Four Year Career Plan
FRESHMAN YEAR
Exploring: Self Assessment and Career Planning Activities
- Begin to identify interests, abilities, skills and personal/work values
- Seek career counseling to discuss "choosing a major" and/or identify possible career options
- Explore a wide variety of majors
- Talk to academic advisors about the majors you are considering
- Develop and practice good study, organizational, and functional skills
- Investigate campus organizations that might interest you. This is a
good way develop leadership, organizational, and planning skills - Participate in campus activities - get involved in what's happening on campus
- Seek summer, part-time, and volunteer jobs to explore careers and gain valuable experience
Write the answers to the following four key questions
1. What do I want to do?
2. What can I do?
3. What do I need to do to develop myself further?
4. How can I get the job I want after graduation?