How Ready are YOU for the real world?

Whether you are just entering junior year or at the end of it, take a few minutes to evaluate your career development progress. You can ease your transition into the "real world" by doing some advance preparation--and the McDaniel Career Services Office will be happy to help you every step of the way. Take this short test to see how ready YOU are:

HAVE YOU:

• Identified your strengths, values, skills, and interests?
  
• Identified career fields that interest you and seem to utilize your skills and academic major?
  
• Read about careers that interest you?
  
• Talked to people in careers that interest you?
  
• Learned about needed skills and trends for your career fields of interest?
  
• Researched some potential employers in your field?
  
• Gained experience through internships, volunteer jobs, part-time work or summer positions?
  
• Obtained leadership/ teamwork experience in college?
  
• Succeeded in classes, developed good faculty contacts?
  
• Developed good communication skills?
  
• Started a resume, signed up for job search workshops?