What You Can Do Each Year to Prepare for a Successful Future Post Grad
Set yourself up for success in your post-grad life. Here is what you should be doing now to prepare for a smooth transition, and feel prepared to take that leap.
Freshman
- Join a registered student organization related to your major. This will help you build skills, begin to network, and give you some background in your field. This will give you some experience and help when you are applying for career related internships.
- Create a LinkedIn and start making connections. It is never too early to start building your network.
- Update your Resume with college involvement and your most recent experience.
Sophomore
- Apply for leadership roles in your career related RSO. This experience will allow you to build transferable skills you can utilize in other aspects of college and after graduation.
- Add relevant coursework to your resume. At this point you are likely in some major-specific classes where you are learning valuable information for your career. This
- Apply for internships. Start to build your work experience now so you can figure out what you are interested in.
Junior
- Expand Your Skill Set. You have now taken a few courses specific to your career. If there is something you notice you are lacking that employers are looking for, take some time to teach yourself. Take an online course, learn a new system, or research top skills in your field.
- Reach out to professors, alumni, and classmates to continue to build your network. LinkedIn and Husker Connect are great tools to make connections.
- Find a mentor who you can reach out to for help and career advice. Connecting with professors, alumni, or professionals in your field will provide you with advice and encouragement, and be there for any questions you might have.
Senior
- Spruce up your resume. Include everything that has helped you prepare for your upcoming career whether that is involvement in an RSO, relevant course work, internships, skills you have learned, etc.
- Build a post grad action plan. Think about where you want to live, creating a budget, finding housing, and applying for jobs. Having a plan will help reduce stress when the time comes to graduate.
- Build healthy habits like time management, financial planning and organization. Practicing these now, will create habits that your future self will thank you for.
More details at: https://business.unl.edu/current-students/business-career-center