First Year - Realize your potential
Define academic and career goals, and assess skills, interests, and values - Take Focus2, eDiscover, the Self-Directed Search, the Strong Interest Inventory
- View “What Can I Do with a Major in?”
- Participate in externships/job shadowing
- Develop a professional résumé
Sophomore Year - Realize your possibilities
Continue to examine future career options, confirm major, and learn about experiential opportunities - Begin to define short- and long-term career goals
- Participate in externships/job shadowing, Study Abroad
- Attend career-development workshops, career/job fairs
- Assume a leadership role in a club, organization or activity
- Enhance résumé and portfolio
Junior Year - Realize your performance
Enhance skills and clarify career goals by gaining practical experience outside the classroom - Participate in co-ops/internships, summer jobs, community service
- Attend career/job fairs
- Communicate with alumni about their career paths
- Become a student-affiliate member of a professional organization
- Research graduate/professional schools of choice
Senior Year - Realize your future
Be aware of the process necessary to achieve post-undergraduate goals (employment, graduate or professional school, or service) - Secure fall and/or spring co-ops/internships
- Update résumé and enhance interview skills
- Communicate with employers, explore graduate/professional school options
- Develop network of career and personal contacts
- Complete graduate/professional school application process
- Prepare long-term career goals
Alumni - Realize your connections
The Cabrini College community guides students through their college experience by supporting their personal, academic, and career development. Alumni can assist current students and other alumni by considering the following: - Participate in networking events
- Offer employment, co-op/internship opportunities
- Provide mentoring/job shadowing experiences
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