Four-Year Career Plan

Explore Careers and Majors 

• Meet with a career advisor 

• Take a career assessment

• Attend the major and minor fairs

Focus on Academics

• Set up a study schedule

• Attend all classes; don’t sit in the back

• Utilize tutoring services

Network

• Create a professional 

• LinkedIn profile

Get Involved

• Attend involvement fairs

• Find a group of friends

• Join at least one student organization

Recommended 

• Online Tools

• Activate your Rutgers

• Handshake Account

• Traitify Self-Assessment

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
• FirstHand Career Guides

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

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
• FirstHand Career Guides