Students should consider the following steps in making these important decisions:

• Work with the Career Center to develop an action plan
• Find out who is hiring currently -- Federal employment remains strong
• Determine your willingness to relocate – if you will only work in one location your opportunities will be more limited.
• Evaluate your marketability based on your major, GPA, related experience and skill sets by comparing them to current job listings
• Develop a contact list to include people you know in fields of interest to you or working for a potential employer of interest to you
•  Take advantage of opportunities in interview or meet with employers who are on campus to interview or attending a job fair
• Investigate the employment projections for the fields in which you are considering gaining a graduate degree to prepare yourself before committing to a program
• Motivate yourself to develop excellent follow-through on your search methods
• Be prepared when you get an interview or networking opportunity – you often get only one initial opportunity
• Remain flexible and open to new ideas

“Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing.”

-Abraham Lincoln

Ann Zeman -- 225G Horrigan Hall
Director, Career Development
azeman@bellarmine.edu
502-452-8154