2017 MSOE Career t Guide

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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
 Attend Career Fairs
 Continue networking
 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!
Senior Year
 Maintain/improve your GPA
 Check email daily
 Update and polish Handshake resume
 Finalize career goals
 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!
After Graduation
 Begin your professional life
 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!