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SFU’s co-op program: the other side of the story

Almost every young student lives the paradox of ‘needing experience before you get experience.’ Co-op programs present themselves as the ideal solution to this ‘experience’ dilemma, and as the ultimate way to begin in the working world. But there are many details about the process that they don’t tell you when you hand over your $125 application fee. I saw a couple of co-op postings the other day that listed “extensive event management experience” and “at least two to three years in marketing” as requirements. I definitely feel like I missed the part where I was supposed to gain this…

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