A win-win for both Waterloo students and Rogers

April 7, 2022 - Partnership prepares students with real-world experience and fulfills need for new talent - By Stephanie Longeway University Relations - When Jonah Eisen signed up for the Sportsnet Hockey Hack in his final year of his master's program, he set his future career path in motion. Eisen was drawn to the week-long hackathon hosted in collaboration with Rogers Communications because it combined his favorite interests - sports and telecommunications. He saw a chance to gain real-world experience in applying his theoretical research to the 5G wireless network, and it was there that he met Rogers' director of innovation and partnership, Neel Dayal. "It was a great experience participating in the Hockey Hack. I remember hearing Neel and his colleague speak at the hackathon and being impressed by the level of engagement that Rogers team creates with its partners," Eisen says. After the hackathon, Eisen and fellow participants were presented an exciting opportunity from Rogers to apply to an open employment call with the company. Eisen jumped at the chance and is now a Technology Masters Grad - a full-time position that allows new talent at Rogers to explore their future career interests at the company through four six-month rotations across different units in the organization.