Drop-ins

The Co-op team is available to help with questions about the program, the job search process, and working on a co-op/internship, including:
⠀⠀⠀● Assessing your academic eligibility to participate in Co-op/internship
⠀⠀⠀● Resume and Cover Letter Feedback
⠀⠀⠀● Interview Preparation and Interview Practice
⠀⠀⠀● Job Search Techniques
⠀⠀⠀● Any other questions you may have
Students are welcome to review the FAQs to make the most of your drop-in session.

Group Drop-In⠀
Drop-in is conducted in a group format in order to reduce wait times and to facilitate collaborative and group learning.
Break-out rooms are available where students can meet with member of the Co-op team in private to discuss specific circumstances. Typically there is a que for these and we encourage students to join the drop-in time early. To ensure we provide support to as many students as possible these meetings are from 5-10 minutes in duration.

Review the calendar below for our monthly drop-in schedule.

Instructions:
Join the meeting room during the time scheduled and indicated in the calendar. Please log-in using your Passport York ID.

**Please allow a few minutes for us to allow you into the room** 

Meeting Room Details: 
Meeting ID: 938 3098 3308
Passcode: 986424

1) Your questions may have an answer in our FAQs page.
2) The Student & Welcome Support Centre welcome desk may be able to provide you with answers or help direct you to a resource. Visit us at 105 BRG or call by Phone: 416-650-8215
3) Connect with our Co-op Volunteer Ambassadors and Co-op Student Success Mentors: Join our student-led Co-op Discord Group and share your experience or ask a question to the community. 
4) Co-op Students with an eligible work term or on a work term can book an appointment (see below)

1)  Co-op Job Search Appointments (virtual & in person)
To complement the Co-op Job Search Supports offered during drop-ins, our team is offering individual job search support which include resume review,
interview preparation and job search techniques and strategies.

This 10 minute session is open to Co-op students with an eligible work term to meet with a Co-op  Coordinator to get support for 1 primary job search concern.

Some examples include:
– co-op application document review (resume or cover letter). One
document per visit.

Note: the Coordinator can shorten this meeting if your resume does not show evidence that you have updated your resume based on resources provided in the Resume Fundamentals for Co-op Workshop.
–  mock interview prep to help prepare for an upcoming interview
–  co-op job search advice to discuss and explore job search strategies

2)     Co-op Work Term Support Appointment

Students on a work term have unique needs and concerns that may come up throughout their work term. This is a 15-minute  one-on-one appointment with a Co-op Coordinator, who will answer questions, provide you with tips and suggestions to support you while you are away from school. This may include:
– feedback and tips on your transition from school to work
– navigating your new work environment
– relationships with colleagues and teams
– performance improvement discussions
– planning your next co-op work term or overall co-op on-a- work term success.

Note: it is strongly encouraged that you book an appointment with your designated Co-op Coordinator. However, if your schedule does not align, please book the appointment that is most convenient for you. If you have an urgent matter that needs to be discussed, please send an email to lsecoop@lassonde.yorku.ca and your co-op coordinator will get in touch with you as soon as possible.  

 
Instructions

How to book a Co-op Job Search Appointments and Co-op Work Term Support Appointment:
– these are bookable on a weekly basis and available to students in the Co-op Program with an eligible work term or who are employed. To view the schedule, log-in to the Lassonde Portal and click on Appointments. Note that appointments are released every week the Friday before each week.


Virtual Appointments: book your appointment via log-in to the Lassonde Portal and click on Appointments. Location: Appointments
will be held virtually via a Zoom link and you will be sent the link upon
confirmation of your booking. Please note you must use your Passport York
account on Zoom.

In-person Appointments (Fall and Winter terms only): book your
appointment via log-in to the Lassonde Portal and click on Appointments

Location: Appointments will be held at the Bergeron Centre. Please check in at the Welcome Desk on the first floor of the Bergeron.
**Note: In-person appointments will not be offered during the summer term

Appointment limits & late policy: Only one appointment per day per student. Students who book multiple appointments will be given the first appointment and the remaining appointments will be cancelled. Students who arrive late will only be given the remainder of their appointment time. Students are welcome to review the FAQs to make the most of their drop-in session.

Not able to view the appointments?    
– Appointments are released every week the Friday before each week.
– These appointments are reserved for students to support their job search and on a work term success. You must be formally registered in the Co-op Program with an eligible work term or are currently on a work term (employed) to view and book these appointments.
– If you are in the Co-op Program and are not able to view, please attend a drop-in session to speak with a member of our team.
– Students not yet in the Co-op Program; have been exited or had their eligibility expire can still access support through our Co-op Drop-ins. Please view the calendar below.