Friday, October 10, 2014

Things to Accomplish During Fall Break!

Fall Break is quickly approaching and students probably just want to go home, sleep for hours and hours at a time, and eat something other than pasta or protein bars. Yes, all of these sound incredibly nice. However fall break is during October meaning an intense and competitive time for jobs and internships. By using your time wisely during fall break, one can get a head start on getting their future life organized! Try and check off these 10 steps and I promise your future self will thank you one day:
11.     Create a LinkedIn Account
22.     Develop a Plan of Study for the Rest of your years in College
33.     Clean up your Social Media
44.     Look up jobs or internships that you might be interested in on accounts such as indeed.com or Mycco
55.     Update your resume
66.     Make a list of potential companies you would like to work for 
77.     Write down dates in your calendar
88.     Grab coffee with someone who you look to for career advice
99.     Write down a list of skills that do not have but think you need for your future career
110.  Get organized
Once you check off this list, you can sleep and watch Netflix all you want! Trust me, right after I conquer these tasks that is definitely what I will be doing! Just do these 10 important steps and you will definitely be ahead of the game! Have fun, be safe, good luck, and Career Up!

By: Lauren Isaacs

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