Try-on Careers

Test drive your career choice to see if there is a fit. Talk with people in the field, observe them working, or work in the field as while gaining career-related experience or take classes to learn more about the field. Add the third dimension to your career decision. How is the fit? This may be a time to recycle. As possible career choices are eliminated, others may need to be identified, requiring a step back.

You may be ready for an internship as early as your sophomore year but typically juniors and seniors are involved in this type of career-related experience.

Some helpful resources might be:

• Finding an Internship
  
  
• Internship Listings
  
  
• Enroll in ARSC 051 Job Search Strategies course that will guide you through the internship search process
  
  
• Information on becoming a co-op student (engineering)
  
  
• Find a campus, part-time, or summer job
  
  
• Gain experience by becoming a volunteer
  
  

View resources by other stages in the process:

• Know Yourself
• Understanding Career Fields
• Try-on Careers
• Your Job Search

You may also view resources by your year in college:

• Freshmen
• Sophomores
• Juniors
• Seniors

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