Four-Year Plan

Career Services

Check out the Career Planning link and locate MyPlan.com to research various careers.
Get involved in on-campus activities or volunteer work that interests you.
Talk to faculty members, upperclassmen, family, and friends to help you choose a potential major.
Register on eRecruiting to learn about internship/job possibilities.
Meet with a Career Services staff member to get started on your own personal "Four-Year Plan."
Start a rough draft of your resume.
Attend the Spring Career Fair to gain awareness of companies that are hiring.

Write or update your resume from last year. Upload your resume to eRecruiting.
Meet with a Career Services staff member to have your resume critiqued.
Use the O*Net online to research job descriptions, skills, requirements.
Explore study-abroad options related to your interests.
Continue to get involved on-campus and take on more responsibilities.
Conduct informational interviews with professionals in the fields you are interested in.
Attend the Career Fairs to gain awareness of companies that are hiring.
Sign up for a mock interview in the Career Services Office to prepare you for internship interviews.
Obtain a summer internship or part-time job.

Network at the Career Fairs and obtain another summer internship or part-time job.
Complete another mock interview to start practicing interviewing for full-time positions.
Get involved with a professional association in your field of interest.
Attend Career Services workshops on networking, interviewing, job searching, grad school prep, resume/cover letter writing and more.
Take the University 390: Pre-employment Preparation Course offered through Career Services.
Continue to develop leadership, teamwork, and communication skills through extra-curricula’s.
Update your resume and get it critiqued by Career Services. Learn how to write a cover letter.
Conduct Informational Interviews with alumni and family friends to explore career paths within your field of interest.
Consider if Graduate School is the right choice for you. Start researching possible schools and programs of interest.
Start compiling a list of networking contacts.

Research potential employers through eRecruiting, indeed.com, and other related sites.
If attending graduate school prepare applications and required materials.
Conduct another mock interview to practice for graduate school interviews or full-time employment.
Start job searching/interviewing 6-9 months prior to graduation.
Utilize the Career Services website for job search resources.
Perfect your resume and cover letter.
Attend the Career Fairs as part of your job search process.
Accept a job offer or attend graduate school!!!
Start purchasing professional clothing.
Volunteer or work part-time if full-time employment is not obtained after graduation.

*Some information borrowed from the University of Pennsylvania

Career Services
Memorial Hall 125
1 University Circle
Macomb, IL 61455

E-mail: careers@wiu.edu
Phone: (309) 298-1838