- Consider that your college experience is preparing you for the
rest of your life.
- Begin your personal development by participating in campus and
community activities.
- Sign up for the Career Services list-serves
of interest to you.
- Start to consider career possibilities.
- Visit Career Services and get to know what the
resources are.
- Meet and get to know faculty, administrators and career services
staff who can serve as resources during your personal and professional
development at college.
- Make a tentative selection of a major.
- Log onto BU
CareerLink and fill out your profile.
- Attend the Internship/Summer Job Fair in March.
- Obtain a summer job and develop skills and confidence.
- Utilize the Career Resource Library (CRL) and the internet to learn read about fields of interest.
- Join campus and community organizations and develop leadership skills.
- Further develop associations with faculty, administrators and career services staff.
- Explore the academic and practical/experiential requirements for entering different professions.
- Begin to conduct informational interviews to explore various career fields.
- Declare your major.
- Attend the Internship/Summer Job Fair in March.
- Revise and update your resume.
- Obtain a summer job or an internship in your field of interest
by referring to the internship files in the CRL, searching BU
CareerLink, and searching the internship links elsewhere on
this site.
- Obtain a career-related internship and reality-test your values, skills and interests.
- Utilize the Career Resource Library and the internet to research specialized areas in your chosen field. Research key corporations, businesses and organizations through informational interviews and resources in the CRL.
- Revise and update your resume.
- Attend the Internship/Summer Job Fair in March.
- Begin to explore graduate or professional schools.
- Continue to develop associations with faculty, administrators and Career Services staff.
- Complete course requirements in your major(s).
- If you haven’t already, sign up for the Career Services list-serves
of interest to you.
- Plan your job search campaign or graduate school selection process.
- Revise and update your resume.
- Attend the Fall Career Expo in October.
- Research target companies and organizations using resources
in the Career Resource Library.
- Arrange for interviews through the OCS Recruiting Office. Interview
with prospective employers, identified through personal networking,
professional journals and job listings in the Career Resource
Library.
- Choose and contact faculty, administrators and past employers
you want to use as references.
- Consider opening a Credentials File with the OCS Credentials
Office.
- Continue to interview and develop your plans.
- Evaluate job offers in respect to your most valued interests,
skills, strengths and life goals.
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