Plan your next steps with tools that help you organize your goals and track progress.
Create Your Career Plan
Turning your interests and experience into a plan makes it easier to take confident next steps.
Open each item to find links, tools, and support to help you take action.
Choose campus activities that can help you explore your career interests and build career-ready skills.
After you have chosen some activities to explore your career interests, set steps and dates to achieve them.
Your professional brand helps you explore the professional you are becoming as you grow through class projects, campus activities, and conversations. It’s not a one-time statement, but a reflection tool for self-awareness and career discovery. Revise it each semester as you gain new experiences and refine your direction. Use this living document to track your development, guide your career planning, and communicate your value to others, whether in introductions, resumes, or networking conversations.
Explore more in our Career Exploration and Planning Guide.
Future First Framework
Future First is Cal State LA’s step-by-step framework that connects career exploration, experience, and preparation over time.
Student Support
Student Appointment
Meet with a career success coach for a 45-minute appointment to explore options and prepare for next steps.
- Choose Career Exploration & Planning in Navigate LA
- Select Student Life & Wellness to find the Career Center