| Personal
Resources |
Identify and utilize your personal network of family, friends,
neighbors, local merchants, coaches, the clergy and health professionals.
Get your name and resume out there! |
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Pass out your personal business card with contact information
on one side and bulleted skills and qualifications on the other. |
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Join student
organizations, become active and seek leadership positions. |
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Get to know faculty and staff members and ask them for advice. |
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Get in touch with young alumni or past interns for personal
insights into their employers. |
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Identify and work with a mentor - a professor, work supervisor,
neighbor, or relative. |
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| Professional
Resources |
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Join professional associations related to your major or fields
of interest. |
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Utilize the Rutgers Alumni
Career Network to make contact with alumni by major or industry.
Set up informational interviews with alumni. |
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Attend employer
information sessions, career
days, employer resume
critique sessions, and off-campus
employer programs. |
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Attend a professional conference and talk to people in your
area of interest. |
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Pursue high-visibility part-time jobs, bringing you into
contact with executives in establishments such as country
clubs or restaurants.
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