Career Planning Timeline

If you are like most college students, graduation day seems a long time away. Yet that date will arrive sooner than you think.

Career planning is a lifelong process of determining which career paths best fit an individual.  Consider the number of years a person will work and the short time one has to prepare while going to school.  A proactive approach will help ensure you find the career you love. The process starts now.

1

• Start your career planning at the Career Center
• Gain Experience through a part-time job
• Attend Career Fairs

2

• Collect information on the skills required for your job
• Register with Cooperative Education
• Join a campus organization!
• Draft a Resume
• Develop relationships with faculty,staff and employers
• Attend Career Fairs

3

• Get information on employers
• Attend workshops
• Review procedures for admission into graduate school
• Review Internet job search resources
• REGISTER WITH CAREER SERVICES
• Attend Career Fairs

4

• Review Job Posting Weekly
• Get your resume critiqued by Career Services
• Attend Career/Job Fairs