Cooperative Education - Employer Information
The Employer
The Cooperative Education Program screens students and refers qualified candidates to employers for job consideration. Employers agree to provide paid, progressively responsible career-related work for these students. A continuous flow of talented students provides employers with year-round job coverage as a result of the two scheduling options. The UCF Co-op Program works with employers both nationwide and internationally.
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Benefits to Employers of Co-op
- Attracts highly motivated, alert, energetic student employees
- Offers cost-effective recruiting, using training periods to evaluate students as prospective employees
- Provides savings on salaries and benefits
- Releases higher-salaried professionals from time-consuming tasks and projects not requiring high-level expertise
- Enables business to participate in and influence the educational process
- Broadens company visibility to students, faculty, and the community at large
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Steps for Employer Participation
- Designate a co-op contact person in your company
- Decide where co-op students may be placed in your organization
- Develop basic job descriptions for these positions, including majors, skills, and pay ranges
- Contact the UCF Co-op Office to allow us to solicit students on your behalf and to match qualified students to your minimum requirements
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