The Four Year Career Plan
Freshmen:
Identify interests, abilities, and values
Research majors that match your interests,
skills, and values
Speak with an academic advisor to gather
information about potential majors/
careers
Meet with a Career Consultant to discuss
and create a plan that works for you
Explore study abroad opportunities
Use summer experiences to develop transferable skills
Write your resume using the CCO handbook,
www.cco.purdue.edu,
an example
Get
your
resume proofed by aasprofessional
and get it critiqued by a CCO staff member
Sophomores:
 Review your four year action plan and adjust as needed to make sure you are still on
track
 Update your resume and have it critiqued
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by a CCO
staff
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 Update your profile in mycco and upload
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www.cco.purdue.edu
 Attend a career fair to meet employers and
gather information about prospective careers
 Conduct informational interviews with professionals from your field of interest
 Review your four year action plan and adjust as needed to make sure you are still on
track
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learn about
internship opportunities
 Create a LinkedIn account and participate
 Learn how to write a cover letter and work
awith
professional
a CCO representative
to get feedback
for feedback
 Obtain a Summer internship/job to help
you build your job skills
in the CCO virtual LinkedIn Boot Camp
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NETWORK!
 Get involved in the leadership of a student
organization
 Add value to your resume: Learning Beyond
Volunteer,
student
organization,
etc etc.
the Classroom,
student
organizations,
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Juniors:
 Update your resume and have it critiqued
by a CCO
staff member
Professional
 Update your profile in mycco and upload
your
edited resume at
Where?
www.cco.purdue.edu
Everywhere you have it posted!
 Review your four year action plan and adjust as needed to make sure you are still on
track
 Search for and apply to internship and job
postings on mycco
 Practice your interviewing skills with the
online
interview program at
Where?
www.cco.purdue.edu
At career services on your campus
 Continue developing leadership skills
through organizational and volunteer experiences
 Develop relationships with faculty and employers to use as references
 Attend employer information sessions and
job fairs to build your network
 Update your LinkedIn Profile.
NETWORK!
Seniors:
 Update your resume and have it critiqued
by a CCO
staff member
Professional
 Update your profile in mycco
 Review your four year action plan and adjust as needed to make sure you are still on
track
 Develop a job search plan
 Develop your brand by clarifying your interests, abilities, values, and strengths into a
unique statement about you
 Polish your cover letter and thank you writing skills
 Practice your interviewing skills with the
online
interview program at
Where?
www.cco.purdue.edu
Complete CCO's
Post-Graduation
Survey to
any
survey
a post-graduation
let
us know
the position you accept
required
by about
your college
Update your LinkedIn Profile
NETWORK!
PARENTS… What can you do to support your
student in their career plan?
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Be supportive of career exploration.
Express interest
Encourage them to try new things
Encourage your child to be aware of their
strengths and weaknesses
Acknowledge that career exploration is a
process not a task
Remind them to visit with their academic
advisor and a career counselor
Need help figuring out what to do for a career?
See our Career Counselor:
Contact
your career
Tracy
Harrington-Atkinson
services
at your college!
harring0@purdue.edu
MA231 /// 765-494-1771
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