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As a FRESHMAN

• Complete a Career Services Center Application: online, or in person at DUC A-230
• Arrange for a conference with a counselor in the Career Services Center to:
  • Confirm your interests, values and abilities
  • Discuss current academic and career interests
  • Become familiar with the Career Resources Library
  • Obtain guidance on how to best utilize the career services during the next four years at Western
• Develop a list of career possibilities to explore
• Investigate various campus organizations to determine which ones are of interest
• Consult with your faculty advisor and other faculty and administrative personnel regarding your interests, values and abilities
• Secure a summer job, if possible, in one of your fields of interest
  • Start early in the spring semester to identify appropriate employment opportunities in your hometown, neighboring communities, cities, etc.
  • Check with the Career Services Center concerning various summer employment listings that have been received

• Prepare a more conclusive list of career interest areas
• See a career counselor to discuss choosing a major and identifying possible career options
  • career possibilities
  • employment projections
  • salaries
  • opportunities for getting related work experiences
• Continue exploring your academic interests through a variety of courses
• Schedule an appointment with an academic advisor to discuss the requirements and procedures for declaring the major you are considering
• Begin reading about career options at one of our career libraries (DUC A-230 & 216)
• Become involved in a campus professional association
• Investigate various experiential education opportunities (Co-op Education, KWSP, etc.)
• Develop a resume, cover letter, and interviewing skills and seek summer employment related to your career interest area
• Arrange an interview with one or more individuals in the occupations in which you are interested
• Acquire career related employment, cooperative education, internship , or volunteer work experience

• Confirm your choices of programs of study (major, minor, etc.) by completing your undergraduate degree program
• Further explore career opportunities in your major field
• Schedule informational interviews with practicing professionals in your area of study
• Display leadership abilities through campus or community organizations
• Evaluate graduate school options
• Develop job search and graduate school application strategies
• Acquire career related employment, cooperative education, internship, or volunteer work experience

• Early in your senior year, drop by the Career Services Center and update or establish your Employment File
• Take advantage of the following programs and services: campus interviews, HIRS, career fairs, employment bulletins, and other sources of career information and job leads
• Target your resume/application to specific employers and begin applying for positions
• Send out resumes to your list of employers, attend job fairs, and keep a record of all applications and resume submissions
• Follow up on all applications and resumes sent out
• Interview with potential employers and write thank-you letters
• Evaluate job offers and prepare letters of acceptance or rejection
• Review information from the Career Services Center or talk with a Career Services counselor about how to succeed on the job
• Maintain continuous contact with the Career Services Center; keep your employment materials up-to-date and on file with Career Services