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The Top 10 Ways for Junior Management and Business Students to Gear up
for Senior Year
1.
Start exploring your options now.
Employers love focused job candidates. Target marketing is critical
for successful job search. Get to know your markets or career options.
Check
out business careers online via the Career Services website through
the Exploring
Careers section of the site. Make sure you visit the Careers in Business
website from the Fischer School of Business and the Vault
Career Library (password: lacnlewiston) for additional information.
2.
Think about shadowing alumni and other contacts during break periods.
Speak with as many professionals in fields of interest as possible
to obtain information, advice and perspective on targeted areas.
Faculty,
friends/family, former employers and the
Skidmore Career Network can all be sources for leads.
3.
Build skills, acquire references and bolster your resume through internships
this summer or during the academic year.
Our
internship
databases contain thousands opportunities nationwide in a broad
variety of fields.
4.
Review this year’s recruiting
opportunities to anticipate and prepare for next year’s
activity.
Login
and click on InterviewTrak to review recruiting opportunities.
Seniors
regularly report to us that they are overwhelmed with all the
possibilities and wish they had started investigating opportunities
earlier.
5.
Networking
In fields like investment banking consulting, and accounting
recruiting takes place early in the fall of your senior year.
Networking is a critical strategy for accessing opportunities
in these competitive fields. Reach out to contacts during the
summer of your junior year and enage in networking meetings.
See faculty, former employers, friends/family and the Skidmore
Career Network for leads.
6.Draft a resume and have a CS staff member review your document
this summer.
Consult
our resume
resources and pick up a copy of our resume workbook for help
getting started.
Emphasize
business course projects, particularly if you haven't done internships.
7. Compose drafts of cover letters targeted towards some of
this year’s recruiting opportunities.
Cover
letter writing is a skill acquired with practice.
Seniors
have reported to us that they have difficulty setting aside the
time during the semester to write good cover letters so junior
year and the summer before senior year is definitely the time
to start.
8.
Identify professional associations in fields of interest and join
as a student member.
Obtain
a membership directory and network with members through individual
meetings and attending conferences. Ask professionals about the
best groups to join and visit the Gateway
to Associations for an online list of associations.
Start
reading professional journals that relate to fields of interest
to learn the jargon, gain perspective on issues/trends and prepare
for interviews.
Ask
professionals in the field and faculty for recommended reading.
9.
Visit a geographic area where you might want to work after graduation.
Evaluate the suitability of living in that area.
Meet
with local alumni and family contacts for informational interviews.
Visit local college career offices to tap local resources. Check
out Career Services online relocation
resources.
10.
Meet with a Career Services Staff member this during your junior
year or over the summer to develop an individual plan for senior
year:
