Skip to main content

The Zero Experience and the Zero Work - available Spring 2022

The Zero Experience is for students who want to make an impact and find their potential. It combines value-packed weekly workshops, fireside chats with diverse guests (like NASA’s Mission Commander for the Hawaii simulation), and an iterative problem-solving model with peers to build future leaders for the big problems we’re facing. Plus if students get busy, they can leave anytime! Applications are closing May 23rd.

Zero Work is for students who want clarity on their career and what they can do next. In partnership with CCA, it draws from research done at Stanford, MIT, and Yale to produce a single-weekend event that teaches students how to craft resumes, network authentically, and discover what drives them. Basically, Zero Work acts as a ‘calm in the centre of the storm’ for students overwhelmed by job-hunting or career considerations. Applications are closing May 27th.


Some student testimonials on The Zero Experience Winter 2022.

  • “It's amazing the sheer amount of knowledge or advice you guys are able to give us based on your experiences - and surprisingly, everything you say is somehow extremely useful.”
  • “I have learned a lot during these last few weeks and would love to participate again.”
  • “I had a great time here and it was nice to get me to think of topics and ideas of what I can do to help to solve a world problem. Really enjoyed it, and thank you for the opportunity.”

 Some student testimonials on Zero Work Winter 2022

  • “Zero Work was not just job advice, but life advice that's pretty therapeutic to attend. Loved it.”
  • “Day one of Zero Work opened my eyes to a lot of things that had me thinking "How have I gone my whole life without thinking of that?”
  • “This is what I wanted. It helped me a lot and I would recommend Zero Work to everyone.”

 

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

CS/Data Science/Digital Hardware option transfers NOW OPEN

The CS Undergraduate Advising Office has opened applications for CS transfers for Fall 2017. The online application is available at  https://oat.uwaterloo.ca/forms   and will be open from Tuesday, December 5 until  Sunday, December 31, 2017, at 11.59 p.m. We're accepting applications for: Transfer from Math to CS - at a minimum, must have taken CS 136 or be taking it in Fall 2017. Transfer from CS to BCS (Data Science) - must have taken STAT 231 or be taking it in Fall 2017. Transfer from CS to CS/Digital Hardware Adding a Joint CS to an out-of-faculty plan Transfer from outside of Math to CS (pending approval from Math) Answers to common questions about the transfer process can be found in the CS FAQs  (particularly #2 and #151).

Grad students needed to mark reports for PD2

WatPD is currently seeking graduate students to mark reports for PD2: Critical Reflection and Report Writing from late-March to early-April. Students in this course must write a 16-20 page report which is worth 50% of their final grade. With over 1500 reports expected to be submitted, we need your help! Strong candidates for this position will have: ·          a desire to support students in an online learning environment ·          previous marking and/or teaching experience (preferably post-secondary) ·          strong written communication skills ·          an ability to correct quality of writing errors ·          a good understanding of English grammar and syntax To be eligible for this position, you must be available for training sessions in March that are held on campus at the University of Waterloo. Those who demonstrate a high level of competence will be offered additional marking opportunities. Successful candidates will be given about 20-30 hours ov

Radix Trading - opportunities

RADIX TRADING - QUANTITATIVE TECHNOLOGIST WaterlooWorks ID: 78067 Deadline 11PM FRIDAY, SEPT 21 http://radix-trading.com/ Radix Trading is a research-­driven, proprietary trading startup (~50 people) in Chicago and Amsterdam led by Michael Rauchman and Ben Blander.  -------------------------- Michael Rauchman - formerly GETCO's CTO, head of Americas equities, and global head of ForEx. As a hands-on leader, Michael was instrumental in the development of many trading strategies as well as the underlying architecture and code. Ben Blander - former head of Citadel’s high frequency group and a key contributor in growing their P&L from $75 million in 2005 to $1.15 billion in 2008 (Source: http://www.cnbc.com/id/39099331 )  Previously Ben earned a PhD in Math from the University of Chicago. Our culture of openness (you'd have complete access to our code, data, and strategies) enables fast turnaround from idea inception to execution, and continuous enhancem