Career PlanningFirst Year12345Get involved! Join social, athletic, oracademic organizations to help develop“transferable” skills.Meet with the CMC to have your resumecritiqued and to learn about our services.Attend networking career events and otherprograms sponsored by the CMC.Consider a summer internship to beginacquiring work experience inan area of interest.Register with Handshake for internships,employment listings, employer events,volunteer opportunities, networking events,and on-campus employment.Junior Year12345Watch your digital dirt!Research potential employers and positions.Become familiar with job descriptionsand work settings.Strengthen your interviewing skillsby completing a mock interviewwith the CMC. Complete a LinkedIn profile.Attend networking career events andother programs sponsored by the CMC.Make sure to follow-up with employers.Compile your list of 3-5 references. Askemployers, volunteer supervisors,professors, etc. if they would be a reference.Sophomore Year12345Update your student profile and upload aresume in the Handshake system.Visit Handshake on a regular basis forinternships and job listings.Continue to build your network ofcontacts for references.Attend networking career events andother programs sponsored by the CMC.Follow up with employers.Research organizations/companiesthat offer internships.Begin your search by using Handshake.Learn to write a cover letter.Senior Year12345Have your resume, cover letter, andreferences ready for distribution.Continue to be active in organizations.Assume a leadership role in a campuschapter of a professional organization.Begin applying for positions that you hearabout or see posted! Don’t wait untilgraduation to start looking.Update your student profile in Handshake.Upload your current resume andreferences to the Handshake system.Continue to prepare for actual interviews byparticipating in a mock interview with theCMC.5
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