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clemson.edu/career
CENTER FOR CAREER AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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SENIOR YEAR
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Monitor ClemsonJobLink daily for new postings and have the
most current information and documents in your profile.
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Research company information in the Flora M. Riley Career
Resource Center, Glassdoor, Hoover’s Online and on the Web.
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Conduct a mock interview with a career counselor or on
Simplicity’s Virtual Interviewing System.
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Attend campus Career Fairs in the fall and spring and
actively participate in on-campus recruiting.
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Attend all Career Center job search workshops and career
fairs.
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Network and regularly update your LinkedIn profile.
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Participate in employer information sessions and research
the companies of your field of interest to start the full-time
employment search process.
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Gather information about job offer and salary negotiations.
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Research graduate/professional school information and
application time lines.
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If applicable, register and take a graduate school or
professional school admissions test, and apply to graduate
school.
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Stay organized; follow up on all applications and keep a
record of your contacts, interviews and the status of each.
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Join a professional organization of your field of interest
and attend conferences.
SELF-ASSESSMENT
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Work with your faculty to evaluate your interests, abilities,
skill gaps, and values.
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Speak with a career counselor about your interest, abilities,
skill gaps, and values to learn about opportunities for growth.
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Evaluate your level of proficiency on each of the nine core
competencies (see pages 12-13).
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Begin developing career related documents and accounts.
EXPLORATION AND IMPLEMENTATION
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Explore career options that utilize your degree. The Career
Center maintains many resources that can help you.
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Attend workshops on successful job searching and
networking, developing your CV and/or résumé and
interviewing.
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Update your résumé. Add your graduate degree, most recent
work experiences, any professional organizations you have
joined, any related class projects completed, conferences
attended and/or presentations made, research experience,
publications and any new skills gained.
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Look into possible internship and/or practicum experiences
that will enhance your degree. Some departments require
them, but even if your department does not require an
internship, employers like to see degree-related experience on
your résumé!
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Attend the Career Fair to begin networking with employers.
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Join professional organizations and attend national, regional,
state or local conferences. This allows you to find out more
about what is going on in your field as well as network and
share ideas with other professionals and graduate students.
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Talk with your professors about possible job opportunities in
your field.
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At least one semester before you graduate, begin sending out
résumés to companies and/or organizations where you would
like to be employed.
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Secure the names of three–five people you can use as
references. These should be professional contacts such
as professors, former employers and/or advisers. Make
sure to ask these people before using their names for a job
application.
DECISION MAKING
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Maintain positive and genuine relationships with contacts
and inquire about potential opportunities.
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Reflect on the search process if you are not having success
and speak with a career counselor.
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Fully consider all job offers and do not renege once an offer
has been accepted.
GRADUATE STUDENT CAREER PLAN