factors that played role in this decision.
1. Second team was a perfect job for the program I studied: Computer Programming
2. I finished the project I was given in the first co-op
3. Getting out of the comfort zone was a good move in my opinion
4. Trying as much as I can would provide me more facts to make my future career decisions

30 November, 2022 15:43

That is really impressive. If you don't mind me asking, what team were you in during your first term?

30 November, 2022 15:46

I worked for the Lab Team, I was the only software developer on the team which definitely had it's perks. I was given the opportunity to develop a brand-new tool, full stack, that significantly improved the productivity and network troubleshooting of several departments. That was really fun but it was only one application so it was semi challenging. I had to also create documentation so the next co-op would take over easily, I learned a lot! Now I work with several repositories at the same time, k8s, helm charts and much more, so I can see that this switch was the right decision.

30 November, 2022 15:54