co-ops are cheap, but usually you get what you pay for
Ouch. This does not describe my experience. My co-ops have generally been great and I have hired (or attempted to hire) more than one of them upon their graduation.
Of course, hiring co-ops is like any other kind of hiring - you have to match the right person to the right task.
Yeah I'm a bit harsh. However, what we've found is that:
1. At least 1 in 4 co-ops will just suck, and you're stuck with them for 4 months
2. The ones that are good are gone in 4 months so you're stuck having to replace + retrain constantly
3. Google and Facebook are offering co-ops $40/hr + free food + free rent + free massages + free blowjobs on Thursdays, so they always get the best ones. It's insane. As a tiny underfunded startup it's really hard to compete with that.
Ouch. This does not describe my experience. My co-ops have generally been great and I have hired (or attempted to hire) more than one of them upon their graduation.
Of course, hiring co-ops is like any other kind of hiring - you have to match the right person to the right task.