Victoria Herron is a fourth-year Bachelor of Commerce student who has worked with Scotiabank for all three of her co-op work terms. She’s also continued to work with the organization on a part-time basis while she wraps-up her degree, and will join them full-time upon graduation this spring.

And while she’s spent all three of her work terms with the one organization, that doesn’t mean that Victoria hasn’t experienced variety. Her previous co-op roles with Scotiabank have included positions as a Bank Teller, Senior Accounting Assistant and Commercial Banking Analyst. Now that she’s back in her final year of school, she’s moved into a Client Solutions Analyst role.

Each change in position has afforded her new learning and growth opportunities that have proven her skills to Scotiabank and make her a valuable employee: “as a Client Solutions Analyst I do a lot of statement analysis to determine the financial position of our credit clients. Knowing how to interpret financial statements and ratios is a great transferable skill that helps me make recommendations on credit that I could leverage in many other positions.

One benefit of completing all three work terms with the same organization is that it can be easier to get a large variety of experiences as there’s opportunity to move between departments. I also find that the internal contacts you make within an organization can be an added boost to get that next position”.

Nailing the interview is an important step that will take you from work term successes to your first post-grad job and beyond. Are you interested in learning how to tackle an interview with a company such as Scotiabank? Attend the LIVE You’re Hired! Interview Competition Finals this Friday, March 3^rd! Watch as Adrian Hutcheson and Briana Dologh, along with Ana Paula Farell  from SMU have their chance to sit in the hot seat. Visit the myCareer Events Calendar for more details.