Career Planning For

Your Future

Career Services is here to help you with all aspects of your career development – from clarifying your major,

exploring careers, gaining internship experience to applying for your first job.

Undecided? More than 60% of students change their major (many more than once). If you are undecided or are exploring your options, a career staff member is here to help you assess your interests, skills, and values and how these might impact your career choice.

Develop Your Resume No – it’s not too early. Your resume helps you maintain a record of your college accomplishments, serves as a great career planning tool and enables you to be prepared for internships or leadership positions. Drop-in hours are available each week to start your re-sume building process.

Build Your Professional Skills Career Services events are designed to give you the professional development edge needed to pursue your goals. Industry Profes-sionals and staff present information on such topics as career op-tions, social media and your search, interviews, networking, and how to stand out as an applicant. Additionally, students can partici-pate in Career Pathway courses designed for each year of study.

Make Connections Participate in a Job Shadow Day, Professional Development Day, networking event, or ask to meet with an alumni mentor to gain information about your career field and to gain an insider’s per-spective to help you put your career plans in action. Look for Ca-reer and Graduate Schools fairs to connect with employers and graduate programs seeking Elizabethtown College students.

Last year Elizabethtown College hosted or co-sponsored six Career

Fairs, allowing students to

connect with over 430 employers.

During the 2018- 2019 ac-ademic year, over 1,811

internships and 6,353 full-time opportunities were posted on our job and in-ternship database for the

Mid-Atlantic region

By working with a Career

Services staff member, students have access to

over 10,000 alumni in our Alumni Relations career

networking system.

Career Services 201 Baugher Student Center 717-361-1206 www.etown.edu/offices/career/

Explore and assess your interests, skills, and values and how these impact your career choices. Test

out options through classes, activities, employment, or meeting

with someone in your field of interest.

Envision your future direction and how you will reach your goals. Work with your faculty advisor,

mentor, and/or Career Services to discuss your plans for employment

or graduate school.

A Four Year Career Plan

Enact your post-graduate plans. Apply your professional skills to

seek employment, graduate school or service opportunities.

Gain experience and participate in Signature Learning Experiences

related to your interests. Explore opportunities on Jobs for Jays

and/or with your academic department.

Making The Most Of Your College Experience

Take time to explore the types of careers related to your interests and skills. Career Services can help you research options, take a career inventory, or connect with someone in your career field.

Develop a plan to reach your goals. Will you be going to graduate school or working after college? Talk to faculty, staff and mentors on steps you should be taking now.

Use your core elective classes to gain a broad range of communication, team, and problem-solving skills.

Get involved with groups on campus and look for ways to assume a leadership role or to lead a project – but don’t overcommit yourself.

Get to know your faculty and get their input on your strengths based on your experiences in class.

Develop strong technical capabilities and critical thinking skills and take classes that will help you prove these capabilities to employers.

Gain experience in your career field through research, internships, study abroad or volunteering.

Look for ways to serve.

Giving back through service opportunities allows you to gain new perspectives, apply what you are learning in class and enhance your ability to work with others.

August Remember to pack

professional clothing fornetworking or careerrelated events

Review the updated listof career, academic andco-curricular events oncampus and register toattend if required

Fall Semester

September Participate in the Student

Involvement Fair to explore clubs and organizations related to your interests

Contact Career Servicesabout opportunities tomeet with an alumnus orjob shadow over winterbreak

October and November Get involved through Etown's

Office of Community and Civic EngagementAttend the Job, Internship and

Graduate School Expo

Make plans to meet with your faculty regarding your progress Look for virtual career related

events for including career panels and professional development sessions

What Employers Are Seeking

In the NACE Job Outlook Survey, the top five attributes employers seek: • Problem-solving skills• Ability to work in a team• Communication skills (written)• Leadership• Strong work ethic