Waterloo BMath/CS

[z_cross_fire]

^ I will try hard to make you jealous.

Can you talk about any kind of good/bad things you hear about co-op sequences, as in Job-search difficulty during certain terms, etc.

[Tony]

Spring term is typically much more competitive, since the non-coop school are out for the summer. This stops being a problem once you get to upper years, but could be frustrating for your first/second job.

[z_cross_fire]

^ But wouldn't there be more jobs available during that time too?

Spring: More People = More Jobs available
Fall/Winter: Less People = Less Jobs available
Is it like this?

[Tony]

For "more jobs available" to happen, you'd need jobs that happen only during the summer. I suppose some companies might be in a mentality of "lets hire an intern for the summer" (more people == cheaper wages?), but such seasonal work is not typically applicable to software jobs (that is, summer months don't require more code to be written).

To complicate things further, some entry level jobs go to a relative (student out for the summer) of some high ranking employee, instead of the best candidate. So those type of jobs are effectively off the market.