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Published on: 2/14/2009
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But they're being replaced with other prospects, said Cindy Dunne, Brock's director of coop education.
The environment, energy and health-care sectors, all mandated to plow forward despite the dismal economy, are coming to Brock with postings for projects that could use a student's help, even if it won't transpire into something permanent after graduation.
"There is a balance and students are seeing that ... so you don't see that panic," Dunne said.
That doesn't mean the former corporate recruiter isn't hearing the malaise around the headlines trumpeting more layoffs and dreary economic forecasts.
Dunne herself admits to never having seen a downturn as bad as this.
But the concerns are coming less from students who start their job search and networking early, such as the co-op students she works with from Day 1 of their post-secondary careers.
Worry is more the domain of those who start their search from Day 1 after convocation.
"Those are the students you're going to see expressing concern over prospects, even though (the prospects) may not be less.
They've just not put themselves in a situation or experiential learning programs where we make them go through that exercise (of networking)," Dunne said.