Junior Year – BU Career Prep

In order to be fully prepared for life after Belhaven, it is important to plan and take action towards your future.  Below is a list of important steps for you to take academically and professionally to prepare for life after Belhaven.  We call this:  BU Career Prep.  Career Services is here to help you to complete your junior and senior year preparation.  Call to schedule an appointment or drop by Career Services to develop a plan for your future.  Following your official completion of BU Career Prep each year, you will receive a free gift from Career Services*. 

Let’s get started!  By your junior year, you should have completed the Freshmen & Sophomore Year Checklist.  If not, we recommend that you play catch up with this list (however, it is not required in the completion of BU Career Prep). 

Prep List **

1. Call to schedule an appointment or drop by and meet with Career Services to plan for your future
2. Register on CollegeCentral.com
3. Attend the Resume Workshop
4. Create a draft of your resume and upload it on CollegeCentral.com
5. Complete a Mock Interview

Choose a path…

*You must be a Belhaven traditional student in your junior year and complete steps 1-7 in to qualify for the free gift from Career Services. 
**Requirements for BU Prep do not have to be nor can they be completed in order.

Suggestions on others things to do during your junior year:

• Complete both the work and grad school path so that you are prepared for both options
• If you are planning to attend graduate school, look up the required test for entrance and take a practice test (information about free practice tests available at Career Services)
• Find pre-approved internship or job shadowing opportunity
• Meet with your advisor to make sure you are on track to graduate next year
• Look for ways to get involved in leadership on campus
• Consider a job in the field in which you're most interested for the summer…see what it's like in the "real world"

See the Senior Year – BU Career Prep