• Update and refine your résumé.

Continue to add professional experiences.

• Develop and maintain a professional portfolio.

Document your work and accomplishments.

• Update your skills, training, and professional knowledge.

Attend professional seminars and conferences related to your career.

• Stay current with the latest trends and issues.

Read professional journals, magazines, and newspapers relevant to your profession.

• Expand your network.

Join professional or community organizations and associations.  Seek out leadership roles as appropriate.

• Reassess your values, interests, and skills.

Review your career goals regularly and set objectives to meet them.

• Use the Career Alumni Network.

Contact the Office of Alumni Programs at 285-1080 for information on using this networking service.

• Remember, the Career Center is here for you!

Many of our resources and programs are open to alumni. Contact the Career Center for information or assistance at any point during your career.    

• Pick up a copy of The Job Search.

Visit the Career and Experiential Learning Resource Lab, LU 235, to pick up a career planning booklet containing information on résumé preparation, interviewing, and other aspects of conducting a job search. The Job Search is also available on the Publications page on the Career Center's Web site.

• Stay registered with Cardinal ViewJobs

You can search for jobs nationwide through Cardinal Career Link, including jobs for people with years of experience. You'll also receive an occasional electronic newsletter from the Career Center focusing on job-search information for alumni.

Helpful Career Resources (available in the Career and Experiential Learning Resource Lab)

• The Age Advantage: Making the Most of Your Midlife Career Transition
• Business Etiquette
• Change Your Job, Change Your Life
• Cyberspace Job Search Kit
• The Everything Job Interview Book
• Find the Bathrooms First!
• Games Companies Play
• Guide to Internet Job Searching
• It's Who You Know
• Mid-Career Entrepreneur
• Power Etiquette:  What You Don't Know Can Kill Your Career
• Proof of Performance
• Real Résumés for Career Changers
• Résumés for Mid-Career Job Changers
• 60 Minutes to Success: The Ultimate Guide to Power Lunching

Job-Search Links

Cardinal Career Link
Great Links to Explore