First-Year Career Milestones – Attend a Signature Career Event
Why it matters
Attending one of the Career Design Center’s signature in person events on campus will provide you with a space to learn about a range of internship, job, and community engagement opportunities in addition to the opportunity to network with employers and alumni. By attending these events as a first-year student, you will learn what they entail and build experience to approach these opportunities with more confidence each time you attend.
Instructions
- Learn about and register for upcoming events using the First Year Milestones Collection in Handshake. Log into → Click Events (left menu) → Under ºÚÁÏÍø Collections, select First Year Milestones
- Events include:
- Community Engagement & Internship Fair
- School of Business Career Expo
- Graduate School Fair
- LEAP Day
- Job Fair Boot Camp
- Spring Internship and Job Fair
- Applied Learning Showcase
First-Year Milestones Submission Instructions
- Complete the .
- Indicate which Signature Career Event you attended.
- Upload a photo of you at the event or a screenshot that you had been checked in.
- Respond to the following reflection question. Please keep your response to about one paragraph, 100-200 words.
After attending this event, what is one insight you gained and one action you plan to take to continue exploring your career interests. - Your submission will be reviewed, and you will receive a notification once the milestone has been approved.