The
links below will help you learn the
different elements of PlacePro:
What is PlacePro?
- A
web-based resource center available
to students and faculty year-round,
24 hours a day.
- An
online database of co-op related
information and academic resources.
- A
place where students can find and
apply for co-op positions. (ONE
source, there are others, see them
HERE.)
- A
place for students to build and
store their electronic portfolio.
- A
place where students can plan ahead
by filling in their academic plan.
- A
place where students can post their
resume.
- A
place for students to sign up for
co-op position interviews.
- A
place for students to post their
most current contact information.
- A
place for co-op position history
and tracking.
- A
place to host future electronic
resources as they become available.
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Logging on to PlacePro...
(If
you are using PlacePro for the FIRST
time, follow steps in red below)
1.
Type the following Address into
your internet browser: http://www.placepro.com
2.
Enter "bgtechcoop" as the Access Code for the Student Login:
3.
Enter your Login & Password:
First
Time Login? Follow the steps below...
• Your
Login is the 1st letter of your
first name + your last name +
the last 5 digits of your P00
number.
EXAMPLE: Janey
Coop, P003456789
Login
= "Jcoop56789"
• Leave the Password blank.
• Click the Login button - You will then be directed to the Student
Agreement page. Please read through the Student Agreement and select "I Accept the terms of the above agreement" when you are finished. If you have questions regarding this, please contact
our office at 419-372-7580.
• You
will then be directed to the
personal information page. Please
fill in your information, be
sure to complete ALL boxes with
red colored font. When you are
finished, click the "Save Profile" link at the bottom of the page. You will then be directed to your PlacePro home
page.
**
NOTE ** If you forget your PlacePro username and/or password, please contact our office.
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Steps to be released in PlacePro
What
does being "released" mean? Being released means that you have successfully completed the 3 required tasks
listed below, as approved by the
Co-op Office. Please read on...
Before
PlacePro can help you find a co-op,
it needs to learn more about your
individual co-op search needs. So,
to help in this effort, you need
to complete 3 tasks so that PlacePro
has enough information to successfully
find you a potential co-op position.
These 3 pieces of information include:
- Accepting
the Agreement
- Up-loading
your resume to your
PlacePro account (Resume Help)
- Setting
your preferences (Which semester
do you plan to secure your next
co-op)
In
order to be released in PlacePro
and fully utilize the application
you must complete these three steps
for approval.
Once
you have completed these three steps,
you must contact our office (419-372-7580
or coop@bgsu.edu) to have your account reviewed. Once your account has been reviewed and it is
determined that you have successfully
completed these 3 tasks, you will
be able to use all PlacePro functions
(this is also referred to by the
co-op office as being "released"). If you would like to check on the status of your account please call our office
at 419-372-7580 or send an email
request to coop@bgsu.edu.
STEP ONE - Accepting the Student Agreement…
The
student agreement is a statement
that explains the policies and procedures
that you will need to follow in order
to successfully complete the College
of Technology Cooperative Education
Program.
You
will complete and accept the Student
Agreement the first time you log
in to your PlacePro account. If you
have ANY questions regarding the
agreement before you accept, please
contact our office, we are happy
to provide any necessary information.
STEP TWO - Up-loading your resume onto PlacePro...
What
does "Up-load" mean?
Up-loading is taking an original resume you have created (e.g.
in Microsoft Word, Works, Pagemaker, etc.*) and saving from
your disk, hard-drive, network, etc. and loading onto your
PlacePro account.
VERY IMPORTANT: So that all students are applying for positions on PlacePro using
the same methods, you are
allowed to upload and send your
RESUME ONLY, NO PORTFOLIO PIECES
OR COVER LETTERS. Files that include documents other than your resume will not be sent. Reasons
for this:
1. At
this point in the application,
the employer wants to review
ONLY resumes. The
employer will request additional
materials if necessary.
2. To provide equal opportunity
to all students who apply.
* We recommend students do
NOT use Quark Express due to
multiple errors experienced
by other students. Recommended
formats are
listed below:
- Microsoft
Word
- Microsoft
Excel
- Microsoft
Works
- GIF
- JPEG
- Ascii
Text
- RTF
files
To
up-load your Resume onto PlacePro,
the following steps must be completed:
1. Click on the "Portfolio" tab
at the top of the screen. You will be directed to the document
manager.
2.
Under "Upload a New Document", click the "Browse..." button.
3.
A "Choose file" box will appear.
4.
Choose your resume from wherever
you have it located on your PC
or Mac (e.g. Desktop, C:drive,
floppy, Zip disk, etc.).
5.
Once you have your resume highlighted,
click on the "Open" button or the "Choose file" box.
6.
Now, again under "Upload a New Document:", click the "Upload" button.
7.
You will see the progress. Once this is finished, PlacePro will list your resume under "Documents on File:".
8.
** Click on your newly created
resume link to be sure it uploaded
properly **
9.
Once you have ensured that your
resume has uploaded successfully,
you have completed uploading your
resume onto PlacePro.
