How Parents Can Help!

Here are a few suggestions to help your son or daughter in his or her career planning.
Encourage your student to:

• explore various majors that are of interest and in which he/she has the academic skills to successfully compete
• visit the Career Center early in his/her academic career to map out a personalized career plan; see the Career Action Plan
• obtain career-related work experience before graduation through an internship
• network with people in various career fields
• develop a resume and interviewing techniques; the Career Center offers workshops, critiques resumes, and conducts mock interviews
• participate in job, internship and graduate school fairs, on-campus recruiting and other career-related events

In addition, ask your employer to consider posting internships and jobs with the Career Center at: www.collegecentral.com/msmary/