Events to engage with students and further your business objectives

At Khoury College, we offer a variety of ways to tap into the talent and expertise of our students. A first step for many potential employers is to participate in or host a virtual or in-person event to engage with students and promote their co-op opportunities.

The submission deadline for Spring 2025 events is January 17, 2025. Contact your Khoury College co-op coordinator if you have questions about employer event participation, or email khoury-ug-coop@northeastern.edu.

1. Co-op opportunities expo

This forum is organized in a traditional (in person) career fair-style fashion to allow employers and students to network. You must have a co-op position posted with us for the upcoming co-op term (Fall 2025) to participate in this event. This event allows employers to get a jump start on meeting candidates, typically a mix of first-time and more experienced undergraduate students, who are seeking a co-op for the next cycle.

Each company will have a six-foot table to meet individual students as they approach with resumes. Tables may be used to display or demo products, marketing materials, and handouts.

Date, time, and schedule: Wednesday, February 19, 2025, 5:30 – 8 p.m. EST

5:30 – 6 p.m.: Employer registration, table setup, and refreshments

6 – 8 p.m.: Networking with students

Who should represent your company: Most companies choose at least two representatives, one of whom must be a technical manager. Many companies bring current or past interns or co-ops, who are great ambassadors. People who are comfortable in a fast-paced online networking environment will most enjoy participating in this event.

2. Brush Up Your Skills: Khoury College’s signature interview practice event series

Brush Up Your Skills is a series of events in which employers and alumni volunteer to host mock interviews for students looking for a co-op position. Volunteers will meet with a mix of first-time co-op job seekers and students who have previously been on co-op. Volunteers can host behavioral or technical interview sessions (or both) and can choose the timing, date, and structure of their sessions.

Benefits for employers

Brush Up Your Skills is an opportunity for employers to get a jump start on meeting with co-op seekers, and to “put a face with the name” on resumes. By helping students prepare for the behavioral and technical interview processes, employers showcase their investment in co-op students and programs — which students notice. This is a great opportunity for employers to build a strong brand on campus, increase visibility and generate interest in their co-op roles, and proactively identify candidates who are a good fit for their company and co-op positions.

Process for connecting with students

Employer or alumni volunteers can select a date and time, and we will promote it to all Khoury undergraduate students searching for a co-op job. All sessions are currently held virtually.

When you indicate interest via our employer events form, we’ll reach out to connect with you. If you’d like to meet to discuss this event, we’re happy to set up a time. Otherwise, we’ll share with you the available dates throughout the semester, and you can indicate the date(s) and time(s) that work.

We will set up a sign-up sheet for students interested in joining, opening the sheet for students to sign up the week before the event. We will share with you the names, emails, and majors of the students joining you 24 hours before your event. Students will be asked to have their resume ready during the interview, and we will provide to them the virtual call-in/video link before the session.

Technical and behavioral interview sessions details

Technical interview sessions: If you’d like to host an introductory session about types of technical interviews or tips and tricks for preparing for these types of interviews, we advise small group sessions for practicing, or 15 students per session at most. Most employer hosts have practice sessions for at least 25 to 30 minutes, and up to an hour. Hosts who are running small group sessions might choose to hold two sessions over the course of an hour, 25 minutes each with a five-minute break in between. We encourage you to provide the opportunity for students to ask questions, to work through a problem on their own, and to explain their thinking, and for you to provide feedback for those in the session.

Behavioral interview sessions: Students sign up for a 15- to 20-minute one-on-one session with a company representative to practice common behavioral interview questions (“Tell me about yourself,” “Please describe a situation when…”). The employer or alumni representative can also review the student’s resume or let them try out asking questions.

If you need help starting the process, please reach out to your co-op faculty contact, or email khoury-coop-events@northeastern.edu.

If you’re a Northeastern alum and are interested in hosting a session separately from your company representative, we invite you to join us, too. Email khoury-coop-events@northeastern.edu or include a note when filling out the employer events form.

3. Employer panel for co-op students

During these events, employers join a class session (mostly virtual but also in person if preferred) to participate in co-op panel discussions to help students gain a better understanding of career paths and the job search process, including answering questions about resumes, interviews (behavioral and technical), and what makes a candidate successful. Employers help students, typically Khoury undergraduates searching for their first co-ops and enrolled in our Professional Development for Khoury Co-op class, prepare for their co-op searches while promoting their company and the unique employment opportunities offered.

Dates and logistics: Multiple virtual panel dates are available to join throughout the spring semester. A member of the Khoury co-op team will contact you to discuss logistics; all sessions are hosted virtually.

Who should represent your company: Most companies choose as participants an HR professional, team leader, software engineer, senior data scientist, or security engineer who enjoys helping students prepare for their co-op search. Participants should be familiar with the hiring process, frequently asked questions, and characteristics that are important for success.