By Class Year

It's important to have a timeline for career planning during your four years at college. By setting yourself goals and deadlines for career exploration, internship search, job search, and graduate school applications, you can ensure that you are prepared for life after college when you graduate.

YourPlan

YourPlan is Mount Holyoke's career planning tool. It is a personalized timeline for your four years at college with recommended steps in your career path and links for more information about these. YourPlan is separated into recommended steps for each class year.

• Update your resume and cover letters
• Ask your professors about career possibilities in their fields
• Connect to alumnae to explore career fields that interest you and begin building your professional network
• Create networking contacts through family and friends
• Obtain a January or summer internship in an industry that interests you
• Develop your interviewing skills
• Participate in mock interviews
• Research graduate school options
• See a career counselor to prepare for graduate and professional school entrance exams internship search
• Learn about personal statements and other application essays
• Explore fellowship opportunities
  
• Solicit letters of recommendation and set up an online credentials folder