2017 MSOE Career Guide

Freshman Year  Establish a strong GPA  Check email daily  Get involved in at least one campus activity  If employment is necessary – consider on-campus employment  Attend Career Fairs  Familiarize yourself with the Professional Development Transcript (PDT)  Update your Handshake account and upload a resume  Identify industries that hire your major and begin investigating career options o Attend information sessions o Professional association events and presentations o Discussions with faculty o Networking  Visit the Career Services Department (CC370)  Toward the end of the Spring Quarter, begin documentation in your PDT  Have fun! Sophomore Year  Maintain/improve your GPA  Check email daily  Update your Handshake resume  Continue and consider increasing campus involvement  Join and participate in your Professional Association Student Chapter  Attend Career Fairs  Clean up your online presence (personal branding)  Start networking  Begin search for summer internship  Visit the Career Services Department (CC370)  Spring Quarter – review year’s activities and update PDT  Get summer internship  Have fun!

Junior Year  Maintain/improve your GPA  Check email daily  Update and polish your Handshake resume  Continue campus and professional involvements  Begin researching potential employers or graduate schools  Job shadow or conduct informational interviews  Purchase professional attire for interviewing  Visit the Career Services Department (CC370)  Spring Quarter – review year’s activities and update PDT  Get summer internship  Have fun!  Attend Career Fairs  Continue networking  Visit the Career Services Department (CC370)  Finalize PDT and prepare professional portfolio  Develop job search strategies  Interview on campus and attend information sessions  Continue campus and professional involvements  Attend Career Fairs  Have fun!  Keep Career Services up-to-date on your employment or graduate school status  Share job/internship opportunities at your new employer on Handshake  Learn how to give back to MSOE  Career Services offers the same services to alumni. Feel free to visit or contact the office any time! After Graduation  Begin your professional life Senior Year  Maintain/improve your GPA  Check email daily  Update and polish Handshake resume  Finalize career goals

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