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Visit
any Career Services office and pick up our fall or spring
"Events" calendar. |
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Sign
up and attend our seminars, "What Do I Do with a Major
in...?" and "Major Decisions/Major Dreams." Check out our
seminars in our Events
section. |
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Schedule
an appointment with a career counselor to discuss possible
majors and career options. Follow-up by talking to
an academic advisor for more details on academic requirements
and procedures for declaring your major. |
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Continue
exploring your academic interests through a variety of courses. |
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Consult
our "Career Opportunities
for Majors in." series. 85 majors at
Rutgers are profiled, including lists of actual jobs obtained
by Rutgers alumni. Paper copies are available at any
Career Services office. |
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Visit
the Rutgers Online Career Planning
Site section on this website. Explore your interests,
skills, and values and how they relate to Rutgers University
majors and general career options. A brief introductory
session with a career counselor is required. |
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Begin
reading about career options at one of our three Career
Resource Centers. |
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Use
the online Alumni
Career Network to learn about and contact alumni
in your major or career fields of interest. This is
an online listing of over 1000 Rutgers alumni who are willing
to be contacted to give you career information and advice. |
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Learn
about career options from professionals by attending our
career panels each semester. |
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Seek
a summer internship
or externship to explore careers and gain valuable experience.
Go to CareerKnight
to review internship listings earmarked for Rutgers students
online. |
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Ask
your academic department about major-specific internship
opportunities. |
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Visit
the Student Employment Office on College Avenue for information
on part-time jobs. |
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Develop
your resume for internships or externships and have
it critiqued by a career counselor during drop-in hours
or resume critique hours. |
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Attend
our Internship Career Day in early February. |
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Join
a campus organization or activity in an area of interest
and attend meetings regularly. Develop leadership,
organizational and planning skills.
Include them on your resume. |
