<p>What if the company where you were doing a co-op, does not extend your work-term for the full 28 weeks? The transcript would then say “co-op not completed successfully”- How damaging is that for future employment?</p>
<p>Many thanks in advance</p>
<p>What do you mean by not extending your co-op? As in, they didn’t like your performance, or as in the company doesn’t want to pay co-ops anymore? If the first situation, that would probably be damaging. If the second situation, you will need to talk to your school’s career office and tell them that due to the current economic climate, the company won’t be needing your services anymore. Someone at the company would probably be able to confirm that with the school. If it is the economy, there is not much you can do and the employer and school should work with you to ensure that your transcript doesn’t look bad when you are not at fault.</p>
<p>If you are not at fault, I would think the company you are at is not a very well-run company, or at least not one that is thinking about the future. I’m currently co-oping at a large oil company, and I was worried that they might drop me before my start date due to the economy. But that sort of thing looks bad for the company, and I would not be happy after I had accepted the offer in October, not registered for winter classes, etc. (Not to mention that oil companies have been oozing profits for the past few quarters.) They ended up fulfilling their end of the agreement and I’m here working right now. In light of the current economic conditions, I’ve noticed that they are not recruiting at my school this winter. That’s fine, but telling co-ops to get lost is a great way to drive away talent in the future. </p>
<p>Co-ops are probably the best way for companies to find good employees. Keep your co-op happy and they will want to come back. If the co-op does a good job, company will want him back. Unless the company is extremely close to bankruptcy, canning a co-op because of the current economy is a bone-headed move. But if the company was on the edge of bankruptcy, they had no business hiring co-ops in the first place. If this is the case, you should make sure the company will not be allowed to recruit at your school in the future (my career center does have rules like this in place.)</p>
<p>Thank you for your reply. I will be getting in touch with my career office. I hope I get the opportunity to complete the co-op term and do not have to go through the trauma of an ‘incomplete’ term.</p>