{"id":795,"date":"2014-12-03T17:24:31","date_gmt":"2014-12-03T22:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/cahill\/?page_id=795"},"modified":"2023-11-03T10:00:05","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T14:00:05","slug":"four-year-plan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/careercenter\/four-year-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Year Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"collapsableContent\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"collapsableTitle\"><span class=\"fa-stack\"><i class=\"fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-up fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><\/span> First Year - Inquiry <\/div><div class=\"c_content\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Create your profile on Handshake to find internships\/jobs, register for events\/workshops, and schedule appointments with your career advisor (<a href=\"http:\/\/ramapo.joinhandshake.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ramapo.joinhandshake.com<\/a>)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Schedule a meeting with your Career Advisor<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Register for your first Pathways course (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/pathways\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ramapo.edu\/pathways<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0Develop your first-year resume to apply to on-campus jobs (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/careercenter\/first-year-resume\/\">www.ramapo.edu\/careercenter\/first-year-resume\/<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Get involved!\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There are more than 100 groups including cultural, academic, religious, recreational, entertainment, political, social, and special interest groups (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/clubs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/clubs\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Participate in events on campus (<a href=\"https:\/\/archway.ramapo.edu\/home_login\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">archway.ramapo.edu\/home_login<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Attend the Spring Career and Internship Fair<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ask a faculty or staff member to mentor you\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"collapsableContent\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"collapsableTitle\"><span class=\"fa-stack\"><i class=\"fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-up fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><\/span> Sophomore Year - Exploration <\/div><div class=\"c_content\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Register for your second and third Pathways courses (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/pathways\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ramapo.edu\/pathways<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Update your resume and profile on Handshake<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Attend career panels, workshops, and career fairs (<a href=\"http:\/\/ramapo.joinhandshake.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ramapo.joinhandshake.com<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Explore service-learning and volunteer learning opportunities (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ccec\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ramapo.edu\/ccec<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Investigate careers and specific jobs of interest using available resources<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Update your career planning map<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Connect with and learn about professionals in your prospective career through informational interviews and career programs<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Participate in a job shadowing program or employer information session<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Seek projects, E-boards, or\u00a0 opportunities to build leadership skills<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Investigate\u00a0 international experiences such as study abroad or alternative spring break (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/study-abroad\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ramapo.edu\/study-abroad\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/ccec\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ramapo.edu\/ccec\/alternative\/<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Find\u00a0 a summer internship (<a href=\"http:\/\/ramapo.joinhandshake.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ramapo.joinhandshake.com<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Meet with fellowships and scholarships advisor if you are thinking about graduate school (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/prestigious-fellowships-and-scholarships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ramapo.edu\/prestigious-fellowships-and-scholarships\/<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"collapsableContent\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"collapsableTitle\"><span class=\"fa-stack\"><i class=\"fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-up fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><\/span> Junior Year - Prototyping <\/div><div class=\"c_content\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Make a list of companies, agencies, or firms and research each to learn more about the culture, employment opportunities, and for people with whom you can connect\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Make an appointment with your career advisor to target your resume and include industry\/job-specific keywords<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Update your resume and profile with internships and activities on Handshake<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Clean up your social media, monitor your online identity, and ensure social networking settings are private<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Practice your elevator pitch for use ad career fairs and in interviews<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Join professional associations\/organizations<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Attend career panels, workshops, and career fairs (<a href=\"http:\/\/ramapo.joinhandshake.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ramapo.joinhandshake.com<\/a>)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Explore graduate and professional school programs, attend workshops, write personal statements, and take all required admission tests<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Identify a mentor in your chosen field<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Use Handshake, LinkedIn, Indeed, and other job search sites to find your next internship<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Prepare fellowship and scholarship applications<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Attend career skills workshops offered throughout the year<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Network, network, network!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"collapsableContent\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"collapsableTitle\"><span class=\"fa-stack\"><i class=\"fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-up fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><\/span> Senior Year - 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