Meet with a Career Counselor to identify your values, interests and skills. The most satisfying career will be consistent with your personality, values, interests, and abilities.

Set career goals and develop an academic plan. Your career goals will influence which major and corresponding coursework to select. Take courses from several areas to explore different fields and narrow down your interests. Career Services can help you further clarify your interests and narrow down fields to consider. Find out what's out there - explore the careers available to you by reading about and talking with others in different fields.

Register with Career Services via UA CareerPath. Receive announcements and reminders of upcoming workshops, events, and other information of interest as well as the ability to search internship & job listings through MonsterTRAK.

Focus on your grades. As a display of your performance and, at times, your potential, your GPA is looked at by graduate schools, scholarship committees, and some employers.

Collect information on careers of interest. Determine what education, experience, and/or skills are necessary to enter a particular career field, as well as what the workplace environment is like.

Explore extracurricular activities, volunteer experiences or a summer job. Supplementing your courses with membership in student clubs and professional organizations, or any type of "real world" experience can only help you ensure you're on the right track and will serve to make you that much more marketable to a potential employer or graduate school.

Meet with a Career Counselor to discuss career options for your major. Be aware, however, that most majors don't prepare you for a single type of work. Choice of a major is only one factor in determining your career path. Visit our new "What Can I Do With A Major In..." page!

Take on a significant leadership position in a campus group. Leadership and communication skills are valued by employers.

Meet with a Career Counselor to develop a resume and confirm a career choice.

Seek out a career-related internship opportunity. Not only is this a great way to build your resume, it may help you network with professionals in the field as well as confirm whether you would enjoy it as a career.

Attend an orientation for On-Campus Recruiting (OCR). This is mandatory if you wish to apply to and interview with prospective companies that visit our campus. Employers interview to fill internships as well as full-time positions. Ask a Career Counselor whether OCR is appropriate for your job search objectives. Recruiting is now done entirely online.

Research graduate school, if interested. Narrowing down graduate programs and universities will take some time; begin early to leave yourself enough time to be fully prepared and to meet application deadlines.