What Do You Want To Achieve?

 

The first step in preparing for a successful job search is to determine what your long-term professional goals may be.  You should be able to clearly articulate your plans for the future.   Where would you like to be in one year?  In five?  In twenty-five? You should begin searching for opportunities that will help you realize your goals, whatever the time frame.

Strategic planning can make all the difference in the world.  Your internship experience will help you find a full-time job.  Your first full-time job will serve as a stepping stone to each job thereafter.  Take care to plan your career search in perspective to your long-term goals.

In defining your long term career goals, we suggest the following: 

1. Talk with family members, friends, mentors, teachers, and the whole of your network.
2. Read, study, explore, and research various sources
3. Take the Career Aptitude Test in the Wilkinson Center Career Center
4. Make multiple visits to a career counselor who can coach you 

 Assembled below are several links to external sites that can help you with your career planning process. 



Job Search Prep
Career Analysis
6 Steps to a Job Search Action Plan