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Information Session March 2016 TRSM Co-op Option Hospitality and Tourism Management
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Information SessionMarch 2016
TRSM Co-op OptionHospitality and Tourism Management
Taryn De Ruyter
• Co-op Program Coordinator• [email protected]• 416-979-5000 X 3260
• Located in:• Ryerson Co-op Office (101 Gerrard
Street East)
Laura Henshaw
• Co-op Program Coordinator• [email protected]• 416-979-5000 X 3185
• Located in: • Business Career Hub (TRS 2-148)
What is Co-op Education?• Benefits/Costs of Co-op
Education
TRSM Co-op Programs • Overview • Co-op Work Term Sequences • Admission Process• Program Requirements
Program Costs
Co-op Support Services• Ryerson Co-op Office• Business Career Hub
Questions
Agenda
Employers co-operate with the university to provide students with
opportunities to apply academic learning in the workplace…
…and to learn on the job and then take that learning back into the classroom
…
…to enrich students’ educational experience.
FoundationalKnowledge Practical
Experience
High achievingstudents
MotivatedHard
working
Classroom Learning
LeadingEmployers
+ +
Gain maturity & confidence
Make better informed career choices
Earn while you learn
Graduate with less debt
Earn more on graduation
Develop professional network
Develop enhanced skills & abilities
Gain almost 2 years of work experience
Cultivate mentors and references
Improve your prospects for employment on graduation
Enriched education experience
Improved understanding
of assignments & projects
Better grades
Two-way learning:
work class
Academic Work –
need high grades
Time & Effort to apply to jobs &
interview– need to impress employersExtra
Time @ School –graduate in 5 years instead of
4
Program Fee - $2959 over the course of the
program
Eager, highly-motivated
student staff
Opportunity to evaluate future full-
time employees
New talent & new ideas help to re-energize
workplace
Specific needs/gaps
filled by qualified co-op students
• Tour Agent, City Sightseeing Toronto• Client Services Assistant, Ontario Investment & Trade
Centre• Program Coordinator, Elastic Communications & Events
Inc. • Junior Assistant Manager, FAB Concepts Inc.• Intern, CBRE Hotels• Seasonal Co-op, Algonquin Resort• Chief Booth Attendant, City of Toronto • Social Media Manager, E. & J. Gallo Winery
International
Sample Roles- Hospitality & Tourism Management
• Front of House Agent, The Hazelton Hotel (Angela Dudler)• Client Services Assistant, Ontario Investment and Trade
Centre (Casey Cogan)• Hospitality Shift Leader, JOEY Restaurants (Angela Yang)• Management Trainee, Imago Restaurants Inc. (Juliann
Morrison)• Intern, CBRE Hotels (Olivia Hall)
Hospitality & Tourism Management:
CGPA Requirement: min. of 2.8 to apply
Applications:Submit your 1) Targeted Resume 2) Targeted Cover Letter 4) Unofficial Transcript 4) Writing sample may be required!
Applications due: Early Fall 2016; Semester 3
Interviews: Students will partake in a video interview via Kira Talent.
Interviews to take place Fall 2016
Offers: Candidates will receive offers via email – usually within ~1 week post interview
Important Note: Applying to co-op is a one time opportunity!
Complete work terms as scheduled
Earn a ‘pass’ for each Work Term Report
Receive a minimum‘satisfactory’ rating on each employer’s work
performance evaluation
Must maintain the minimum CGPA
requirement
• Not a placement fee
• payable regardless of how job is found (i.e., if you find a job on your own, the fee is still payable)
• * Fee subject to change
Program Fee is
$2,959*
Important Note: the first installment is non-refundable
Full-time co-op professionals• who support students & build relationships with employers
Co-op opportunities• Postings & opportunities to engage with industry via events, mock interviews, etc.
Training & development• Workshops & 1:1 appointments:
• Resumes, cover letters, job applications, work term search, interviewing, networking, competing for opportunities
Scheduling interviews & help with offers
Monitoring work situations• Assistance, counselling, conflict resolution
Support for TRSM students:• Daily drop-in times• Resume/cover letter reviews• Mock interviews, online interview practice• Specialized and customized workshops for business students
• Resumes and cover letter writing, interview techniques, networking, LinkedIn
• Employer events: networking/recruiting, info sessions, coffee chats
• Targeted job search
Ryerson Co-op Office
Website: www.ryerson.ca/coop
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/ryerson-co-op
Twitter:https://twitter.com/ru_coop
Facebook:www.facebook.com/rucoop
TRSM
Website: http://www.ryerson.ca/tedrogerssch
ool/coop/
ryerson.ca/coop
RU_Coop
We hope to see your applications!
Taryn De Ruyter
• Co-op Program Coordinator• [email protected]• 416-979-5000 X 3260
Laura Henshaw
• Co-op Program Coordinator• [email protected]• 416-979-5000 X 3185
