Class Year Career Plan
Junior Year
Develop a summer internship search plan. Beginning in the fall semester:
- Update your resumé and MiTRAC profile.
- Visit the Feld Career Center to meet with a counselor to discuss your career plan.
- Tailor your cover letters for each position for which you apply, incorporating recent experience in examples.
- Attend company information sessions and workshops organized by the FCC.
- Network and conduct informational interviews to develop a list of potential "hidden" job opportunities and build relationships for the future.
- Create a system to track contacts and job applications, including all correspondence, meetings, referrals, and follow-up actions.
- Remember to send thank you notes!
- Review the BU Career Advisory Network (www.bu.edu/alumni/careers/can); schedule informational interviews with alumni in your fields of interest.
- Use all resources available (including MiTRAC; see Sophomore checklist) to find appropriate internship postings and apply.
- Identify at least three references and ask permission to use their names and contact information. Type up a Reference List.
- Use the internship experience as an opportunity to learn and accomplish as much as you can. Be enthusiastic and professional.
