Suggested Career Development Timeline
FALL SEMESTER – 1st Year Master’s Degree / Junior Year Bachelor’s Degree
August/September
 Join department Internship/Job Listserv and LinkedIn network group
 Join professional organizations in your area of study. For a list of options visit:
www.career.aysps.gsu.edu/professional-associations
 Join the student organization in your area of interest. For a list of options visit:
www.career.aysps.gsu.edu/organizations
 Attend University Career Services orientation and sign up with Panther Career Net
 Attend “Resume & Cover Letter” workshops
October/November
 Consider searching for and securing your first internship (doesn’t necessarily have to be for course credit);
Visit AYS or University Career Services to look through career related books to broaden your career
opportunities thinking and to learn more about how to apply for jobs in targeted sectors/industries
 Complete resume and upload to Panther Career Net
 Attend career fairs in your local communities to begin networking and searching for internship
opportunities.
 Conduct at least 3-4 informational interviews with professionals in your career field of interest
 Attend alumni networking events and student and professional organization meetings
SPRING SEMESTER – 1st Year Master’s Degree / Junior Year Bachelor’s Degree
January/February
 Update your resume with everything you accomplished in the Fall semester.
 If you have not done so, join your department Internship/Job Listserv and LinkedIn network
 Develop, evaluate, and adapt your internship search plan
 Conduct at least 3-4 informational interviews with professionals in your career field of interest
 Read through the internship requirements on your department’s website
 Finalize your summer or Fall Internship
March/April
 Schedule a time to use VIPS - Virtual Interview Practice System for a mock interview (University Career Services
Center)
 Conduct at least 3-4 informational interviews with professionals in your career field of interest
 Finalize your summer internship (if applicable)
FALL SEMESTER – 2nd Year Master’s Degree / Senior Year Bachelor’s Degree
August/September
 Update your resume with everything you accomplished in the Spring and summer
 If you have not done so already, APPLY FOR MAY GRADUATION! Deadline is usually first week of September!
 Conduct at least 2-3 informational interviews with AYS alumni or professionals in your areas of interest
 Conduct at least 3-4 informational interviews with professionals in your career field of interest
 Develop your job search plan and meet with a career counselor to review it
 Attend alumni networking events and student and professional organization meetings
October/November
 Visit your academic advisor to make sure you are on track to graduate as planned
 Conduct at least 3-4 informational interviews with professionals in your career field of interest
 Attend career fairs in your local communities to begin networking/searching for internship opportunities.
Alternative:
 Finalize graduate school plans and applications, if applicable. This includes personal statements, letters of
recommendation, and any other requirements your specific school may want.
SPRING SEMESTER – 2nd Year Master’s Degree / Senior Year Bachelor’s Degree
January/February
 Update your resume with everything you accomplished in the Fall
 Conduct at least 3-4 informational interviews with professionals in your career field of interest
 Continue interviewing with potential employers
 Attend alumni networking events
May
 Complete the AYS Alumni Survey when it is emailed to you
 Make sure you join your department Students & Alumni LinkedIn networks
 Sign up as a member of the GSU Alumni Association
AS SCHEDULED
 Attend Career Services & Student Life Workshops
 Attend AYSPS Career Fairs
 Attend Networking Events and Conferences