Career Development Checklist

SELF ASSESSMENT

• Complete Career Beam computerized career assessment.
• Take exploratory (general education) classes
• Join activity clubs or professional clubs.Identify personality style.
• Identify work values.

• Investigate careers in the Career Resource Room (a collection of approximately 500 career-related books).
• Interview people you know about their careers, life path, education and skills (informational interviewing). Use our Career Connection- volunteers willing to discuss their careers with you.
• Spend a day on the job with professionals in the career you are considering.Seek information from academic and career advisors.
• Register for the Brockport Career Exploration Course (BCEC) for an internship in a career field.
• Take courses or attend workshops in areas where transferable skills will be gained (e.g., communication, computer, foreign languages or marketing courses).
• Participate in a study-abroad program.
• Use your part-time job to gain valuable work experience.

• Attend the Fall and Spring Jobs and Internships Fairs to gather information about employers.
• Investigate community service and volunteer opportunities (such as America Reads)
• Become familiar with work settings/job descriptions.
• Act as a leader in a student or civic organization.Practice public speaking in classes or organizations.
• Talk to alumni about your career goals.

• Attend workshops on résumé development, interview preparation, strategies for job search, how to work a job fair and how to research graduate schools.
• Register for JobShop, participate in on-campus interviewing opportunities, and attend the Fall and Spring Jobs and Internships Fair held on campus.
• Attend the Rochester Area Career Expo and the SUNY- wide job fair.
• Check the Career Services Workshop calendar for other events that allow you to network.
• Attend the fall Graduate School Fair held at Brockport.
• Schedule a practice GRE, GMAT, MCAT, LSAT to determine your strengths/weaknesses on these graduate school entry exams.
• Review your résumé and cover letter with a career advisor in Career Services.
• Inquire in the Office of Registration and Records about opening a credential file.
• Select your references and ask their permission to use their names or ask them to write letters for you.