Plan Your Career Now
Job Searching is a full time venture. The career center has some great books, advice and websites on how to start a search.
The best jobs are found by networking with your friends, relatives and asking them to talk to their friends and relatives to help you find a position. The best jobs are usually not found on-line or in the newspaper because they are filled from within the company or by a referral from a current employee or a friend. You should start building your network early by getting to know as many people as possible in the career you have chosen. You can get a head start by doing informational interviews or internships.
Remember, a resume is to get you an interview, an interview will get you the job, but your performance on the job is what will help you keep the job.
Deciding on a career takes time, effort and motivation. Here are some things you can do as early as possible in your college years. When you graduate, you will be informed and prepared to meet the working world. As Mark Twain said, "The dictionary is the only place where success comes before work".
What to do:
- Visit the Career Development Center at Scarborough Hall 104.
- Study the ETBU catalog and Majors.
- Read magazines and browse through books and newspapers from the library or online to find articles about careers. We have free copies of Job Choices.
- Make an appointment to visit a faculty member of a department you are interested in and ask about what you can do with that degree.
- Take the assessments offered by Career Development to select and or research a career.
- Attend the Career Fair every Spring.
- Join organizations on or off campus that you are interested in.
- Attend workshops on career decision planning, resumes, interviewing, etc.
- Visit www.collegegrad.com/jobsearch/map.shtml
- Talk to everyone you meet about what they do and what you want to do!
- Work part time or in the summer in careers that you plan to pursue. This gives you experience for a resume and helps you better understand that career.
- Try to schedule an informational interview with someone working in the career you have selected.