Freshman

• If you have not identified a major, talk with professors and career services staff about your interests

• Read about careers in the Career Services Resource laboratory

• Schedule a career assessment/self inventory test to determine the best career based on your personal interests and skills.

• Identify skills and interests

• Join extracurricular organizations (Student Government Association, Greek.) Be sure to include major-specific organizations (i.e., journalism club, accounting club, engineering, etc.)

• Come to the fall and spring Career fairs to identify companies for potential internships and co-ops

• Create a resume with a career services staff member

• Begin searching for a major-specific internship for the upcoming summer

Sophomore

• Decide on a major if you have not done so yet.

• Come to the fall and spring Career fairs to identify companies for potential internships and co-ops.

• Talk with professionals about careers of interest to you

• Visit the Career Services office and explore and apply for potential internships and co-op positions

• Research different career options for your major and discuss with a career services staff member

• Participate in career services “mock interview” given by various business and industry representatives and the career services staff

• Join extracurricular organizations and consider taking on a leadership role or becoming an officer.
  
  

Junior

• Come to the fall and spring Career fairs to identify companies for potential internships and co-ops.

• Talk with employers about careers of interest to you

• Visit the Career Services office and explore and apply for potential internships and co-op positions

• Research different career options for your major and discuss with a career services staff member

• Participate in career services “mock interviews” given by various business and industry representatives and the career services staff

• Attend job search workshops and seminars

• Join extracurricular organizations and consider taking on a leadership role or becoming an officer.

Senior

• Participate in on-campus interviews

• Come to the fall and spring Career fairs to identify companies for potential full-time employment

• Visit the Career Services office to develop job leads and strategies for getting hired

• Continue to participate in career services “mock interviews” given by various business and industry representatives and the career services staff

• Attend job search workshops and seminars

• Join extracurricular organizations and consider taking on a leadership role or becoming an officer.

Do not stop until you are hired!!!!