FOLLOW TO FIND CAREER SUCCESS AT FSU:

1. Uncertain about a career path? Ferris offers the Career Exploration Program (CARE) just for you. Become aware of your interests and career options through hands-on exploration, assessment and decision making. (Developmental Programs and Curriculum  – ASC 1048, 231.591.3764)

2. Want to investigate your career options and get credit? Take CARE 102, a three-credit hour class that guides you through the career decision-making process. As part of the class, you will take the STRONG and MBTI assessments to assist you in choosing a career path. (Developmental Programs and Curriculum – ASC 1048, 231.591.3764)

3. If the CARE program or CARE 102 course are not appropriate for you, explore or confirm your career choice by seeing an Educational Counselor in STARR 313 or call 231.591.3057. Schedule an appointment to take the STRONG and MBTI assessment inventories and to have an Educational Counselor interpret the results. 

4. Feeling unsure about your career path since your initial career choice? Visit an Educational Counselor in the college on campus that offers your program of choice.

5. Certain about your career choice? Use FOCUS Software (FLITE’s web site) to plan the steps in your career path by: exploring further and learning more about occupations, identifying values, skills, interests and attributes; and confirming that your program of study choice meets your career goals.

6. Identify and develop your skills by volunteering on or off campus and/or getting involved in RSO’s (registered student organizations.) (Student Leadership & Activities - RC 164, 231.591.2606)

7. Don’t miss Ferris’s job fairs (October and February.) Use the job fairs to explore career opportunities, find that summer job or internship, or land that career job when you are ready to graduate.

8. Schedule an informational interview or a job shadow experience with an employer’s representative to get ideas about career opportunities in your field. Follow-up with the contacts you made at the job fairs or through organizational involvement or community contacts from volunteering. (Student Employment & Career Services (SE&CS) – CSS 101, 231.591.2685)

9. Start building your resume right away by getting a job right here on campus, or in the local community! Later, get the most out of your Ferris education and all of your newly formed skills, by getting an internship for credit or a summer job/internship for pay.

10. Use e-Recruiting to connect you to the world by publishing your resume in the Resume Book (MS Word or RTF format). Take advantage of walk-in Resume Review hours each day (Tuesday's 10 a.m.- Noon; Wednesday's 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.) to get ideas on how to improve your resume. (SE&CS – CSS 101, 231.591.2685)

11. To view regular/off campus job openings, or sign up for on-campus interview schedules use e-Recruiting software.

12. Schedule a mock interview to sharpen you presentation skills, check out self-help videos, or the book library to gain new ideas and information. (SE&CS – CSS 101, 231.591.2685)

13. Turn to the SE&CS' staff for cover letter/portfolio critiques, occupational guidance, job search counseling, and employer contacts. (SE&CS – CSS 101, 231.591.2685)

14. Use our other web-based services to research employers, calculate salaries, get SE&CS' handouts, find out about other job fairs, link to other job search sites, and find many other career resources.

15. Plan to attend the annual Career Tactics Workshops by your last year at Ferris to prepare to find the ultimate job for YOU!

Get ready for a very successful career! You have completed all of the STEPS FOR CAREER SUCCESS at Ferris State University!