09/15/2026
๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ: ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ ๐ปโจ
Transitioning from full-time studies to a professional corporate setting can feel like a step outside your comfort zone, but at the City of Edmonton, student hires are empowered to thrive from day one.
We sat down with ๐๐ข๐ฆ ๐๐จ, a Co-op Student in our Open City and Technology Branch, to get her candid take on team trust, enterprise tech projects, and navigating campus to career.
๐: ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐?
A: I work with incoming technology requests from business areas across the City. After gathering requirements, I coordinated directly with our cybersecurity and application teams to find the best tech solutions.
๐: ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ?
A: How supportive and friendly everyone is! I was trusted with real responsibilities from day one. My team actively collaborated with me on projects with a high level of trust and encouragement, so I never felt like "just a student".
๐: ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง?
A: I was part of the project team implementing ServiceNow, the new IT service management system for City employees, helping out with change management to ensure a smooth transition.
๐: ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ข๐๐ง'๐ญ ๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ฆ?
A: Cross-functional communication and stakeholder management. In school, you usually work with the same peers, but here I collaborated across multiple departments, coordinating meetings and software requests to keep projects moving in a large organization.
๐: ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ?
A: They didn't just throw me into the deep end! They started me with manageable tasks like project tracking and gradually gave me more independence. Plus, with student mixers and events, there are so many people to chat with and learn about their experience.
๐: ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ ?
A: Definitely apply and don't wait until you feel 100% ready! There is never a perfect time, and the City provides such a supportive environment that you'll have plenty of help along the way.
๐ Bookmark our student portal and ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐: https://recruitment.edmonton.ca/studentjobs