Jump-Start Your Career in

7 Easy Steps

ECONOMICS CAREER & ADVISING SERVICES

1. REFLECT What are your career interests in?

Classes you’ve enjoyed, done well in What are you skilled at doing?

Project management, financial analysis, event planning, meeting facilitation, team-building, databases, marketing.

What do you value in a career? How do things like family, money, lifestyle,

influence, long-term career potential factor in?

YOUR CAREER IS LIKE A PUZZLE

Skills

Interests

Knowledge Values

2. EXPLORE For example….

Marketing (sales, PR, web-based marketing, advertising)

Finance/Accounting (auditor, CPA, investor, advisor, banker)

Explore the Career Services Library!

3. ORGANIZE

You

Positions

Departments

Companies

Industry

Labor Market

Company Website Contacts 1. Vestas (www.vestas.com) Bill S.2. FactSet (www.factset.com) Stephanie

B.3. Nike (www.nike.com) John D.4. Target (www.target.com) Amy O. 5. Adidas (www.adidas.com) Steve F.

Prospect & Target Lists

4. TAILOR

5. NETWORK

6. APPLY Employers have their own hiring timeline

Take initiative Most companies won’t come after

you

Be prepared for quick turnarounds Looking for work can feel like a

full-time job!

UO JOBLINK HTTP://CAREER.UOREGON

.EDU/

TWITTER@UOECONJOBS

7. PRACTICE

CAREER RESEARCH PLAN

Choose 1 labor market Identify Industries in that city List 20 companies of interest Find 3 jobs that appeal to you Use Excel to track your search

APPOINTMENTS Bill Sherman | DirectorCareer & Advising Services

wsherman@uoregon.edu PLC 405