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Four-Year Career Blueprint

The Four-Year Career Blueprint is the Thiel College Career Development Center’s comprehensive plan to prepare students for the workforce before graduation. The sequence is outlined below.

First Years

• Participate in 'Exploration Exercise: Launching My Brilliant Career'
• Schedule minimum of 2 career counseling sessions, 1 per term
• Attend a minimum of 2 career workshops ('Resume Writing' and 'Elevator Pitch')
• Attend a minimum of one employer or alumni event

Complete a profile in College Central, upload revised resume and elevator pitch

Sophomores

• Participate in 'Sophomore Career Spotlight' program
• Schedule a minimum of 2 career counseling sessions, 1 per term
• Attend a minimum of 2 career workshops ('LinkedIn' and 'Interviewing')
• Attend a minimum of one employer or alumni event

Create a LinkedIn profile, link it to College Central profile and complete a mock interview

Juniors

• Schedule a minimum of 2 career counseling sessions, 1 per term
• Attend a minimum of 3 career workshops ('Internship Steps', 'Cover Letters' and 'The Job Search')
• Attend a minimum of 2 employer or alumni events, one off-site
• Secure a summer internship
• Apply for graduate school, if applicable

Be matched with an alumni career mentor, create a cover letter and secure a summer internship

Seniors

• Sign up for INDS 411:Senior Career Development Seminar to get assistance in job searching strategies, networking, mock interviewing, job offer negotiations, managing up, the first 30 days, workplace etiquette, and off-site visits to companies
• Schedule a minimum of two career counseling sessions
• Apply for jobs and land interviews
• Schedule an exit interview with the Career Development Center

Revise and perfect resume on College Central, begin job search and secure interviews

Ready to get started? Contact the Career Development Center to schedule an appointment.