>  Just as a last word, I don't understand why co-op students aren't
> sought out more. Generally, we offer very cheap labor (relatively), and
> are capable of learning very quickly. While it's true that the first few
> weeks/months are usually 'wasted' from a companies perspective, training
> the student that is, the student can become a valuable resource to the
> company in the future. Maybe there is more to it, I obviously haven't
> seen the whole world yet, but these are the points that stick out the
> most to me.

Once you get more experience under your belt and have a few co-ops work
for you, then you'll understand. A great majority of them need more hand
holding, reverification, and reworking effort than it would take to do the
job in the first place, and most companies aren't willing to invest the
time/energy. But then again, I've had the same general experience with
many recent college graduates, too.

-->Neil

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Neil Bradley            In the land of the blind, the one eyed man is not
Synthcom Systems, Inc.  king - he's a prisoner.
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