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4 Year Plan
Remember.... The Academic & Career Advising Center Staff will help you reach and set your career goals. Call x2063 to schedule an appointment.
First Year
- Take General Education requirements
- Explore majors of interest by taking classes in those areas and talking with faculty and students in those majors
- Think about what and how you like to learn and corresponding majors
- Explore career options by major
- Complete a self assessment of work values, skills, and interests
- Review major and career resources on the Academic & Career Advising Center's website under "Exploring Careers"
- Review books on majors and careers in the Center's Resource Room (Lancaster G08A)
- Make an appointment to talk with a Career Counselor about choosing a major and/or exploring careers
- Explore activities on campus and join one
Sophomore Year
- Make a decision on your major if you have not already done so
- Conduct informational interviews with professionals in career fields of interest to you
- Shadow professionals in career fields of interest to you over winter and/or spring break
- Attend job fairs and employer presentations to learn more about different employers and job opportunities
- Develop career-related skills (computer, writing, foreign language, oral communication, writing, analytical)
- Identify internships of interest to you
- Explore study-abroad programs
- Establish a positive rapport with faculty in your major
- Secure a campus or part-time job, volunteer opportunity or summer job to explore a career field of interest
- Register in CareerConnect to receive information about events through the Academic & Career Advising Center
- Begin your resume so you can add to it with activities, internships, summer jobs, and campus jobs
Junior Year
- Attend workshops offered by the Academic & Career Advising Center on resume writing, interviewing, internship searching, graduate school application process
- Start or update your resume and get it in good shape to submit for internships
- Upload your resume into CareerConnect to submit to employers collecting resumes for internship opportunities through the Academic & Career Advising Center
- Begin searching for internships in early October-some internships have deadlines as early as November 1
- Submit your resumes through CareerConnect for the opportunity to interview with employers offering internships and sign up for interviews if selected
- Identify internships with employers that do not recruit on campus using resources on the Academic & Career Advising Center website and in the Resource Room
- Attend Job & Internship Fairs
- Seek positions of leadership in campus organizations and/or volunteer services
- Explore the option of attending graduate or professional school
- Decide when to take the GRE, LSAT, MCAT, etc...
- Research graduate programs
- Secure letters of recommendation for your internship and job search or graduate or professional school application
Senior Year
- Organize your job search and strategies for obtaining full-time
employment - Target desired industries and determine geographical
preference(s) - Complete resume consistent with industry preference
- Research and gather information on companies in chosen industries
- Identify employers, submit resumes and schedule on-campus
interviews through CareerConnect - Pursue interviews with employers not scheduled to visit campus
- Attend Job & Internship Fairs
- Schedule a mock interview
- Continue to attend various career-related workshops and employer presentations
- Finish researching graduate programs
- Complete graduate school applications to meet established deadlines
- Update your CareerConnect profile, particularly your email address, if you are still searching after graduation
