Employment Track:

• Evaluate employment options.  Network with professionals in your field at Northwest career events.
• Consider your location preferences.
• Attend events sponsored by Career Services.  Schedule an appointment to discuss your own individualized post-graduate plan.
• Complete a final draft of your resume.
• Fine-tune your interviewing skills.  Review common interview questions and participate in mock interviews.
• Review employment opportunities through Hire A Bearcat, and other Internet resources that meet your job search criteria.
• Build your resume through internship experiences now or post-graduation.

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Grad School Track:

• Attend events sponsored by Career Services.  Schedule an appointment to discuss your own individualized post-graduate plan.
• Take necessary admissions tests for law (LSAT), business (GMAT), or graduate school (GRE).  Re-take medical school admissions test (MCAT) if needed.
• Apply for graduate programs (first choice/back-ups) based upon review of school information and faculty advice.
• Secure faculty letters of recommendation for your graduate/professional school applications.
• Build your resume through internships, fellowships, research and similar career related experiences.
• Complete a final draft of your resume.
• Fine-tune your interviewing skills.  Review common interview questions and participate in mock interviews.

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Get Ahead Steps:

• Continue to build and utilize your personal network.  Contact friends, family, past work supervisors, and alums that can provide advice about entering into the field/industry of your choice.
• Conduct research on employers within your field/industry of interest.  Review professional journals, employer directories, and information available directly from the employer.
• Investigate post-graduate internships to gain experience while conducting your job search for full-time employment.

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