Northeastern Coops in a Covid Economy?

PengsPhils
Tue, 21 Apr 2020 19:40:18 +0000

While co-op’s generally mirror the economy, I would not be concerned long term with engineering job prospects. Also, as far as I’m aware, every engineering co-op is paid (any typically pretty well) and many fields will not be affected by current economic factors (civil engineering for example). I might have a bit more concern if we are talking either co-op’s in this current cycle (Fall 2020 co-op’s are of course seeing hiring freezing in all the chaos) but by the time your son is looking for co-op’s it will be 2022 and this will have had years to play out.

If the economy as a whole is strongly affected, a good co-op program is only going to help someone gain more experience before entering a weaker job market. If co-op’s are struggling, imagine trying to find internships or full-time jobs with much less support or experience on your resume.