Marquette University Job Search Guide

Class Checklists

Freshmen During your first year as a college student, you are probably asking yourself many questions regarding your future career. What major should I choose? What courses should I enroll in? How do I find out what I want to do with my life? Here, at Marquette University, there are numerous resources available to help you with these questions.

† Become familiar with student services offered at Marquette University.

† Join a student organization to gain valuable skills that all employers seek.

† Become familiar with the majors offered at Marquette and enroll in a variety of courses to explore majors that appeal to you. Your academic advisor is versed in all majors and areas of study and can help you identify an academic plan that will suit you. † Enroll in Career Planning and Decision Making (ARSC 050) that will help you assess your interests, skills, values, personality characteristics, investigate career possibilities, and learn how to use a wide variety of resources in your career search. † Engage in self-assessment to identify your interests, skills, values and personality characteristics and match those to possible career choices. † Find career-related part-time or summer jobs using JobConnection. This free service is available for already admitted and currently enrolled Marquette students seeking part-time job opportunities and for employers who are searching for Marquette students. † Engage in volunteer activities and service learning. Combining community service with classroom theory enriches students' learning, personal growth and sense of civic responsibility. † Research careers using on-line resources, informational interviewing, job shadowing, and networking with professionals in your career interest area. Graduate Students Graduate students earning master's degrees go about the job search in a very similar manner to a student graduating with a bachelor's degree. The candidate must prepare a professional resume and cover letter, practice interviewing skills and do a thorough job search.

† Develop a job search plan. Need help? Make an appointment with a career counselor.

† Identify skills employers seek and transferable skills you possess.

† Begin building your professional network using the MU Connect: Career Alumni Network database.

† Develop a resume or CV (curriculum vitae) and e-mail it as an attachment to be critiqued to career.services@marquette.edu.

† Practice your interviewing skills. Get interviewing feedback through a mock interview.

† Attend career fairs so that you can talk to many employers in a short time span, present them with your resume, and verbally give them a short summary of what you have to offer.

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