Career Development & Your Job Search

Career Development

There are three general paths you might take following graduation: work, volunteer service, or graduate/professional school, with both service and study leading to work at some point in your life. Within those general paths there are hundreds and hundreds of possible areas of career focus. In fact, there are so many possibilities it can be quite overwhelming!

It's okay if you aren't yet sure what path to take and what to choose as a career focus -- that's why you are here at Earlham, taking classes, doing internships, volunteering, joining clubs, job shadowing, doing informational interviews, and being active on campus! Doing all those things will help you learn more about yourself -- your gifts, skills, interests, and values -- and self-understanding will lead you to career possibilities.

Think of the next several years as an opportunity to explore. Explore your potential, explore Earlham's offerings, and explore the plethora of possibilities in the world beyond Earlham. Take this time to test and stretch your limits while learning how you can use your gifts to make a difference in the world.

The Career Development Center (CDC), in the middle of the Landrum Bolling Center, is a great resource for learning about the possibilities beyond Earlham. Over 200 books provide information about different careers and organizations. A career counselor can meet with you to help you discern you gifts and interests. A web-based job and internship database can provide information about internships, service opportunities, and full-time jobs. You can attend workshops to learn more about finding internships, writing resumes, and applying to graduate or professional school. You can also attend career-related events such as the Public Interest and Community Service Fair (PICS), in Indianapolis this fall. For more information about CDC, call 983-1232 or visit www.earlham.edu/~career.

The Job Search

Read about how to go about a job search in Earlham's Career Development Center's guide "The Job Search Adventure."

Read about searching for jobs at non-profit organizations in CDC's brochure "The Non-Profit Job Search."

See job-related websites at the CDC site.

Graduate Study

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