Four-Year Career Plan
Create your strategy for gaining experience and becoming “internship ready.” Regularly visit a career advisor throughout your time at Rutgers. Visit careers.rutgers.edu/advise to schedule an appointment.
Accordion Content
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Explore Careers and Majors
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Meet with a career advisor
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Take a career assessment
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Attend the major and minor fairs
Focus on Academics
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Set up a study schedule
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Attend all classes; don’t sit in the back
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Utilize tutoring services
Network
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Create a professional
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LinkedIn profile
Get Involved
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Attend involvement fairs
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Find a group of friends
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Join at least one student organization
Recommended
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Activate your Rutgers
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Handshake Account
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Traitify Self-Assessment
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Select Your Major(s) & Career Community
- Declare your major
- Select a career community in Rutgers Handshake
- Develop relationships with faculty & administrators
Take an Active or Leadership Role
- Become more involved by serving on a committee or obtaining a leadership role
Prepare for the Internship Search
- Create a resume and get it critiqued
- Identify internships of interest
- Prepare for interviewing
Recommended Online Tools
- Scarlet Talks: Career Videos
- Vault Career Guides
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Explore Specific Careers & Graduate Programs
- Narrow your career focus
- Explore graduate school & talk to faculty
- Identify graduate school & internship search resources
Network
- Attend networking events
- Utilize the Student-Alumni
- Career Connect System
Find an Internship
- Apply to internships
- Consider earning credit for your internship
- Stand out at your internship
Recommended Online Tools
- Big Interview Resume AI
- Student-Alumni Career Connect System
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Apply for Jobs and/or Graduate Programs
- Prepare application materials
- Consolidate your post-graduation strategy
Prepare for the Transition from College to Career
- Make an impact at your first job out of college
- Adapt to a new work schedule
Maintain Networking Contacts
- Stay connected with faculty and colleagues after you leave
Recommended Online Tools
- Rutgers Handshake Job Postings
- Vault Career Guides