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\n Welcome to the planning of your future career! We’ve outlined some important steps you should take to get started.
\n First-Year<\/p>\n
Enroll in core courses with the help of your First-Year Advisor.
\n Study university catalogs to learn rules and regulations for on-time graduation.
\n Get involved on campus. Look into clubs, teams, or committees.
\n Start thinking about your major. Explore career options, take aptitude surveys, and work with FOCUS, Career and Educational Planning Solutions.
\n Review curriculum charts for the major(s) you are interested in. Speak with professors in that department.
\n Undeclared? Utilize office resources right away to start exploring majors.
\n Utilize spring and summer breaks to obtain a job. Begin developing an employment history.
\n Attend workshops such as Choosing a Major and Obtaining a Summer Job.<\/p>\n
Sophomore Year<\/p>\n
Find out who your department advisor is early in the year. Seek his\/her advice in choosing courses and careers.
\n Continue exploring your major by taking introductory courses and speaking with department members.
\n Begin to prepare for in-depth study of your major.
\n Speak with professors of your major regarding internships for next year. Increasing numbers of students are obtaining positions after graduation through internships.
\n Speak with the cooperative education department about obtaining paid work experience in your field.
\n Still undeclared? You’ll need to declare by the end of sophomore year. Intensify your exploration early to avoid taking courses that may not fit with your major.
\n Continue building employment skills through summer jobs, extra-curricular activities, and volunteer experiences. <\/p>\n
Junior Year<\/p>\n
Focus on your major with upper-level coursework.
\n Gain experience through co-op, internships, study abroad, volunteer and community service, or experiential coursework.
\n Are you starting to feel career-ready? Are you making life decisions? Do you have alternate career plans? Do you know your strengths and weaknesses?
\n Get to know faculty members in your major well. They bring career-related experiences to campus.
\n Consider a minor in an area of interest.
\n Take electives to enhance your marketability.
\n Take Career Search (LC300), a one-credit course that will guide you in preparing resumes, researching companies, interviewing, etc.
\n Continue to find summer employment, but try to obtain a position related to your chosen field.
\n Considering graduate school? Visit the CSS or your\u00a0Faculty Advisor\u00a0for help in getting organized for school selection and applying.<\/p>\n
Senior Year<\/p>\n
Complete course requirements in your major\/minor.
\n Apply for graduation early to be sure all requirements have been met.
\n Organize your job search early! See the Career Services Office for help in getting started.
\n Take Career Search (see Junior Year).
\n Seek advice from the Career Services Office and your Faculty Advisor in preparing your resume, targeting potential employers, etc.
\n Attend the fall and spring job fairs sponsored by the\u00a0Career Services\u00a0Office.
\n Choose faculty and administrators to serve as references.\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"parent":362,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_mu_eop_enabled":false,"_mu_eop_name":"","_mu_eop_name_override":false,"_mu_eop_description":"","_mu_eop_description_override":false,"_mu_eop_url":"","_mu_eop_url_override":false,"_mu_eop_program_type":"","_mu_eop_educational_credential":"","_mu_eop_time_to_complete":"","_mu_eop_number_of_credits":"","_mu_eop_occupational_category":"","_mu_eop_occupational_category_code":"","_mu_eop_program_prerequisites":"","_mu_eop_application_deadline":"","_mu_eop_application_start_date":"","_mu_eop_start_date":"","_mu_eop_end_date":"","_mu_eop_day_of_week":"","_mu_eop_time_of_day":"","_mu_eop_educational_program_mode":"","_mu_eop_financial_aid_eligible":"","_mu_eop_maximum_enrollment":"","_mu_eop_offers_price":"","_mu_eop_offers_currency":"USD","_mu_eop_offers_price_per":"","_mu_eop_offers_preset":"","_mu_eop_salary_upon_completion":"","_mu_eop_training_salary":"","_mu_eop_recognized_by_name":"","_mu_eop_recognized_by_url":"","_mu_eop_concentrations":"","_mu_eop_identifier_cip":"","_mu_eop_provider_name":"","_mu_eop_provider_name_override":false,"_mu_eop_provider_url":"","_mu_eop_provider_address":"","_mu_eop_provider_city":"","_mu_eop_provider_state":"","_mu_eop_provider_zip":"","_mu_eop_provider_country":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-617","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/advising\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/617","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/advising\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/advising\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/advising\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/advising\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=617"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/advising\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/617\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1437,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/advising\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/617\/revisions\/1437"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/advising\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/362"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/advising\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}