Upon completion of your placement, you will have to submit a reflection paper and prepare videos at the workplace. The teacher in charge will review your paper, other submissions as well as evaluation by your hiring company to do the grading on a pass / fail basis.
Experiencing difficulties and overcoming them is a learning process.
If you encounter problems, you may first seek assistance or advice from your immediate supervisor in the workplace. If necessary, you can contact staff at OCEP while we help contact the company on your behalf. You should not leave your placement without the permission of OCEP. Instead, staff at OCEP is always here to assist. What you need is to simply send us an email or make a phone call. Staff at OCEP will also arrange a visit at your workplace, as to understand how your placement is going.
Students will need to compete for jobs just like in the real world. CUHK cannot guarantee any placement, as they are subject to employers’ ultimate hiring decisions as well as job market conditions.
Working closely with the CUHK Co-op advisors, proactively working on any feedback you receive and meeting all deadlines will benefit you during your job search journey.
Every industry has unique characteristics and required skillsets. No matter which industry you venture into, at the core of a thriving career lies a set of skills and attitudes that are transferrable and sought-after by employers across the market landscape. They include –
Staff at OCEP are able to offer advice on your CV and coaching for career planning as well as for interviews. This will help you to get familiar with both the industries and formal interview setting.
We will also be able to provide advice on different online resources, which help you to shape your future career success.
Shortlisted applicants will be attending the interview administered by the hiring companies from January onwards. The job offer is anticipated to be made in March and April.
Students are welcome to schedule career consultations with the Co-op Team during the recruitment process.
You will be asked to indicate your preference on job fields in the application form. The matching will be based on both your preferences and the interview performance assessed by the hiring companies.
Given that participating students will be working full-time during the work terms from around May to December, you will not be able to sign up for other courses. You may complete all units for graduation beyond the normative study year, subject to your study plan. You will also have to check if there would be courses requiring uninterrupted studies.
The beauty of Co-op@CUHK is to allow students to embrace opportunities to simultaneously acquire learning and working experience. Hence prior internship experience is not required.
Non-local students should take heed of the accumulated period of internship taken before submitting an application.
The target intake for the first cohort is set to be 100. But the actual intake may vary slightly.
