Academic & Career Advising Center

Major & Career Exploration

First Year to Senior Year
The 4-Year Career Planning Process

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

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job or admission to graduate school

Quick Links

 Major & Career
Options

Career Decision
Making Model

Careers By Interest

Careers & Employers by Field/Industry

Occupational Outlook
Handbook

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Salary Information
 

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