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Four Year Plan

The Career Center Suggestions for Your Career Journey:

Freshman Year

  • Visit The Career Center! Come familiarize yourself with our resources, services and staff. Make an appointment with a career counselor by calling (404) 727-6211 and find out how we can assist you in getting started with your career planning.
  • Self-Assess. Self-assessment involves understanding how your values, interests and strengths fit into various career options. Through The Career Center, you can engage in self-assessment through one-on-one advisement, online assessments (MBTI and Strong Interest Inventory), card sorts, and other activities. You can also try out our software, Careerbeam, found on our website!
  • Get involved with student organizations on campus. Enhance your Emory experience by pursuing extra-curricular opportunities.
  • Create a résumé . Getting ready for a job or internship hunt? Use Optimal Resume to help you with format and content through our website (www.career.emory.edu). Also, work with a counselor to polish and ensure you have an effective résumé !
  • Get Connected with Eagle Ops, Emory’s online career management tool. Log on through our website at www.career.emory.edu, and create a profile to use our online database of nationwide jobs and internships. Use the calendar function to get information about a variety of activities including: workshops, career panel discussions, career fairs and on-campus interviewing.
  • Attend a Career Center sponsored workshop. Whether it’s an industry-related panel, skill-building workshop, or employer/professional school info-session, these events will help you acquire the necessary skills and knowledge to find the right career opportunities for you.
  • Begin narrowing interests to help choose a major. Talking with a career counselor/pre-professional advisor, your FAME advisor, or visiting the College Academic Advising Center (White Hall 300) can help identify career options and give you added confidence when it is time to choose a major.
  • If considering pre-health, see a Pre-Health Advisor. Thinking about a pre-health track? Be sure to see our Pre-Health Advisor and become familiar with the pre-health timeline.  The pre-health timeline is also available on our website.

Sophomore Year

  • Research occupations/job options. Use The Career Center for one-on-one advisement, access to our vast resource library, informational interviewing tips, and other recommendations to assist in your career exploration.
  • Gain outside experience. Find out about internships, company info-sessions, job shadowing, volunteering, studying abroad and other methods of gaining practical skills and experience.
  • Join or remain active in student organizations.  Play an active role on a committee, an exec board, become an RA, etc. Work with a counselor to determine what information is relevant in showcasing your skills for your résumé .
  • Attend SYE programs. The Career Center is actively involved in providing programs targeting career development needs exclusively for sophomores.  Check the Eagle Ops calendar for program and event information.
  • Update your résumé . Learn how to efficiently incorporate your 2nd year experiences with our assistance!
  • If pre-health, continue researching pre-health options.  Attend Pre-Health seminars and events to learn about pre-health career options, and see an advisor to make sure you are on the right path for your future goals.
  • If pre-health, consider activities that will help you gain clarity and experience. Shadow a doc, or seeking research opportunities to begin getting your feet wet in the field.
  • Get to know the faculty. If you are thinking about applying to grad/professional school, now is the time to develop relationships with professors. This will assist you in requesting recommendations.
  • Update your profile on Eagle Ops.

Junior Year

  •  Start looking for summer internships in the fall. Search Eagle Ops for summer internship opportunities, as well as information about our Career Fairs.  One-on-one advisement can also assist in strategizing your unique search. 
  • Network! This is one of the most important skills in your career development. Take advantage of on-campus recruiting, employer/professional school info-sessions, industry-related panels , and Emory Career Network (ECN). The Ecn is a database of alumni that can be accessed by students at www.alumni.emory.edu.
  • Participate in a mock interview. Schedule a mock interview to learn great interview tips and receive feedback on your individual strengths and ways to improve.
  • Attend Career Fairs and/or the Graduate School Fair. Take advantage of face-to-face time with company recruiters and graduate and professional school representatives through special Career Center recruitment events.
  • Narrow pre-professional options. Planning to go on to a graduate or professional program immediately after undergrad? Taking a year off? Attend pre-professional workshops and/or speak with our pre-professional advisors to figure out the best options for you.
  • Develop career plans and options. Have a plan A, B and C! Begin developing action plans to help outline your post-graduation options.
  • Apply for graduate entrance exams. Check the appropriate websites to find information about registration deadlines and test dates for the GRE, LSAT, GMAT, MCAT, etc.
  • Begin pre-professional application process (if necessary). Work with the pre-professional unit to guarantee a timely and successful application process.
  • Update your résumé.  Get your résumé  critiqued by The Career Center staff.
  • Update your profile on Eagle Ops. 

Senior Year

  • Polish résumé  and cover letter(s). Use our critique services or make an appointment with a staff member to get recommendations on strengthening your job search documents.
  • Personalize your job search. Speak to a counselor to figure out the best search method for your career goals, and develop an action plan.
  • Participate in on-campus recruiting. Use Eagle Ops to update your profile, utilize on-campus recruiting schedules, find employer events, and search for job opportunities.
  • Set up mock interviews for jobs and/or pre-professional interviews. This service is great for students who are preparing for job and/or professional school interviews. 
  • Attend the Career Fairs.  Target your job/internship search and plan to network with companies face-to-face at these on-campus recruiting events.
  • Attend employer info-sessions. This opportunity not only lets you learn of specific positions and career options within an organization, it allows room for networking and making an impression on recruiters.