Year By Year Guide to Planning Your Career

Freshman Year

(Get to know your options)

  • Visit Career Services Office
  • Meet with career counselor to discuss major
  • Take Career Planning Class, INTD13
  • Talk with professors, counselors and parents about possible careers
  • Take classes to explore interests
  • For local jobs register on PoetPaths.com and register on MonsterTrak.com to receive career/job information

Sophomore Year

(Find a career interest)

  • Utilize self assessment inventories
  • Attend workshop to develop a resume
  • Meet with a career counselor to learn about different occupations and internship opportunities
  • Check out the Career Library
  • Decide on a major
  • Consider a summer internship

Junior Year

(Increase your knowledge and experience)

  • Learn career options connected to your major
  • Attend Career Panels to meet alumni
  • Talk with Alumni Mentors (on-line info)
  • Begin to make tentative career choice
  • Attend Graduate School Information Workshop
  • Take Career Planning Class, INDT 14
  • Meet with career counselor to discuss internships
  • Do one or more internship in your major field of interest

Senior Year

(Implement a career plan)

  • In the fall, apply to graduate schools
  • Apply for fellowships
  • Update your resume
  • Attend Career Panel Nights to meet alumni
  • Take Career Planning Class, INTD 14
  • Attend career workshops to gain job search skills
  • Sign up for on-campus interviewing
  • Meet with career counselor to learn job search strategies
  • Attend the spring career fair to apply for positions
  • Do an internship or two