Junior year is a time for developing some career related experience to help bridge the gap between college and that first job. Staff of the Student and Alumni Placement Services can provide information about summer jobs and internship and co-op placements to offer practical skills and experience. Visit the spring internship and co-op Fair to learn more about gaining practical experience in a field of interest. This is a good time to learn about conducting informational interviews to assist you in networking with people in your desired career field. Finally, this is a good time to attend one of the resume writing workshops to draft your first resume.
Senior year is typically a time when students are involved in a job search.
Entering the world of work can be intimidating. You can visit the Career Resources Center to polish your interviewing skills by doing a video-taped mock interview. There are also resources that discuss how to behave in an interview situation to make your best impression and ideas about which questions to ask in an interview . This is the time to put the final professional touches on your resume and to use the employer section in the Career Resources Library to read about employers before your interview. You may want to register with the credentialing service and data base maintained by the Student and Alumni Placement Services to help recruiters find you when seeking applicants with your qualifications.