Co-op Program

Vulcan’s Co-op students have excellent opportunities to work with the Systems Integration and Systems Support areas within the Corporate Information Services department. The work they may perform includes the following:

	Manning the end-user "hotline" to solve PC-related problems and help users to help themselves.
	Staging and installing new PCs on any of the Corporate Office’s Local Area Networks.
	Assisting with the installation of standard PC software.
	Testing and documenting system changes before they are released in production to users.

Co-ops are exposed to the latest IS technologies and methodologies including, client-server architecture, Windows 95, Windows NT and Windows 2000, and Internet/Intranet technologies. They work individually and on teams to gain experience from the diversity of knowledge possessed by the department’s full-time employees. Co-op students are able to apply the knowledge they learn in school in on-the-job applications, and they take back to campus the practical experience they gain while working at Vulcan.

This learning experience takes place in a challenging but friendly and relaxed atmosphere where help is readily available at all times. Co-op employees may take advantage of formal computer-related training sessions and receive almost all of the benefits associated with full-time employment (such as vacations and participation in health care, flexible spending account, life insurance, disability, 401(k), and retirement plans).

Currently, Vulcan interviews for Co-op students at Auburn University and the University of Alabama. You are encouraged to check with your local career placement office to determine the next time we will be interviewing at your school.