First Year
- Explore majors
- Join a student organization
- Attend professional development events
- Consider study abroad programs
- Create a resume/make an appointment with a career advisor to review
- Build rapport with faculty and establish a solid GPA
- Practice professional behavior
- Ask your network about part-time/summer job leads
- Shadow professionals in a field of interest to you
- Polish your online presence
Second Year
- Activate your Handshake account and utilize to:
- Attend career-related events
- Apply for internships/jobs
- Create Your LinkedIn profile
- Attend JMU Career and Internship Fairs
- Research internships and jobs
- Join a CoB student organization
- Apply for a CoB Career Trek
- Apply for a study abroad program
- Continue to work on your resume and build a reference list
Third Year
- Apply for internships
- Practice mock interviews
- Attend JMU Career and Internship Fairs
- Seek leadership roles (e.g., student organizations)
- Consider graduate school
- Develop a job search strategy
- Network and conduct informational interviews with business professionals and JMU alumni
- Join the College of Business Career Mentor Network on LinkedIn
- Participate in case competitions
Fourth Year
- CoB Resume Worksheet
- Develop a job search strategy
- Practice mock interviews
- Network with business professionals and JMU alumni
- Reach out to alumni through the CoB Career Mentor Network on LinkedIn
- Attend events hosted by student orgs, the UCC, and JMU Alumni office
- Use the on-campus recruiting program (OCR)
- Connect with the JMU Alumni Relations office
- Apply to graduate school
- Choosing/Changing Majors
- Resource Center
- Job Search/Graduate School
- Career Counseling
- On-Campus Interviewing
- Handshake Questions
- Employer Relations
Student Success Center
Room 3210
(540) 568-6555
cap@jmu.edu
https://www.jmu.edu/career/
College of Business
Hours of operation:
Mon - Fri: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
