Co-op opportunities for Employers
Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies
What are CMSS Co-op opportunities?
Are you an employer interested in offering a co-op position to CMSS graduate students? These opportunities combine academic studies with real-world work experience. Students may work in a co-op position for eight months, typically from January to the end of August of their second year.
Why CMSS Co-op?
CMSS’s unique Co-op opportunities provide graduate level students eager to apply their current knowledge to practical, real-world experience. Our students are ready to provide support to a burgeoning niche market in both public and private industry.
Co-op placements:
- Arrange cost effective support for special projects
- Provide opportunity to preview potential full-time recruits
- Eight-month work term allows employers to gain a higher level of productivity from their co-op student
- CMSS is committed to listening to the views of industry in order to provide skilled adaptable students who fit their needs
If your organization is looking for a dynamic addition to your team, our students have the following skills you are looking for:
- Critical thinking
- Written communication
- Verbal communication/presentation
- Knowledge of security issues
- Qualitative and quantitative analysis
- Organizational
- Strategic analysis
- Problem solving
- Resourcefulness
- Adaptability