Freshman Year
Starting to explore majors and careers
- Take general education and classes that interest you
- Look through the college catalog
- Talk to career services, faculty, staff, and people who are familiar with your potential field of study
Getting involved
- Start building your resume by getting involved on your campus or community (clubs, organizations, work-study, athletics, etc.)
Getting to know yourself
- Take the time to take classes that sound interesting
- Start to discover your individual dislikes, likes, and goals through activities and involvement
- Take advantage of the free personality and interest assessments that career services offers
Sophomore Year
Getting involved on campus
- Further your involvement
Deciding on your major and career targets
- Research professions that you may be interested in, and what majors may be a good fit
- Visit career services for resources in exploring career options
Preparing to apply for internships and jobs
- Prepare your resume and cover letter, and making sure that you are comfortable and effective in the interviewing process.
- Participating in campus career events; such as job fairs and workshops, and online services, including on-campus job recruiting activities for internships and full-time jobs.
Junior Year
Getting serious about work experience
- Have various people look over your resume and offer feedback
- Seek internships and co-ops
- Prepare your application materials
- Build work experience that will make a difference at graduation time
Senior Year
Putting it all together
- Package your educational expertise, work and internship experience, and leadership qualities that you’ve been developing during your schooling.
- Polish application materials (resume, cover letter, references) and interview skills Implementing your job search Plan and implement an effective job search strategy using a variety of tools: job fairs, targeted approaches to desired employers, networking with professionals in your field, smart use of online resources, etc.
