Neil Bradley wrote:

> >  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.
>

   Well, we started from the same situation too! It really depends whether the "worker"
is willing to learn or not and must be open to criticism.

John

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