• Attend SOAR
• Sign-up for Connections

• Complete career interest inventories & visit with a career counselor
• Consider taking “Career and Life Planning” – Psychology 1220
• Join Career AGGIE (online job posting & networking system)

• Develop a record of service and leadership to Utah State and the community

Prepare to choose a major

Enroll in courses that fulfill both general education & major requirements

Discuss potential majors with:

• Faculty and advisors
• Professionals in your field (via Career AGGIE)
• Career Services’ career coaches & counselors

Build your resume through:

• Involvement in student/professional organizations
• Part-time or work-study positions
• Volunteer/community service
• National Student Exchange Programs
• Undergraduate research potentialities

Consider the possibility of international study or work abroad through:

• Study abroad programs
• International internship opportunities

Select a major (if you have not done so)

Apply for co-op/internship opportunities, international studies, and/or National Student Exchange Programs

Meet with your Career Services’ career coach to:

• Update your resume/cover letter and develop an internship/career search strategy
• Develop a network of employer & alumni contacts
• Research employers and/or graduate schools
• Attend all Expos & Career Fairs

Take a leadership role in student organizations

Consider a “Service Learning” experience

Prepare for graduate school entrance exams

Apply for graduation

Start your career search at least 6 – 9 months before you graduate

After graduation, graduates seek career employment or continue their education by attending graduate or professional schools

If you are seeking career employment, visit Career Services to:

• Receive one-on-one career search coaching
• Update and edit your resume/cover letter and prepare for interviews
• Participate in on-campus recruiting with various regional, national, and international organizations
• Attend all Expos and Fairs with a professional resume ready to network
• Inform Career Services of your exciting new career

If you are continuing your education:

• Complete graduate and professional school applications and take entrance exams
• Investigate the variety of programs at Utah State and nationwide
• Attend the Fall Graduate School Fair
• Report your continuing education status to Career Services

• Internship experience (one or more)
• Extra-curricular activities
• Leadership skills
• Service/volunteer experience
• A respectable GPA
• Faculty mentors
• A sense of specific employers he/she wants to work with after graduation and why
• Networking with employers – start as soon as possible
• International/Global exposure