Career Advantage

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Discover, Explore, Experience, Activate

CAREER ADVANTAGE PROGRAM

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The mark of a great educational institution is not simply the knowledge it has to oer, but also the skills, confidence and values it instills along the way.

The CAREER ADVANTAGE PROGRAM is a four-year plan to add value and assurance to your Cal U degree.

It begins before freshman year by helping to gauge your interests, discern your skills and decide on a major that's right for you. It gets you started on a career path that suits your unique talents and aspirations.

The Career Advantage Program helps to maximize the four-year experience, allowing you to explore all your career options and find the best fit for you.

BUILDING A CAREER

Freshman Year: DISCOVER

Junior Year: EXPERIENCE

Discover your interests, abilities and work-related values.

Test out careers by gaining hands-on experience.

Start with the FOCUS 2 online interactive career exploration system to identify interests, strengths and needs. Then register for our one-credit Career Planning course, and meet your career adviser to begin a personalized Career Advantage plan.

Get serious. Cal U helps you find internships, co-ops, career-related summer jobs and volunteer work that give you experience and expand your horizons. Our Mock Networking Reception and Etiquette Dinner builds confidence.

And our resumé and search features prepare you to attend on- and off-campus job and career fairs, and participate in on-campus interviews and information sessions.

Attend Cal U’s Student Organization Fair. Learn about campus clubs and organizations, meet new people, and discover talents that could lead to a career choice. And make sure to sign up for the Cal U Activities Transcript – an official record of your extracurricular activities that’s a real career advantage in itself.

FOR A LIFETIME Sophomore Year: EXPLORE

Senior Year: ACTIVATE

Learn more about careers that interest you.

Learn how to pursue your career goals.

Job shadowing is a perfect way to explore a career.

Cal U’s active alumni database lists practicing professionals willing to share their experiences with our students in a one- to five-day timeframe.

Put it all in motion. Senior year is the time to fine-tune resumés, cover letters and portfolios. Sharpen your job search strategies, utilize the Career Services website to research potential employers, and hone your skills through mock interviews.

It’s also time to enroll in the one-credit Career Readiness course, where you conduct informational interviews, develop a resumé and learn job search strategies. And try a “co-op” (cooperative education), a paid, career-related experience that can be completed as early as the summer after your freshman year.

Cal U helps you network with family, friends, alumni and others and prepares you to begin a career or pursue a graduate degree.

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KNOW Ask questions early, and we’ll help you find the answers.

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How do you get experience and “test out” the careers that interest you? How do you prepare for these careers? Where do you find jobs?

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You can begin the Career Advantage Program even before your freshman year.

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With Cal U’s Career Advantage program, you’ll build character as you learn about yourself and your interests. And through planning and exploration, you’ll acquire the tools to build a rewarding career.

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CAL U CAREER ADVANTAGE CHECKLIST Freshman Year: DISCOVER

Junior Year: EXPERIENCE

Enroll in the Career Advantage Program

Complete a co-op, internship or service learning experience

Complete the FOCUS 2 online interactive career exploration system Meet with your career adviser in Career Services to begin your Career Advantage plan Take a Career Planning course

Check that your Cal U Activities Transcript is up to date Meet with your career adviser in Career Services to talk about your Career Advantage progress

Sign up for the Cal U Activities Transcript

Attend the Mock Networking Reception and Etiquette Dinner

Utilize the resources on the Career Services website

Attend career and internship fairs

Sophomore Year: EXPLORE

Senior Year: ACTIVATE

Do informational interviews and “job shadow” a professional Develop a resumé and upload it on Cal U’s College Central Network Get involved in student organizations Take the Career Readiness course

Fine-tune your resumé, cover letter and portfolio Do a mock interview Meet with your career adviser in Career Services to develop job search strategies or plan for graduate school Participate in on-campus interviews and information sessions

Explore cooperative education (co-op)

Develop a career network using the Cal U Career Network Attend job fairs and networking events

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