Four Year Plan

First Year

• Explore resources and services in First Year of Studies
  – Identify values, interests and skills with your First Year Advisor
  – Meet with your advisor to discuss the process of choosing a major

• Explore resources and services in The Career Center

• Target faculty to discuss selecting a major, making career choices, and participating in job shadowing
• Attend the “All Majors Fair” during the spring semester. Check News Notes at the First Year of Studies website for dates and other related events

• Enroll in the Career Development Seminar

• Become actively involved with extracurricular activities for personal and professional development

• Create a preliminary resume

Sophomore Year

• Make an appointment with a Career Counselor at The Career Center

• Register for Go IRISH – our online on-campus recruiting program

• Update, refine, and upload your resume to Go IRISH

• Compose a cover letter which complements your resume

• Conduct research and solicit information from professionals and upper classmen students to finalize decision on your major

• If still undecided with your major, attend the “All Majors Fair” during the spring semester. Check News Notes at the First Year of Studies website for dates and other related events

• Utilize job shadowing as a way to learn about careers of interest

• Attend career fairs and employer information sessions listed in the events section of Go IRISH

• Participate in career development workshops including self-assessment, resume writing, and interviewing techniques

• Explore career fields/industries of interest

• Develop career-related skills (computer, writing, foreign language)

• Identify potential paid and unpaid internships

• Explore study-abroad programs

Junior Year

• Review the information found in the Internships section

• Continue to update your resume

• Decide on which industries/internships you’d like to pursue. If you need more information on industries, refer to the Vault.

• Attend Fall Career Expo, Engineering Industry Day, and the Winter Career and Internship Fair

• Continue to attend employer information sessions

• Schedule interviews through Go IRISH to obtain an internship (paid or unpaid)

• Identify internships with companies that do not recruit on campus. Use CareerSearch, CareerShift, and UCAN.

• Seek positions of leadership in campus organizations and/or volunteer services

• Explore the option of attending graduate or professional school

Senior Year

• Refer to the Job Search section of our website

• Organize job search strategies for obtaining full-time employment
  – Target desired industries and determine geographical preference(s)
  – Complete resume consistent with industry preference(s)
  – Research and gather information on companies in chosen industries
  – Attend spring and fall career fairs
  – Identify companies interviewing on-campus and schedule interviews through Go IRISH
  – Pursue interviews with employers not scheduled to visit campus

• Participate in mock interviews

• Continue to attend various career-related workshops and employer information sessions

• Attend career fairs and employer information sessions listed in the events section of Go IRISH

• Enroll in Career Planning Strategies and Tactics

• Attend the Graduate School Forum in the fall and complete graduate school applications to meet established deadlines, if applicable