2nd update in a row here…but this one is a good one.
D24 attended her school’s career fair yesterday. She is beginning the process of trying to secure a required co-op position for next summer + fall. From reading the parents FB page for the past 18 months, I was bracing for her to be disappointed (have read reports of kids waiting hours on a single line to speak with a company rep/recruiter, only to be told they aren’t hiring for that particular field as well as an overall tough time for certain majors to have difficulty getting any co-op experience at all). Happy to report that of the 4 companies she was able to speak to, 2 are hiring process engineer interns and took her resume. She had a 5th company in mind, but was unable to wait any longer on that line (she had to get to class). Would be wonderful if either of the 2 offered an interview, but even if they don’t, it sounds like it was a good experience, and a great first opportunity to see what it is all about and start exploring.