Career Planning
Belmont's Career Planning Track For Undergraduate Students: Freshman Year - Learn what's out there and get involved!
- Explore your academic interests by enrolling in a variety of courses.
- Join student organizations and attend on-campus activities.
- Familiarize yourself with the Office of Career Services.
- Explore our Web site and learn about the services and resources available.
- Assess your work related values, interests, and skills utilizing Focus.
- Understand your natural preferences and personality type by taking the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. Contact the Office of Career Services for an appointment.
- Explore career options by taking the Strong Interest Inventory. Contact the Office of Career Services for an appointment.
- Understand your five greatest areas of natural talent, learn how to develop these talents into strengths and apply them in academic, careers, and life by taking StrengthsFinder. Contact the Office of Career Services to schedule an appointment.
- Begin developing a resume and have your resume critiqued by a Career Counselor in the Office of Career Services.
- Attend the Career Exploration and Belmont and Beyond Series during the fall and spring semesters.
- Seek summer jobs related to your major.
Sophomore Year - Self assessment and career exploration.
- Assess your work related values, interests, and skills utilizing Focus.
- Understand your natural preferences and personality type by taking the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator in the Office of Career Services.
- Explore career options by taking the Strong Interest Inventory. Contact the Office of Career Services for an appointment.
- Understand your five greatest areas of natural talent, learn how to develop these talents into strengths and apply them in academic, careers, and life by taking StrengthsFinder. Contact the Office of Career Services to schedule an appointment.
- Develop relationships with faculty, administrators and professionals in the Office of Career Services.
- Use the Career Network, available through the Office of Career Services, to talk to alumni about their career choices and places of employment.
- Explore internship opportunities through Web Job Listings.
- Develop your resume and have your resume critiqued by a Career Counselor in the Office of Career Services.
- Begin to pursue leadership roles in student organizations.
- Attend the Career Exploration and Belmont and Beyond Series during the fall and spring semesters.
Junior Year - Test your career decisions and clarify your career focus.
- Assess your work related values, interests, and skills utilizing Focus.
- Understand your natural preferences and personality type by taking the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. Contact the Office of Career Services for an appointment.
- Explore career options by taking the Strong Interest Inventory in the Office of Career Services.
- Understand your five greatest areas of natural talent, learn how to develop these talents into strengths and apply them in academic, careers, and life by taking StrengthsFinder. Contact the Office of Career Services to schedule an appointment.
- Declare a major, if you have not done so.
- Begin testing your career decision through volunteer work, part-time jobs, and starting a career related internship. Set up informational interviews with professionals in your field of interest.
- Develop your public speaking, communication and organizational skills.
- Refine your resume and have your resume critiqued by a Career Counselor in the Office of Career Services.
- Search for internship opportunities in Web Job Listings.
- Research organizations and industries through the Office of Career Services.
- If you are considering graduate school, begin researching your options.
- Attend the Career Exploration and Belmont and Beyond Series during the fall and spring semesters and the Nashville Area Career Fair in the spring.
- Contact the Office of Career Services to obtain a free ticket to the Carer Fair.
Senior Year - The job search.
- Assess your work related values, interests, and skills utilizing Focus.
- Understand your natural preferences and personality type by taking the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator in the Office of Career Services.
- Explore career options by taking the Strong Interest Inventory in the Office of Career Services.
- Understand your five greatest areas of natural talent, learn how to develop these talents into strengths and apply them in academic, careers, and life by taking StrengthsFinder. Contact the Office of Career Services to schedule an appointment.
- Plan and organize your job search or graduate school plans.
- Refine your resume and post on CareerConnector.
- Choose faculty, administrators and employers you want to use as references.
- Research company literature and salary information using the Office of Career Services career links.
- Use Web Job Listings to identify employment opportunities.
- Attend Belmont and Beyond Programs.
- Pick up a copy of 'Job Choices', available in the Office of Career Services.
- Attend the Career Exploration series during the fall and spring semesters and the Nashville Area Career Fair in the spring.
- Contact the Office of Career Services to obtain a free ticket to the Career Fair.
- Begin interviewing. Look for opportunities to interview on campus with recruiters.
- Meet with a Career Counselor in the Office of Career Services
if you are uncertain of your career focus.
