Undergraduate Career Planning Timeline

Freshman Year

• Attend career fairs.

• Explore interests, abilities and skills.

• Work through career planning software.

• Attend seminars.

• Explore work options for the summer.

• Schedule individual sessions with a career counselor.

• Discuss interests with others.

Sophomore Year

• Attend career fairs.

• Research previously identified choices.

• Seek co-op or internship.

• Attend seminars.

• Explore work options for the summer.

• Participate in extracurricular activities.

• Begin to build your professional network.

Junior Year

• Attend career fairs.

• Consider work force or school options that improve your skills.

• Update resume.

• Attend seminars.

• Participate in mock interview training.

• Utilize resources for job search.

• Explore work options for the summer: consider internship or co-op work experience.

• Participate in extracurricular activities/student organizations.

• Continue to build your professional network.

• Publish resume.

Senior Year

• Attend career fairs and other job fairs.

• Expand list of prospective employers.

• Monitor job listings regularly.

• Attend seminars.

• Update resume. (You may need more than one version.)

• Participate in mock interview training.

• Schedule interviews on and off campus.

• Evaluate offers.

• Report offers and acceptances to the school's Career Management Center.

• Network! Network! Network!

• Prepare! Prepare! Prepare!