Get Work Experience

You'll greatly improve your employment prospects, and your study habits, by getting work experience. Exploring different work situations also helps you find ouCarole Richard, BCS 2006t what you want, and don't want, in a career. Plus, you earn while you learn and that money can help pay your tuition. It's a great way to get a high quality education at a low cost!

"In the co-op program, you can gain up to 24 months of work experience (6 terms of 4 months). Those two years give you such an advantage over someone who finishes university with no work experience! After six terms, you get to know what you really want to do. And not only do employers get to know you, but you get to check them out too! "

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Co-op Programs

These programs give you the opportunity to get paid, hands-on, career-related experience while working towards your degree. Many co-op students find they graduate with little or no debt.

Internships/PEP

Internships and Professional Experience Programs offer work experience matched to your individual needs and preferences. You’ll work, with pay, full time for a specific period. It’s a unique opportunity to work closely with a company or agency that can help you develop expertise and leadership in your field. Many students find full-time permanent work following their internship.

Part-time and summer jobs

  • The Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Engineering offers great summer job experiences that help pay for your tuition and living expenses while you’re at school.
  • The S.E.E.D. Program helps set you up with work over the summer. These jobs really help your chances of securing the job you want after graduation.
  • The Work-Study program provides part-time on-campus employment during fall and winter terms.
  • The Student Employment Centre provides employment counselling and summer career placements to assist you in preparing for entry into the job market. The Centre, located in Neville Homestead, is open year-round, Monday to Friday, 8:30 – 4:30.
    Phone: (506) 453-4620
    Email:employment@unb.ca