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Freshman
Exploring Self
Sophomore
Exploring Careers
Junior
Experiencing Choices
Senior
Post-Graduation Planning
Goal: Identify and clarify your interests, abilities & values; establish relationships with faculty, advisors and others on campus that will assist you.
Goal: Explore and determine major choice and consider potential career options.
Goal: Obtain experience in your potential career choice; carry out course selection in major.
Goal: Finalize career choice for post-graduation and transition from student to employee or graduate student.
Activities:
·       Get involved with campus
      organizations.
·       Discuss possible major 
      programs with your faculty 
      advisor. 

·       Use your General Education

      requirements to explore a variety

      of subject areas.

·       Take the Keirsey Temperament

      Sorter and/or Self Directed Search

      self-assessment inventories.

·       Use the on-line FOCUS Career

      Planning System.

·       Take Career Exploration (PD101).

Activities:
·      Participate in a field exploration  
      experience
.
·      Utilize FOCUS, written and on- 
      line resources to research 
      occupations.
·      Interview and/or job shadow 
      professionals working in the 
      occupation(s) you are 
      considering.
·    Continue exploring a variety of
      subject areas.
·    Take Career Exploration (PD101).
Activities:
·      Participate in an internship, part-time job, summer job, work study job or volunteer to get experience in a career of interest.
·      Take the GRE, GMAT, LSAT, or other required entrance exam if you are considering graduate school.
·      Take Job Search Strategies (PD201).
Activities:
·      Start your job search 6-9 months
      before you graduate.
·      Attend career/job fairs in Winona,
      Minneapolis, Chicago, or other
      locations.
·      Research potential employers.
·      Check the Cardinal Job & Internship
      Link and job listings regularly.
·      Apply to graduate schools.
·      Take Job Search Strategies
      (PD201). 





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