Career Planning Timeline
Freshman Year
- Begin developing relationships with your professors by visiting them during office hours
- Develop a time management and study plan
- Establish a good academic record
- Use your English and Public Speaking courses to develop strong communication skills
- Meet with your academic advisor at least once each semester
- Learn about the resources available to you on campus
- Get involved in a Kinesiology student group and/or other campus wide student groups
- Create a resume
- Attend Kinesiology Office of Student Services (OSS) events
- Do some informational interviewing with people in professions you are interested in
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Sophomore Year
- Continue building relationships with your professors
- Be actively involved in a Kinesiology and/or campus organization
- Build a strong academic record
- Get experience in your field; consider research, volunteer work, internships, etc.
- Shadow someone in a profession that you may be interested in
- Develop good writing, public speaking, computer, and critical thinking skills
- Update your resume
- Attend Kinesiology OSS events
- Begin talking with professors or advisors about graduate school and career options
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Junior Year
- Keep building relationships with faculty members
- Continue to develop writing, public speaking, computer, and critical thinking skills
- Get more experience in your field through an internship, volunteer work or research
- Explore graduate school options
- Register for graduate admissions tests
- Attend Kinesiology OSS events
- Attend U-M Career Center events and workshops including job fairs
- Register with the U-M Career Center
- Attend job fairs and information sessions around campus and the community related to your field
- Attend a regional or national conference of a professional organization in your field
- Obtain leadership positions in organizations you are involved in
- Make a network list and begin building stronger relationships with those people
- Update your resume
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Senior Year
- Meet with your academic advisor for a senior audit
- Apply for graduation
- Finalize your resume and prepare to send to potential employers or graduate schools
- Contact your network list to let them know that you are graduating and to share your future plans
- Attend Kinesiology OSS events
- Attend U-M Career Center and community events related to your field, workshops, and job fairs
- Update your Career Center Connector profile and utilize the system regularly
- Participate in mock interviews at the U-M Career Center
- Complete graduate school applications
- Visit potential graduate schools
- Conduct an organized job search- allot regular time to your search, keep accurate and detailed records
- Continue to strengthen leadership skills through organization involvement
- Attend a regional or national conference of a professional organization in your field
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