Steps to Take in Senior Year [Career Search]

1. Define Your “Exit Strategy”— Employment or Graduate School

Attend field-specific “Senior Career Day by Major”

  • Read Job Choices magazine
  • Visit your career counselor at the beginning of fall and spring semesters to discuss your individualized career plan
  • Review your action plan on a monthly basis

2. Perfect Your Marketing Materials

  • Attend a résumé workshop or meet with a counselor to review and revise your résumé and cover letter
  • Assemble a portfolio

3. Hone Your Interviewing and Job Search Skills

  • Sign up for a mock interview
  • Attend our “Business Etiquette” event
  • Participate in our “Interview Skills” workshop 

4. Take Full Advantage of the Recruiting Employers Program (REP)

Register with eRecruiting for access to electronic postings, on-campus recruiting, résumé books, and job fairs

  • Regularly check key Web sites: erecruiting.com; jobweb.com; and careers.suffolk.edu
  • Tap into the Alumni Career Advisory Network

What the Class of 2004 is Doing Now
  • 81% are employed
  • 13% are in graduate school (full-time)
  • Average salary: $35,00
  • Median salary: $33,0000