Career Guide 17-18

CAREER GUIDE 2017–2018

CLEMSON UNIVERSITY

clemson.edu/career

CENTER FOR CAREER AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

/ClemsonCCPD

FOUR-YEAR CAREER DEVELOPMENT

GRADUATE STUDENT CAREER PLAN

__ - Create ClemsonJobLink (CJL)

Account

__ - Create LinkedIn profile

__ - Learn how to write a resume

__ - Attend campus career fairs

__ - Find work, volunteer, or internship

summer opportunities

__ - Schedule appointment with career counselor

__ - Learn how to articulate the acquired competencies

__ - Attend resume workshop and update resume

__ - Learn to write and tailor cover letters

__ - Conduct informational interviews

__ - Update CJL and LinkedIn profile

__ - Join LinkedIn Clemson Alumni group

__ - Build strong interviewing skills

__ - Attend career fairs and employer info sessions

__ - Develop networking skills

__ - Monitor postings in CJL and

other tools

__ - Update resume

__ - Do a mock interview for jobs

or graduate/professional

schools

__ - Attend campus career fairs

__ - Participate in employer

information sessions

__ - Find work, volunteer, or internship

summer opportunities

__ - Develop networking skills

__ - Conduct informational interviews

__ - Continue to find opportunities to work with others

__ - Network and use LinkedIn

__ - Find work, volunteer, or internship

summer opportunities

__ - Join a club/organization

__ - Remain active in clubs/organizations and seek out

leadership roles

__ - Volunteer on campus or in the community

__ - Be a resource to peers

looking to develop their

competencies/experiences

__ - Visit CCPD

__ - Attend campus career fairs

__ - Explore the Cooperative Education

Program

__ - Learn about the UPIC program

__ - Attend resume workshop and update resume

__ - Explore internship and job search tools

__ - Participate in workshops

__ - Attend career fairs and employer info sessions

__ - Research and apply for internships (UPIC, off-

campus, or international) study abroad, and/or

part-time jobs opportunities

__ - Attend career fairs and

employer info sessions

__ - Attend job search

workshops

__ - Explore O*NET/Occupational

Outlook Handbook

__ - Explore O*NET/Occupational Outlook Handbook

__ - Learn how to naviate and use CJL, NACElink,

Careershift, and GoinGlobal

__ - Research and apply for internships (UPIC, off-

campus, or international) study abroad, and/or

part-time jobs opportunities

__ - Research different graduate/professional schools

__ - Prepare for professional school entrance exams

__ - Research companies

__ - Gather information about

job offers

__ - Submit applications to

graduate/professional

schools

__ - Explore CCPD website

__ - Create CJL account

__ - Create LinkedIn profile

__ - Learn how to appropriately format a

resume

__ - Update CJL and LinkedIn profile

__ - Learn how to naviate and use CJL, NACElink,

Careershift, and GoinGlobal and explore

internship and job search tools

__ - Monitor postings in CJL and

other tools

__ - Network and use LinkedIn

__ - Schedule appointment for career

counseling

__ - Find work, volunteer, or internship

summer opportunities

__ - Attend campus career fairs

__ - Explore Clemson majors and take

career assessment

__ - Explore O*NET/Occupational

Outlook Handbook

__ - Schedule appointment with career counselor

__ - Conduct informational interviews

__ - Explore O*NET/Occupational Outlook Handbook

__ - Build strong interviewing skills

__ - Participate in workshops

__ - Attend career fairs and employer info sessions

__ - Develop networking skills

__ - Study abroad or other off-campus experiences

__ - Prepare for professional school entrance exams

__ - Identify career direction through assessment

__ - Do a mock interview for jobs

or graduate/professional

schools

__ - Attend career fairs and

employer info sessions

__ - Attend job search workshops

__ - Submit applications to

graduate/professional

schools

__ - Build a resume that accurately

reflects experiences and skills

__ - Update profile in CJL to accurately reflect year,

GPA, and major

__ - Ensure resume and cover letter accurately reflect

experiences and skills

__ - Update CJL profile

__ - Learn about how to ethically

navigate job offers

__ - Create CJL account

__ - Create LinkedIn account

__ - Learn how to write a resume

__ - Attend campus career fairs

__ - Be critical of content on social media

__ - Learn how to articulate the acquired competencies

__ - Update CJL and LinkedIn profile

__ - Join LinkedIn Clemson Alumni Association group

__ - Remain active in clubs/organizations and seek out

leadership roles

__ - Attend career fairs and employer info sessions

__ - Attend resume workshop and update resume

__ - Learn to write and tailor cover letters

__ - Monitor postings in CJL and

other tools

__ - Update resume

__ - Do a mock interview for jobs

or graduate/professional

schools

__ - Attend campus career fairs

__ - Network and use LinkedIn

As you progress through the 4-Year-Plan with involvement in clubs, organizations, and experiential learning opportunities, you develop skills within the nine Core

Competencies. The below experiences also contribute to the development of multiple competencies, which is shown in the overlap of action points in this plan.

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