Career Planning Guide
Completing a successful collegiate experience and managing a lifetime of career challenges doesn't just happen.
Here is a list of suggestions to consider as you make academic and career plans during your time at Grand View.
| First Year |
- Focus on academic and career planning.
- Consider college as preparation for life. College is much more than vocational training. Get the most out of your college years intellectually, socially, and vocationally.
- Get to know your academic advisor.
- Visit the Career Center and take the Kuder Journey assessmentto help you identify and explore possible career paths based on your career interests, skills, and values.
- Review What Can I Do With This Major to explore major and career path options.
- Get involved in campus organizations and activities.
- Current students can access comprehensive career preparation tools and resources at myView > campus life > career center.
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| Sophomore Year |
- Explore seasonal or part-time jobs and get involved with organizations and volunteer activities related to your career plans.
- Participate in Grand View's Student Leadership program. Campus involvement, especially a leadership position, is a building block for testing your career goals, gaining experience and constructing an outstanding resume.
- Obtain occupational information by using Career Center resources and attending a career day event.
- Consider coursework that further develops your computer, communication, teamwork, and interpersonal skills...a few of the basic competencies important to employers.
- Current students can access comprehensive career preparation tools and resources at myView > campus life > career center.
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| Junior Year |
- Prepare for graduation.
- Plan for an internship with your advisor. Attend a career day and learn about internship opportunities.
- Begin drafting your resume and cover letters. Be ready to begin your job search as soon as your senior year starts.
- Check with your academic advisor to be certain you will meet all graduation requirements and file a petition for graduation (PDF).
- Current students can access comprehensive career preparation tools and resources at myView > campus life > career center.
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| Senior Year |
- Get registered with the Career Center for employer interviews and participate in our employer interview day events or complete graduate school application process during the fall semester.
- Visit with employers about opportunities at a career day.
- Identify and research employers in the Career Center and on job search sites.
- Network with others and use as many resources as possible in your job search, including the Career Center, faculty, friends, alumni, employer websites, and job search sites.
- Current students can access comprehensive career preparation tools and resources at myView > campus life > career center.
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Have a Question? We Can Help.
Haley Peeler
Director of the Career Center
Sara Anderson
Assistant Director of the Career Center