I was just in Waterloo at a database technical conference and most of the folks I worked with were very smart people with BMaths from UW. Google, Sybase , SAP, Oracle, Intel, etc.. all have offices to snap up the technical talent there.
University of Waterloo Students Win Facebook's Hackathon
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#32For the last year I've been aware of the impact of Waterloo in tech and have conducted some research into why this might be so. Two things I've discovered: 1. Academic staff own any IP resulting from their research, making it very attractive and easy to recruit top academics. Almost all other universities assume ownership of IP. 2. An intern program that requires students to take an internship every other semester, e…
That co-op program is responsible for me being in software development. I started in CivEng, but every co-op term I had was a programming position. So I happily dropped CivEng and started doing what I had been doing on my own from a young age.
The co-op program is also the primary reason I chose Waterloo. You can't beat paying for school as you progress through your terms. Back then you could earn enough during a work term to fully pay for next term's fees and books.
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#33As someone interested in recruiting from Waterloo, but not from the school/area - where are the best places to make job postings / network?
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#34Congrats Jinny, Scott and Fravic!!
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#35As someone interested in recruiting from Waterloo, but not from the school/area - where are the best places to make job postings / network?
Well if your looking to hire Co-ops from the university here is the link https://uwaterloo.ca/jobmine/employers
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#36As someone interested in recruiting from Waterloo, but not from the school/area - where are the best places to make job postings / network?
We have an internal job posting, you can access it here at jobmine.uwaterloo.ca; there are separate postings for co-op and alumni students.
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#37As someone interested in recruiting from Waterloo, but not from the school/area - where are the best places to make job postings / network?
The university has it's own job site for co-op students, Jobmine. You can find more info here, https://uwaterloo.ca/hire/
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#38My understanding is that Waterloo has been a Microsoft and RIM software talent poaching ground for over a decade. The Waterloo Engineering and CS programs are known for their extremely high quality and rigour. The recent string of higher profile alumni successes reinforces this reputation and serves as a beacon for Canadian high-school graduate intake. Now if only they would do something about the concrete jungle the…
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#39Good job Waterloo. Water Water Water - Loo Loo Loo!
it's Water Water Water - Wu Wu Wu
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#40Actually facebook has been recruiting a lot too, they had a meetup for facebook interviewees the day before the official interviews, there were 100+ students there, I was really suprised