GAIN EXPERIENCE
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Employers or graduate schools look beyond a major and academic record for skills gained through real-world experiences. Gaining experience outside the classroom allows you to “try on” various work environments within your projected career field while building your résumé.
LEARN BY DOING Experiential learning occurs through a variety of activities, such as: • • • • •
Internship Part-time jobs Seasonal jobs Federal work-study jobs Leadership opportunities • Service learning • Research opportunities • Job shadowing
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Clinical experience Field work Practicum Fellowships Campus ambassadors Cooperative education Summer camp jobs
Benefits: • Network — Boost your professional contacts. • Develop — Gain professional skill sets and expand your résumé and Career Portfolio. • Clarify — Narrow your job search or graduate school focus and refine your career goals. • Learn — Acquire industry-specific language and discover new industry trends.
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The Career Guide 2021-2022
PART-TIME JOBS Part-time jobs offer unique benefits including building your résumé and developing new skills and competencies to complement classroom learning. This can be beneficial in future job searches or the graduate school application process. Visit fla.st/2SKQ9CWP for more infomation on how the Career Center can help you find part-time oportunities
