Cooperative Education forNew Student-Athletes

David Snow, SCDC Liaison for Athletics

SCDC On – Linewww.drexel.edu/scdc

• Enter Information About Yourself

• Create & Revise Resumes

• Describe & Update Your Skills

• Search and Apply for Jobs

• View Interview Protocols

• Rank Co-Op Job Offers

Professional Staff @ SCDC

• Co-Op Coordinators– Step by Step Process– Your Primary Point of Contact– Internationals

• Arnie Kohen– Career Counselor

• Daisy Larios– Career Library

Co-Op Cycles• Fall & Winter• Spring & Summer

– most student-athletes

• Exceptions:– Education, Music Industry, Arts/Entertainment

Management & Criminal Justice• Two 3-Month Summer Co-Ops

– Design Majors

Year Fall Winter Spring Summer

Frosh Class Class Class Vacation

Soph Class Class Class Class

Junior Class Class Co-op

Senior Class Class Class 

Year Fall Winter Spring Summer

Frosh Class Class Class Vacation

Soph Class Class Class Class

Junior Co-op Class Class

Senior Class Class Class  

 

Year Fall Winter Spring Summer

Frosh Class Class Class Vacation

Soph Co-op #1 Class Class

Junior1 Co-op #2 Class Class

Junior2 Co-op #3 Class Class

Senior Class Class Class  

 

Year Fall Winter Spring Summer

Frosh Class Class Class Vacation

Soph Class Class Co-op

Junior1 Class Class Co-op

Junior2 Class Class Co-op

Senior Class Class Class  

Participate Actively in Finding A Coop Job

It’s Your Responsibility …– Upload Resume – Pre-registration aka. “Pre Reg”– A Rounds– B Rounds– Use Career Library– Attend Meetings– C Rounds– Search Outside DU Approved– Communicate with Coop Coordinator

Eligibility for Sports Requires Paper Work

Completed on Time• Blue Forms, Job Descriptions, ES&P

– DCU or NCU

• Athletics Monitors Your Search If you are NOT Placed after B round– NCAA Eligibility Issue– Keep a job search journal – Weekly Report to justify “active status” of

search while competing or NO competition

Fall Sports: Pre-Season & Coop• You MUST Explain Spring and Pre-Season

Sport/Training Requirements to Employers During Interview & Again At Job Acceptance. – Factor in your commute and any required overtime.– Factor in Lifting Requirements & Getting There On Time

• You MUST Document & Submit Your Plan for Sport/Coop Prior to First Day & Have Coach & Employer Sign Off – Kept with Coop Coordinator (NEW)

• Written Notification Sent from SCDC to Your Employer About Sports Requirements

after you accept the position

Before You Accept A Job

• Negotiate August Pre-Season Hours– Adapt Work Schedule– Time Off Without Pay– Part-Time or Flex Time

• Plan for Housing

• Submit the Plan for Sport/Coop to your Coop Coordinator

Spring Sports & Spring Co-Op

• No-Op is NOT an Option While In Season– Temping, Interning, Community Service or Coop

• Required to Discuss With COOP Advisor (mtg)

• You MUST Explain In Season Requirements to Employers During Interview & At Job Acceptance

• Plan for Housing and Commute

• Documented Good Faith Effort – Required for NCAA Eligibility

If you are training or playing while on coop in any capacity…Submit a Sport/Coop Plan (NEW)

– Fill out the paper work, have coach & employer sign and submit it to your coop employer (Coach and employer signs off on the plan for in-season and preseason)

– This ensures that employers and coaches understand and agree with your expectations, requirements and deliverables in both work and sport (no gray area and no changing the plan that was agreed on during the interview)

• Negotiate Work Hours in Your Agreement– Adapt Traditional Work Schedule– Time Off Without Pay– Part-Time or Flex Time

After You Accept a Job…

• Written Notification is sent to every employer from SCDC – That You are a Student-Athlete– A Sport/Coop Plan is Expected to be Set up and

it is OK with Coach and Your Employer– Make Sure you have Notified Your Employer

Before this is Mailed

If You Are Not Placed

• Prove That You Made A Good Faith Effort

• You Must Meet Your Coop Coordinator

• Submit Update of Job Search Activity– Weekly – Friday at Noon

• Document / Job Search Journal

Or….You Don’t Play…

International Students

• Must select a coop job that is specifically related their major/career path

• Must have their job approved by coop prior to starting

• Must have ISSS approve their job prior to starting & document your start/end date

• Make sure your I-20 is up to date with ISSS

Transfer Students

• Take COOP 101 First Term @ Drexel

• See Advisor about Plan for Graduation and Terms of Coop

Other Resources

• Coordinator Referrals– Hundreds of Full-Time, Part-Time & Internship Opportunities &

• Search Outside SCDC Online – “Already have a job”– Orchestrated with Co-Op Coordinator– Must Be Approved by SCDC– You Must fill out forms!

• Direct Apply – via Drexel One• Career Resource Collection in SCDC

– Career Services Library Assistance Avail. Room 222• NCAA Career Coach

– www.NCAACareerCoach.com– www.monstertrak.com

COOP 101(Required before

first coop)

Four Year & Five Year Majors

–Freshman = Spring 2010

–Transfers = Fall 2009

SCDC Drop-In Hours

• Monday 3-4 PM• Tuesday 2-3 PM and 5-7 PM• Wednesday 9-10 AM• Thursday 1-2 PM• Friday 11AM – 12 Noon

Call if you require an appointment (215) 895-2185

Your coordinator may also change Set up a meeting & make sure you know who your coordinator is and when to begin applying for jobs!

Note: Always see ACHIEVE Staff if you plan to change your major

IF YOU CHANGE your MAJOR…

FILL OUT Student-Athlete

Co-Op Cycle Form

QUESTIONS ?