10.
Click the "Home" tab at the top of the screen to return to your PlacePro homepage.
STEP THREE - Setting your Job Search Preferences…
You
have to set your job search preferences
for the semester and year that you
will be looking for co-op positions.
For example, if you want to search
for a co-op in Summer 2009 then you
will need to select the semester
as Summer and the year as 2009.
Steps
for updating your date preferences
include:
1.
Click on the “Job Search” tab on the top of the screen.
2.
Update the semester information by
selecting the semester that you are
interested in searching for a co-op.
3.
Update the year information by selecting
the year that you are interested
in searching for a co-op.
4.
Update the section information to
reflect which co-op you are looking
for: TECH 289, TECH 389 or TECH 489
5.
Update the “PT/FT” information to reflect full-time.
6.
Scroll to the bottom of the screen
and click on “Save Preferences” to update your date preferences. NOTE: In order to save multiple semesters to search from, you need to repeat
this process for each semester you
are searching for.
7.
Click the “Home” tab on the top of the screen to return to your PlacePro homepage.
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STEPS FOR SEARCHING FOR A CO-OP USING PlacePro
PlacePro
is ONE of MANY options you can use
to search for a co-op. For additional
methods, please visit our “How To Find a Co-op” page. Once you have been released, you can use PlacePro to help you search for
a co-op.
1.
To start, click on the “Job Search” tab at the top of your PlacePro page.
2.
On the next screen, the fastest and
easiest method to search is to simply
click the “Quick Search” button indicated by the arrow. Be sure that you have your “Jobs listed for Employment Type” (the semester and year you are searching for your next co-op) pull-down menu
set accordingly. If you desire a
more detailed search, you can use
the advanced search options listed
below the “Quick Search” button.
**
BEFORE APPLYING TO ANY POSITION,
BE SURE THAT THE RESUME YOU HAVE
POSTED TO YOUR ACCOUNT IS PROFESSIONAL
AND IN ORDER BEFORE APPLYING TO
POSITIONS ** You can check this by clicking on your resume link under "Portfolio". (Resume Help) Also, be sure that your are including your RESUME ONLY, no portfolio or extra
pieces will be sent to the employer
at this initial stage.
3.
A listing of your co-op search results
will appear. If you told PlacePro
you’re a VCT student searching for Summer 2009 positions, those positions will be
listed on that screen. This screen(s)
shows a list of companies you can
apply for a co-op with. Basic information
includes: company name, job title,
pay rate, etc.
It
is very important to note the "deadline date" to apply by for each position. Your resume will not be sent to the company you
are applying to until the day after
the deadline date. Please be sure
to make a record of this date. To help keep track of these dates, please use our pre-formatted spreadsheet to
help: CLICK HERE
4.
If you would like more detailed information
on the positions listed, click on
the company name and more information
will appear. You will then see more
information such as a full job description,
school information and all the facts
you need to make a good decision.
5.
If you decide you would like to apply
to this position simply return to
the previous screen and mark the “Apply” option in the pull-down menu located on the right-hand side of the job listing.
6.
Once you have applied to all the
positions that interest you, be sure
to click the “Save and Return to Search” button at the bottom or top of the page to save your information.
7.
BE SURE THAT YOU ARE DOCUMENTING
THE DEADLINE DATES.* Why? You will not hear
from
the College of Technology Office
of Cooperative Education or the employer
regarding
the position
until after this date. Here is
the process:
STEP ONE: The day after the deadline
date, your resume (along with any
other
student who applied for the same
position) is emailed to the employer.
STEP TWO: The employer then reviews
the resume(s) and responds to our
office,
notifying
us of those students they wish to
select for interviews.**
STEP THREE: The moment our office hears from the employer regarding their decision,
we notify students, whether they
are or are not selected.
*
If you need a tool to help you keep
track
of
these
dates, you can use our pre-formatted co-op
search table. As indicated earlier,
be sure that you marked the deadline
dates for each position as you
applied for them. By doing this,
you will not be wondering about
the current status of the position
you applied to.
** This process can take anywhere
from 1 day to 2 months, it depends
on how quickly we hear back from
the employer. For those employers
we do not hear from, we contact
them each week, asking for an update.
Some employers respond more efficiently
than others. Our office asks that
you be patient with this process
and understand it takes time. This
is also why you must use multiple methods
of searching, not only relying
on PlacePro. Other methods can
be
found here.
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STEPS FOR SIGNING UP FOR A CO-OP INTERVIEW USING PlacePro
Steps
for signing up for co-op interviews
using PlacePro…
Congratulations!
You have searched for a co-op using
PlacePro and the College of Technology’s Office of Cooperative Education has sent you an email notifying that you have
been chosen by an employer to be
interviewed for a co-op (or possibly
permanent) position. The email you
receive will provide instructions
on how to log on to your PlacePro
account to sign up for an interview
time. These instructions are listed
below:
To
sign up for the interview, follow
these steps below:
1 - Log onto your PlacePro account
2 - Click the "Interviews" button
at the top of the page.
