You submit your job description to the FIMS Co-op Office by e-mail (fims-coop@uwo.ca), including:
- a contact name, title, and address
- background information about your organization
- an outline of job responsibilities
- the required qualifications
- the rate of pay
- We send you, via courier, a package of résumés from interested applicants.
- You choose which candidates you wish to interview and forward the list to the Co-op Office.
- We work with you to schedule convenient interview times and locations. *
- You conduct interviews for the position-either in person at Western, or by telephone.
- You rank those students to whom you are prepared to offer a position.
- Co-op placements are made on the basis of the rankings submitted by both employers and students. **
- A match is made based on a mathematical calculation of the rankings. To learn more about the ranking system and placement process, download a Sample Calculation of Co-op Rankings and Placements (.pdf format). Match results are announced by the last week of the interview month.
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* All interviews are set up by the Co-op Office. Students do not contact employers. All communication with employers regarding co-op matters (student eligibility, interviews, rankings, salaries, start-dates etc.) is handled through the Co-op Office.
** Students also rank those employers with whom they are prepared to accept a position. Ranking an employer or student indicates a commitment to accept the one by the other. All rankings are confidential and must not be divulged.