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Undergraduate Students

Planning for your career is a process that you should engage in all four years of college.  Starting early will give you the focus, skills and professional contacts to help you acquire and succeed in your first career.  This section of our web site will give you an overview of what to be doing now to ensure a great job after graduation. 

Check out the second row of red menu options above on our web site to get detailed information on:

Career Options
Internships & Experience
Job Search Strategies (Resumes, Interviewing, Finding Openings)
Grad School Planning

Advice from recent graduates:

Get LOTS of experiences!  Become involved with as many things as you can – employers will notice you have accomplished a lot through out your college years. – Family Social Science Alum

Have a great resume with lots of leadership experience in and outside the classroom.  Get involved on campus.  Have some sort of job experience related to your major. – Retail Merchandising Alum

Quotes from students who have recently visited our office:

I have always felt very comfortable asking help from the career center.  You guys do an excellent job going above and beyond my expectations.  (Spring 2006)

They helped me with what I asked them to help me with and didn't waste time with other things. The staff is just always friendly and helpful. They make me feel and ease and not apprehensive at all to use the resources. (Spring 2006)

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