- Don't wait until you are a
senior to think about what you will put on your resume.
Start this process when you are a freshman.
- Do things that will make it
easy for people to write good letters of recommendation
for you in the future.
- Don't be a loner. Develop a
network of people who can help you to learn about and
obtain the job you want.
- Try to personalize your
education to fit your specific career goals.
- Develop specific career goals
as early in your education as possible and then do
everything you can to achieve these goals.
- Do some volunteer work or
participate in a practicum or internship to gain
experience and to make contacts.
- Develop interpersonal skills.
If you are shy, do everything you can to overcome your
shyness.
- Develop computer and
statistical skills.
- Don't just learn things to
pass tests. Learn things so that you can apply the
knowledge that you learn in the job you want to obtain.
- Learn to become an articulate
and persuasive writer and speaker.
- Get involved in
extracurricular activities and assume leadership roles in
these activities.
- Learn how to deal with stress
and how to manage your time.
- Demonstrate to people that
you are enthusiastic and motivated by actively seeking
opportunities to become involved in activities that will
broaden your experience and increase your network of
people who can help you to increase your future career
possibilities.
- Don't expect a good job to
fall into your lap after graduation. Good jobs are a
result of hard work, persistence, and planning.
- Realize that the world is
full of people who are very different from you, and that
you must learn to deal successfully with different kinds
of people if you are to be successful.
- Become familiar with the
Career Center Office when you are a freshman, and
continue to use its services throughout your college
career.
- Don't choose electives just
because they are easy or offered at a convenient time.
Choose electives that will increase your strengths and
strengthen your weaknesses.
- Find out what skills,
knowledge, and personal characteristics you must have to
obtain and succeed in the job you want, and then take
advantage of your college opportunities to develop them.
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