CSE Undergrad News

Our Mission
The Engineering Cooperative Education Program (Co-Op) partners with industry to offer degree-related work experience for highly qualified, motivated students. Students gain practical training and professional experience while maintaining their full-time student status and increasing their competitiveness for that first job after graduation while employers have the opportunity to evaluate prospective future employees. Students completing a Co-Op job graduate with work experience and are more likely to have a job at graduation,  a shorter job-hunt period and have higher earning potential within 5 years of graduation.

What is Co-Op?
A Co-Op job is a paid engineering-related position working in industry. For work experience to qualify as a Co-Op job it must be a paid position that is 50% or more engineering related work and registered through the Co-Op program. Benefits of Co-Op include maintaining full-time student status while working full-time (but not attending classes) and paying only a small Co-Op fee instead of full tuition.  Co-Op jobs last 3, 6 or 9 months. Most Co-Op jobs are full-time and employers hire students to work at a variety of locations in the U.S. and abroad. There are several ways to find a Co-Op job, and our office is here to help.  All engineering and pre-engineering students have access to the Co-Op online job search tool, eRecruiting, which lists job openings, but students are encouraged to use ALL their resources to find a Co-Op job.

Eligibility Requirements
Full-time students pursuing engineering at the UW Seattle campus are eligible to participate in Co-Op.  F-1 Visa holders are also eligible through “Curricular Practical Training” (CPT).

If you are looking for a Co-Op position, try our eRecruiting online job search tool.  To qualify, students must meet the requirements listed below.  (If you have not yet met the requirements you can still search for jobs, but you will need to contact the Co-Op office to assist you in the application process.)
•    Completed at least one academic quarter at the UW to establish a UW gpa
•    Must return to campus for one quarter after completing the Co-Op job prior to graduation
•    Be matriculated full-time (12 credits for undergraduates and 10 credits for graduates) and have a GPA of 2.5 or higher
•    Completed or enrolled in Math 126 and Physics 121, or  Math 126 and Chemistry 142
(HCDE Majors only: Have completed Math 124 and Physics 114 OR Math 124 and Chemistry 120)

Benefits to Students
•    Graduate WITH engineering experience!
•    Gain professional skills not taught in the classroom.
•    Average Co-Op salary is over $18 per hour
•    Access to current Co-Op job postings from employers hiring students year-round
•    Learn resume, interviewing and job search skills from experienced Co-Op advisers
•    Receive information about upcoming networking events, employer information sessions, and career fairs
•    Make personal connections that could lead to full-time employment after graduation

How to Get Started
1.    Access your online eRecruiting account: http://www.engr.washington.edu/curr_students/coop/
2.    Let us know how we can help you find your  Co-Op job:  engrcoop@uw.edu or call 206-685-0830.

We look forward to working with you!

If you’re interested in web design and want to help a non-profit (or just want a place to use those new skills from 190M), check out this posting.

“I’m currently working for a non-profit organization (FRAEC – see www.fraec.org) and we’re currently looking for someone who would be willing to help us redesign the website as a type of internship or opportunity to build a portfolio.  Is this an opportunity that could be posted somewhere in either the the CSE or elsewhere?  I’m thinking that this might be a good opportunity for Jr or Sr – level undergrads or perhaps Graduate students as well.

Let me know if you have any suggestions.  I can be reached at 206-915-3294.

Thank You,
Ryan Burley
rburley94@hotmail.com

Foundation for Russian-
American Economic Cooperation
206-915-3294″

Don’t be scared off by job descriptions, they put down their dream qualifications, but they need capable people most of all (i.e. YOU). If you are still looking for a summer internship, APPLY!!!!! And make sure to get your resume into the Co-Op program system as well, they are sending out a resume booklet to prospective employers soon.

Also, keep watching our jobs-blog for other opportunities: http://ugradjobs.cs.washington.edu/

Email Dave Rispoli for help with your resume: rispoli@cs

Clean Power Research tech talk is tonight from 5:30-7 in the atrium.  Food will be provided.

For more information on Clean Power Research, see their website:

http://www.cleanpower.com/

Win a FREE IPad

from UIEvolution

Tuesday, April 13th 5:30 PM
Atrium, The Allen Center

If you have a passion for making scalable, usable and innovative software applications we’d love to meet you. Please join us for an information session on April 13^th or submit your resume to uwjobs@uievolution.com. We are looking for full-time and internship candidates and will be conducting on-campus interviews April  15^th.

Visit www.uievolution.com to learn more.

On-Campus Interviews: April 15th
for fulltime and internship positions

Submit resumes to: uwjobs@uievolution.com

Hey all,

We have a great opportunity coming up next week — Gayle Laakmann of careercup.com will be giving a talk about preparing for technical interviews, which I think should be valuable for many of us.

Who: Gayle Laakmann
When: March 8, 4:30pm
Where: Gates Commons (CSE 691)

See below for details, and let us know if you have any questions.

-your friendly neighborhood ACM officers

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Gayle Laakmann
“Cracking the Technical Interview: Advice for Programmers”

Abstract:
Computer Science interviews are a different breed from other interviews and, as such, require specialized  skills and techniques.  Cracking the Technical Interview will teach you how to prepare for technical interviews, what top companies like Google and Microsoft really look for, and how to tackle the toughest programming and algorithm problems.  This talk will include stories from the speaker’s extensive interviewing experience as well as a live “demo” of how  to tackle a technical problem.
Bio

Gayle Laakmann is the founder and CEO of CareerCup.com and the author of “Cracking the Technical Interview” (http://www.careercup.com/book). Career Cup is the leading source of technical interview preparation and provides a free forum with 3000+ technical interview questions, a book, a video, and mock interviews.  Gayle has worked for Google, Microsoft and Apple as a Software Engineer and has extensive interviewing experience on both sides of the table.  At Google, she interviewed over 120 candidates at Google and served on its hiring committee.  Gayle received her bachelors and masters in  Computer Science from the University of Pennsylvalnia in 2005.

The Winter recruiting fair will take place on Thursday, January 21 from 1:30-4:30 pm in the Atrium.  All CSE undergraduates interested in internships and full time positions can meet with representatives of 20 local companies.   See http://www.cs.washington.edu/affiliates/meetings/recruit-co-0910-winter.html for the full list of companies.

Get excited for HKN Poker Night! Poker Night is HKN’s biggest annual event; last year’s was great and this year’s is going to be even better!

Poker Night is a networking event where students have the opportunity to enjoy free food and beer, win great prizes, and interact with industry representatives all while playing poker and having a good time. Not only will you have the opportunity to make valuable industry connections, but your professors will be dealing cards!

There will be prizes for the finalists (last year the grand prize was an XBox 360) in addition to a raffle for other loot throughout the evening. You will also be able to pick up the new 2009-2010 HKN Tshirt!

Poker Night Details

Date: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 (the night before the winter UW engineering career fair)
Time: 6:30p
Place: UW, Kane Hall, Walker-Ames Room

To RSVP please submit your resume or CV here:
https://catalysttools.washington.edu/collectit/dropbox/hknee/8626

Your resume will be given to all of the attending employers. Please RSVP early because there are a limited amount of spots!

Good luck this quarter!

Jonas Michel
President – HKN
University of Washington

Who: Apple

When: Tonight at 5:30

Where: Atrium

5:30-7 in the Atrium. See you there!

-ACM Officers