The Northwestern University co-op program uses a secure online database management system to connect employers and students for co-op positions. The co-op office will provide you with a confidential access code for using the system from anywhere on the world wide web.

Co-op students with employers









In order to recruit Northwestern University students for co-op positions in your organization, please take the following steps:

  1. Contact the co-op office to express your interest in considering candidates for co-op.
  2. Send printed literature and any relevant information that students can use for researching your organization.
  3. The co-op office will help you establish an online account for accessing the student resume database.
  4. Reserve an interview date and place (on our campus, at your site, or via video conferencing).
  5. Post your job(s) online on our website.
  6. Review resumes of qualified students on our website.
  7. Select candidates for interviewing.
  8. Contact the co-op office to create an interview schedule.
  9. The co-op office notifies selected candidates for the interview schedule.
  10. Students sign up for interview time slots.
  11. View your interview schedule online as it is developing.
  12. Conduct the interviews.
  13. Extend offers (via an offer letter, copied to the co-op office)
  14. Complete the organization's hiring process, notifying the co-op office of acceptances.
  15. Sign off on the hired student's Cooperative Education Degree Plan, which outlines his/her schedule of school and work.
  16. Proceed with the scheduled work terms, evaluating the student's progress in skill development at the end of each work term.
  17. Notify the co-op office of any problems, changes to the work schedule, or other issues that might affect the organization's ability to maintain the program.


Read more about our Recruiting Policies.