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Originally Posted by Mike.yoh
That's quieter interesting, so they specifically desired students in management. Mind sharing the details of your coop, the company, where you worked, tasks etc.. And also what year are you in and have you received full time job offers ? If you have, do any reflect the benefits of management.
I, like you, enjoy business courses but I mean I find a lot of fields interesting so interest isn't quite the issue for me. Really, I just want to know if there's an eventual return on the investment.
Thanks for your feedback so far been very helpful
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I worked at a multinational power generation company. They do a lot of hydro, nuclear, and solar projects. So my department was more on the business side of the operation; however, it did require technical knowledge associated with electrical engineering. A lot of the applicants were either straight from engineering or straight from commerce, and I was chosen because I have a knowledge in both. I did design a program for the department, which utilized a lot of the technical skills I developed from engineering. I also had constant communication with clients regarding project specifics and pricing issues.
Here is one thing I learned from the co-op experience primarily from talking to numerous professionals in the field: there are only so many engineering positions. Everyone who graduates from university with an engineering degree cannot expect to get a straight engineering job, there is just not that high of a demand and too large of a supply. Chances are most engineering graduates will end up doing a job which incorporates both business and engineering, whether that be in proposals, supply chain, project management, sales, marketing, or even engineering itself requires communication and business knowledge.
(Again, this is not something I think or believe, this is based on what I was told from professional engineers who have 10+ years experience in the field)
I didn't get offered a full time position because I still have 3 years left in university before I graduate, but I did receive another co-op offer to come back.
The biggest advantage I find management gives me is the opportunity to learn and experience different subjects and roles. I prefer to do co-ops in the summers because I try to work at different companies or different departments just to see what really interests me and what am I good at. Management gives me that extra summer along with awareness of all these other roles engineers can have in various companies. Again that's just my preference and opinion.
