Freshman Year
- Analyze your personal interests, needs, skills, values, and goals.
- Participate in campus organizations and activities that interest you.
- Check out careers by attending career fairs; using the Career Services Resource Library and discussing ideas with professors, career advisers, academic counselors, and others.
- Use the Focus Program at www.hiresooner.com
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- Participate in career interest testing at the Assessment and Learning Center.
- Use Career Services to learn to write a resume.
- Interview for a summer job related to your career interests.
Sophomore Year
- Continue your appraisal of your personal interests, needs, skills, values, and goals.
- Talk to individuals doing work of interest to you (informational interviewing).
- Take courses to assist you with career decisions, e.g., EDPY 2012.
- Attend events featuring employers such as career fairs or meetings sponsored by campus organizations, your department, or your college.
- Join a campus organization related to your major or career interest.
- For help deciding on a major visit University College's Majors/Career Exploration.
- Review HIREsooner internship and co-op listings and apply, if interested.
- Activate your HIREsooner account with Career Services to have your resume included in the OU resume books and to interview in the Career Services offices for internships or co-ops.
Junior Year
- Enhance your job search, business etiquette, resume writing, and interviewing skills by attending workshops and webinars or using the resources available at Career Services.
- Be active in campus organizations to develop leadership and communication skills.
- Update your resume and have it critiqued by Career Services.
- Activate your HIREsooner account with Career Services to have your resume included in the OU resume books and to interview on-campus for internships or co-ops.
- Review HIREsooner internship and co-op listings and apply, if interested.
- Research employers in your field through the Internet, the library, or Career Services.
- Attend career fairs to expand your contacts and to apply for internships or co-ops.
- Enroll in a course to learn the most effective job search techniques (CAS 4091 or Engr 3510).
Senior Year
- Activate your HIREsooner account with Career Services to have your resume included in the OU resume books and to interview on-campus for internships or co-ops.
- Update your resume and have it critiqued by Career Services.
- Attend career fairs dressed professionally with resumes ready to distribute.
- Attend meetings of professional associations as a student member to network with professionals in your field.
- Look for opportunities to further develop your leadership skills through a campus organization related to your major or career interest.
- Become familiar with the various job search sites on the Web and register with those with positions related to your career interests.
- Review HIREsooner job listings and apply, if interested.