3 - The company wishing to interview you will be listed.
4 - Click the "Sign
Up" link to the right.
5 - An interview schedule will appear.
6 - Choose your desired interview time by clicking the "Sign
Up" link to the right of your desired interview time.
7 - Your name will then appear in the "Interviewee" column
8 - You are now signed up for the interview!
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HOW TO CREATE YOUR PlacePro PORTFOLIO
You
have space available to you on your
PlacePro account to create your own
portfolio. Your portfolio can be
used to showcase your work to potential
co-op employers. To begin building
your portfolio, access your documents
by clicking the "Portfolio" link at the top of your PlacePro page.
You
have space available to you on your
PlacePro account to create your own
portfolio. Your portfolio can be
used to showcase your work to potential
co-op employers. To begin building
your portfolio, access your documents
by clicking the “Portfolio” link at the top of your PlacePro page.
First you need to upload all documents to PlacePro that you want
included in the Portfolio. Click the “Browse” button
to locate the document to add and then select the document to
add to your portfolio and click the “Open” button. After the document is selected, select from the drop-down menu the category
of document. Select “Upload” to upload your portfolio document.
Next, select “New
Portfolio” link at the bottom of the screen.
Follow the wizard directions to build your portfolio. The wizard
will allow you to put the documents in the order that they should
appear and also give your portfolio a name. You can modify your
portfolio when you need to add or change documents in the portfolio.
There is no limit to the number of documents you can add to your “Documents
on File” list or to your portfolio. There is however, a limit to the size of each of
these individual documents. No single document can be larger
than 800 kilobytes.
You have now created your portfolio and can create others as
needed.
VERY IMPORTANT: So that all students are applying for positions on PlacePro using the same methods,
you are allowed to upload and
send your RESUME ONLY, NO PORTFOLIO PIECES OR COVER LETTERS. Files that include documents other than your resume will not be sent. Reasons
for this:
1. At this point in the application,
the employer wants to review
ONLY resumes. The
employer will request additional materials if necessary.
2. To provide equal opportunity
to all students who apply.
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STEPS FOR COMPLETING YOUR ACADEMIC PLAN USING PlacePro
Another
valuable resource available to you
via your PlacePro account allows
you to organize and plan your semesters
here at BGSU completing your co-ops
and courses. To access this resource,
under the “Documents” link at the top of your PlacePro page, click the “Maintain Degree Plan” link on the left-hand side of the page.
Here
you will input, semester by semester,
your courses and co-ops needed to
complete your degree here with The
College of Technology at Bowling
Green State University.
Once
you have input and saved each semester,
be sure to submit your degree plan
by clicking the “Submit Degree Plan” button at the bottom of the page. “Submitting” your degree plan means that you are saving your degree plan in the “Documents on File” section of your PlacePro account. This does not mean you are submitting your
degree plan to the College of Technology
for approval, this is merely a tool
for you to plan your degree. Once
you click the “Submit Degree Plan” button, PlacePro will convert your work into a PDF document to be stored in
your “Documents on File”.
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PlacePro FAQ
What is PDF?
John Warnock, Co-founder and CEO of Adobe Systems, Inc. defined
the Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format: "PDF
is an extensible form of paper, a hypermedia that is device independent,
platform independent, color consistent and it is the best universal
transmission media for creative and intellectual assets."
How
are my documents stored in PlacePro?
PlacePro stores all documents in Adobe PDF format. When a document
is uploaded it will automatically be converted to a PDF file
before it is available for potential employers to view. You can
download the Acrobat PDF viewer using the link on the left if
you do not already had it installed on your computer.
What
types of documents can I upload for conversion?
PlacePro supports over 280 documents types for conversion. You
will be notified if you attempt to upload an invalid document
type.
Some commonly used document types include: Microsoft Word, Microsoft
Excel, Microsoft Works documents, GIF, JPEG, Ascii Text, and
RTF files.
What
is a Portfolio?
PlacePro allows you to create a grouping of documents for distribution
to employers called a Portfolio. If you upload a Cover Letter,
Resume, and a Writing Sample you can bundle all of the documents
into a Portfolio. Take
note that your portfolio is NOT initially sent to the employer
when applying for position on PlacePro, only your resume is sent. A potential employer will request your portfolio after reviewing your resume,
should they decide to do so. You can use your portfolio to apply for positions other than those found through
PlacePro as well. Think of this space on your PlacePro account as a means to store your portfolio
electronically and accessible anywhere for later use.
What
is the 'For review' option for when uploading a
document?
When a document is uploaded 'For Review' it is accepted into
the system in the original format. This allows the coordinator
to edit your file and is also used when you would like help with
you document. A file uploaded 'For Review' is not available for
distribution to employers. When your file is finalized you simply
replace it and remove the 'For Review' option.
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Please
contact our office if you need assistance.
coop@bgsu.edu
419-372-7580
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