Pathways to Success
1st Year: Identify Career Interests and Explore
- Take a career assessment.
- Explore STEM majors and careers including exploring occupations within a given major.
- Utilize professors' office hours to talk to them about your career goals and learn
about their career path.
- Create your LinkedIn and Handshake profiles.
- Research companies of interest and conduct informational interviews.
- Join a student organization.
- Attend career events.
- Participate in the mentoring program.
- Networking.
2nd & 3rd Years: Career Planning, Gaining Experience, and Goal Setting
- Make note of what skills you learn and projects you work on in class that are relevant
to your future career.
- Create or update your application materials such as resume, LinkedIn Profile, and
cover letter.
- Try on campus employment to build experience and transferrable skills.
- Develop and practice an elevator pitch for career fairs and networking.
- Attend career fairs and career events.
- Apply for a micro-internship.
- Search and apply for internships and other types of high impact practices such as
undergraduate research.
- Prepare for interviews.
- Networking.
4th Year: Graduation and Transition
- Search and apply for jobs.
- Develop a strategy, tracking method, and timeline for your job search.
- Update your application materials. Tailor them to each job description.
- Networking.