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A Four Year Plan: Suggestions for your Success!
Junior Year [up to 100 hours]
As you move through your junior year, you'll want to focus primarily on gaining experience in your fields of interest.
One of the most common ways of doing so is through an internship or co-op program, which you can set up with the help of a career counselor, professor or, in some cases, on your own. Similarly, you can gain experience through a related part-time job, a volunteer position or participation in a student organization.
Junior year is also a good time to:
______Develop/update a resume and cover letter, either on your own or with a career counselor's help, and learn how to tailor each document to the specific needs of specific employers.
______ Start researching companies or organizations you may like to work for someday.
______ Attend campus job fairs to get a sense of what the job hunt is like.
______ Try to develop alternate career options in case your initial major/career choice doesn't work out.
______ Schedule appointment with Career Services Counselor
______ Narrow your career interest areas
______ Review co-op program or explore internship opportunities
______ Participate in MountaineerTRAK Seminar Series at Career Services Center.
______ Practice your skills and schedule mock interviews.
______ Review four (4) skills employers look for in new hires.
______ Take leadership position in clubs or organizations
______ “Consider Graduate School ” obtain information about applications and entrance exams
______ Take class / Job Search, Orientation 252
______ Find five (5) informational interviews of career professionals you want to shadow to explore your field.
______ Research potential employers in the Career Services Center Library.
______ Build your professional wardrobe.
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