4 Year Career Curriculum – Senior Year
August 2009

 

Year 4 Career Development Curriculum

Task

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Domain

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Critical Thinking

Information Literacy & Research

Networking & Communication

Leadership

Life Management

Technical Skills & Work Experience

Teamwork

Social Responsibility

 c Develop a written career plan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c Meet with a Career Counselor to review career plan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c Revise resume and meet with career counselor to review

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c Manage time and tasks for application process

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c Develop personal “brand”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c   Participate in Career Services Senior  Programs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c   Match career interests, work values, and skills to career options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c   Match major with career options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c Research organizations and industries for “fit” with career goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c   Use on-campus involvement to enhance professional skill-set

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c Attend Wine, Dine, and Act Fine

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c   Take on a  campus or organizational leadership position

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c   Journal learning from campus involvement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c   Volunteer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c   Journal learning from volunteer experience

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c   Refine list of occupational options and continue research

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c   Conduct informational interviews w/individuals from occupations of interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c   Participate in job shadowing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c Utilize alumni networks to enhance your personal network

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c   Attend  Making Connections

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c   Develop a personal network related to career goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c Join a professional organization related to career goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c Utilize resources such as LinkedIn to assist with networking

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c “Clean-up” your online presence

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c Confirm professional references

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c Speak with faculty members about specializations and current trends in your interest areas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c   Use degree audit system to track progress

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c   Update  resume to reflect experience relating to career goals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c   Update resume in TigerJobs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c Participate in practice (mock) interviews

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c Begin the direct application process early in the year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c Participate in on-campus interviewing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c Attend graduate/professional and career fairs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c   Utilize appropriate career information resources to enhance career search