{"id":175,"date":"2017-12-18T20:27:33","date_gmt":"2017-12-18T20:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/career\/?page_id=175"},"modified":"2021-07-29T09:23:54","modified_gmt":"2021-07-29T16:23:54","slug":"the-progression-plan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/career\/the-progression-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"The Progression Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Progression Plan<\/h1>\n

Preparing for a career you’ll love:<\/h2>\n\n
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\n Sophomore Year Tab Closed<\/span>\n <\/h4>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n <\/li>\n
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\n Junior Year Tab Closed<\/span>\n <\/h4>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n <\/li>\n
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\n Senior Year Tab Closed<\/span>\n <\/h4>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n \n
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Freshman Year Accordion Open<\/span><\/h4>\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n
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Take a wide variety of classes to explore your interests, identify your strengths, and develop transferable skills<\/li>\n
Create a first draft of your resume and review it with a Career Development staff member, Resume Coach, or Career Jack<\/li>\n
Log in to Handshake, NAU’s job search engine, or find an on or off campus job<\/li>\n
Connect to NAU’s career-related social media sites to keep up-to-date on tips and events<\/li>\n
Get involved in campus clubs and organizations to gain experience and build your skills<\/li>\n
Start building a positive social media presence<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n <\/body><\/html>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n \n
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Sophomore Year Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n
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Update your resume and Handshake profile<\/li>\n
Conduct at least one informational interview, talking to professionals in fields that interest you<\/li>\n
Develop transferable skills by taking on increasingly challenging roles in your work, volunteer, undergraduate research, or extracurricular activities<\/li>\n
Create a profile on LinkedIn<\/li>\n
Seek out experiential learning opportunities, such as undergraduate research, studying abroad, working part-time, or interning<\/li>\n
Attend a Career and Graduate School Expo to introduce yourself to recruiters and ask about what they look for in a candidate<\/li>\n
Look for an exciting summer job or internship or explore a career interest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n <\/body><\/html>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n \n
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Junior Year Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n
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Update your resume and Handshake profile<\/li>\n
Build your network of strong and weak ties, connecting with your faculty, employers, members of the community, alumni, parents’ friends, and friends’ parents in person and on LinkedIn<\/li>\n
Develop and practice your “elevator speech”, a 30-second introduction to recruiters about you, your interests, and what you want to do<\/li>\n
Attend a Career and Graduate School Expo to meet recruiters and begin relationships with the organizations that most interest you<\/li>\n
Attend an Interview Workshop to develop your poise and confidence for interviewing<\/li>\n
Reflect on your strengths and experiences to develop your STAR stories for your interview responses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n <\/body><\/html>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n \n
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Senior Year Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n
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Update your resume and Handshake profile<\/li>\n
Attend a Job Search Strategies Workshop and read the online Job Search Strategies Guide<\/li>\n
Ask three of your professional contacts to be references; these may be faculty, supervisors, or others who can speak about your work ethic and character<\/li>\n
Attend the Career and Graduate School Expos to talk to recruiters from your preferred organizations or grad schools; collect their business cards and follow up<\/li>\n
Connect to your contacts at organizations that interest you to tap into the hidden job market<\/li>\n
Apply for multiple jobs and graduate schools that interest you; remember that finding the right fit takes time and requires patience<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n <\/body><\/html>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n
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Contact Career Development<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n
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