Small steps now lead to big moves later.
For First-Year Freshmen • First-Year Transfer • First-Year Graduate Students
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Open each item to find links, tools, and support to help you take action.
Choose experiences that support your goals.
- Use our Career Adventure Checklist to explore career-relevant experiences.
- Try a job simulation with Map Your Plan: Career Experiences with Forage; list them on your résumé.
- Review our College Résumé Sample to see how your campus experiences can count.
- Use the Career Action Plan to map next steps and set target dates.
Start exploring events, jobs, and connections.
- Log in to Handshake using your campus email.
- Add your career interests to get personalized jobs and events.
- Not sure what to enter? Use What Can I Do with This Major or take our Focus2 Career Assessment.
- Upload your professional photo; take one for free at our Career Photo Booth.
- Need ideas for what to wear? Visit our Career Clothing Closet.
Create your professional introduction and style.
- Use our Professional Brand Worksheet to write your intro.
- Reflect on your interests, uniqueness, and how you want to contribute.
- Use your brand to introduce yourself to professors and professionals.
- Build your professional look for events; visit the Career Clothing Closet.
Get Support
Career Guides
Student Support
Schedule a Career Exploration & Planning appointment with the Career Center using Navigate LA (Student Life & Wellness).
Follow us on Instagram: CalStateLACareerCenter
Call: 323.343.3237
Email: [email protected]
Visit: Between the Student Health Center and the University Gym
Hours: M-Th, 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. and F, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.