Visit each career center at:

	Career & Interview Center at Busch Campus Center
	Career Center at 46 College Avenue

RU thinking about choosing a major? Career Services has several ways to assist you in this process. The Rutgers Online Career Planning Site can help you explore your interests, skills, and values and how they relate to Rutgers University majors and career options. We also offer Focus, an online educational and career planning instrument. Focus helps you to assess your interests, values, skills, personality, and leisure preferences to assist you with your choice of major or career. While both of these online resources are a helpful start, we encourage you to schedule an appointment with a career counselor to further explore and develop your career plans.

If you already have some ideas about majors but would like more information, Career Services has developed a series of online college major and career profiles which address career options for most Rutgers University majors. Each profile summarizes the major and lists related occupations, typical employers, and examples of jobs obtained by recent and experienced Rutgers graduates.

Attend one of these valuable workshops to get help with choosing a college major and exploring related career plans.

Major Magic
February 5, 2007
2:50 - 4:10 PM
Rutgers Student Center
To register call 732-932-7997

Skillscan: Discover Your Skills
February 6, 2007
1:10 - 2:50 PM
Rutgers Student Center
To register call 732-932-7997

Decisions, Decisions!
February 21, 2007
11:30 - 12:30 PM
Rutgers Student Center
To register call 732-932-7997

Career Opportunities - Political Science Majors
February 28, 2007
6:00 - 8:00 PM
Rutgers Student Center
To register call 732-932-7997

Careers in TV/Film
March 27, 2007
6:00 - 8:00 PM
Rutgers Student Center
To register call 732-932-7997

Careers in Consulting
March 28, 2007
6:00 - 8:00 PM
Rutgers Student Center
To register call 732-932-7997

Are you hoping to find an internship to build your professional experience and strengthen your resume? Do you know where and when to start? Attend one of these programs to learn about on-campus and off-campus strategies and techniques to land a good internship.

Career Day Success Strategies for the Internship Search
February 1, 2007
5:00 - 6:20 PM
Busch Campus
To register call 732-445-6127
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Internship Career Day
February 2, 2007
10:00 - 3:00 PM
Busch Campus Center

Finding an Internship in D.C.
February 7, 2007
6:40 - 8:00 PM
Busch Campus Center
To register call 732-445-6127
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Internship Job Search
March 1, 2007
12:00 - 1:20 PM
Busch Campus
To register call 732-445-6127
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Creating Your Own Internship
March 7, 2007
6:10- 7:30 PM
Douglass Campus Center
To register call 732-932-7997

Check out these books at a Career Services office near you!

The College Board Book of Majors - What's the major for you? 180 professors help you choose. Where can you study it? 900 majors at 3,600 colleges, listed by state.

How to Choose a College Major - Offers strategies to help you make one of the most important decisions of your life; includes information on the most common majors, coursework requirements, and employment trends.

Fishing for a Major - Assess your interests and goals, and understanding of how your major relates to your future career.

Quick Guide to College Majors and Careers - Provides essential information for identifying college majors that match your interests, skills, and career preferences.

The College Majors Handbook - Practical reference for making career and education decisions and a thorough review of 150,000 college graduates and 60 college majors.

Majors Exploration - A search and find guide for college and career direction that includes academic field research projects and in-depth information for each major.

Real World Experience

A recurring theme in entry level job search is the lack of experience factor. "Where do I get experience if no one is willing to hire me?" Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines? Possibly for some, but there are other alternatives.

Many students focus exclusively on seeking paid work experience as their only alternative. Be careful not to box yourself into this limited focus. As a Hiring Manager, I look at any and all experience you may have accumulated to date, whether full-time or part-time, paid or unpaid.

Work experience makes you more marketable as a job candidate; it also gives you the opportunity to gain greater understanding about your chosen field. You will be able to find out in advance what many of the positives and negatives are, then truly enter your field with your eyes wide open. Or step back early from what could have been a major career mistake.

So as you approach the task of gaining real world experience, do it from a "sponge" perspective--be ready to soak up every bit of information that comes your way. Full-time or part-time. Paid or unpaid. Worker or observer.

Adapted from Brian Kreuger of CollegeGrad.com.