2015 MSOE

Advice From the Career Services Department

Freshman Year

Junior 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 • Create or upload a Career Net resume and a Montage Talent Portfolio • Toward the end of Spring Quarter, begin documentation in your Professional Development • Maintain/improve your GPA • Check email daily • Update your Career Net resume and Montage Talent Portfolio • Continue and consider increasing campus involvement • Join and participate in your Professional Association Student Chapter • Attend Career Fairs • Begin search for summer internship • Spring Quarter – review year’s activities and update Professional Development Transcript • Get summer internship • Have fun Transcript • Have fun

• Maintain/improve your GPA • Check email daily • Update and polish your Career Net resume and Montage Talent Portfolio • Continue campus and professional involvements • Identify industries that hire your major, and begin investigating career options ◦ Attend information sessions ◦ Professional association events and presentations ◦ Discussions with faculty ◦ Networking • Begin researching potential employers or graduate schools • Attend Career Fairs • Purchase professional attire for interviewing • Review year’s activities and update Professional Development Transcript • Have fun • Summer internship • Maintain/improve your GPA • Check email daily • Update and polish Career Net resume and Montage Talent Portfolio • Get involved with your Career Services Department • Finalize career goals • Finalize Professional Development Transcript and

Sophomore Year

Senior Year

prepare professional portfolio • Develop job search strategies

• Interview on campus and attend information sessions • Continue campus and professional involvements • Attend Career Fairs

After Graduation • Begin your professional life • Keep Career Services Department up-to-date on your employment status

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