SNRE Career Timeline
What to do and when – SNRE Career Timeline
Plan for a 2 year MS student
(If you are a dual degree student or MLA student, you can use this timeline as well. During your 1st and 2nd year of study, refer to the 1st year of this timeline. During your 3rd year of study, refer to the 2nd year of this timeline.)
- Please note that this is a suggested career timeline.
- Each student is different and should use this document as a guide.
- To access eRecruiter hyperlinks, please login to your eRecruiter account before selecting the hyperlinks.
1st Year - 1st Semester
September
- Set up your eRecruiter Account
- Fill out your profile, academic information, and privacy tabs.
- Post your resume
- Set up job/internship search agents
- Become part of the professional network
- It’s vitally important to set up your eRecruiter account right away.
- SNRE Career Services Staff and employers often do targeted searches for our students based on student resumes and your profile settings.
- Delaying eRecruiter setup may cause you to miss out on internship, job, and workshop opportunities.
- Need help drafting your resume for eRecruiter?
- View sample student resumes - go to the eRecruiter Document Library for this resource
- Other resume resources available on the SNRE Career Services Website
- Make an appointment with SNRE Career Services Staff for a resume review
- Complete the SNRE Career Interest Form
- Upload the Career Interest Form on eRecruiter in the documents folder
- Add New, Select “Other Documents”, Label as “Career Interest Form”, and Click Submit
- If you are unsure of your career direction, make an appointment with SNRE Career Services Staff
- Upload the Career Interest Form on eRecruiter in the documents folder
October
- Start looking for an internship
- Visit the SNRE Internship Website: view student internship reports, find out about internship funding, and much more
- Identify 3-5 employers in which you have interest
- Set up informational interviews with contacts from these organizations to learn more about the organization and start networking/marketing yourself now!
- Sample informational interview questions
- Remember to re-post your new resume on the eRecruiter system if you have recently had it reviewed and revised
November
- The SNRE Resume Book deadline occurs in November. Be sure to have a default resume that is visible to employers on the eRecruiter system in order to be included in this resume book
- Attend the SNRE Internship Workshop to learn about student internship opportunities and funding
- If your summer internship will be unpaid or if you are planning to create your own internship opportunity, start working on your internship funding applications. Many applications are due in January
- Research different careers using the SNRE’s Job Description Database (check out job titles, duties, and requirements)
- Review jobs/internships from your search agent results
- Go over these job postings and see what skills/qualifications are necessary for your dream job
- Continue your internship search – specifically look for an internship that gives you the skills/qualifications that you will need to get hired for your dream job. SNRE Career Services Staff can suggest options for obtaining the skills necessary for you to succeed
- Review resources available to SNRE students on the SNRE Career Services Website
- Did you know that you can print SNRE business cards, find important interview tips, research salary information, and much more?
December
- If your summer internship will be unpaid or if you are planning to create your own internship opportunity, start working on your internship funding applications. Many applications are due in January
- Get letters of support from your host internship organization and from faculty members
- Get prepared for the SNRE Career Fair
- Look over the list of participating employers and do research on these organizations
- Be prepared to speak to the career fair employers about how your skills and experiences are a strong fit with their organization
- Be sure to prepare questions to ask participating employers
- Brush up on your interviewing skills before the career fair
- Email SNRE Career Services Staff with the job or internship description and we will customize a mock interview for you
1st year - 2nd Semester
January
- Attend the SNRE Career Fair – follow up with any employers of interest
- Submit internship funding applications
- Review your eRecruiter account
- Update your profile
- Make certain that you have your most current resume uploaded on the system
- Double check with SNRE Career Services Staff to make certain that your job search agent is set up properly
- Consider joining a Professional Organization that is related to your field of study
- Attend a conference - SNRE offers conference funding opportunities and student conference reviews
February
- Do you need to interview for your internship? SNRE Career Services Staff can help with a mock interview
- Email SNRE Career Services Staff with the internship description and we will customize a mock interview for you
- You are in the Master’s Planning Project Class. Remember to discuss with your group members when your summer internship starts and ends – work to avoid any conflicts with your Master’s Project Research early on
- Last Call SNRE Resume Book drop. This “last call” resume book is for students who are still looking for internships and students still looking for jobs
- Click on opt-in “last call” resume book to drop your resume - SNRE Career Services Staff sends this book out to employers on the eRecruiter system
- Remember to be communicating with other students, alumni, and employer contacts on the eRecruiter Professional Network. Also check out LinkedIn and UM inCircle. It’s never too early to start networking!
- If you don’t have a summer internship by now, please make an appointment to see SNRE’s Internship Coordinator
March
- Submit more internship funding applications
- Begin planning for your internship
- Do you have all the supplies necessary?
- View the SNRE Internship Guidelines on the SNRE Internship Website
- Consider getting health care, if you haven’t done so already
April
- Update your eRecruiter profile (ex: have you changed your field of study, began a dual degree program, or are now seeking a job instead of an internship?) before leaving for your internship/ Master’s Project Work this summer
2nd Year - 3rd Semester
September
- You are in the home stretch. Just 8 more months until graduation!
- Start applying for jobs now - On average it takes SNRE students 4 to 5 months to secure a job
- If you did an internship, fill out the SNRE Internship Survey. This survey is used to create an internship report that will help other students decide where they might like to do an internship
- Make sure that you have an eRecruiter Job Search Agent set up - this agent will email you jobs that are in your interest areas!
- Talk with your faculty advisor and/or SNRE Career Services Staff about your career goals. They may know someone in the field that you can network with or possibly know someone who is looking to hire an SNRE student!
October
- Revise your resume
- Include summer research, volunteer activities, etc.
- Post updated resume on eRecruiter
- Develop a formal Job Search Plan - use our Top 10 Job Search Tips as a guide
- Identify 3-5 employers in which you have interest.
- Set up informational interviews with contacts from these organizations to learn more about the organization and start networking/marketing yourself now!
- Sample informational interview questions
- Review resources available to SNRE students on the SNRE Career Services Website.
- Did you know that you can print SNRE business cards, find important interview tips, research salary information, and much more?
November
- The SNRE Resume Book deadline occurs in November. Be sure to have a default resume that is visible to employers on the eRecruiter system in order to be included in this resume book
- Remember to be communicating with other students, alumni, and employer contacts on the eRecruiter Professional Network. Also check out LinkedIn and UM inCircle.
- Are you lacking any skills which are vital to your dream job? Sign up to take a course next semester that would help you gain the skills necessary to succeed in the workplace or find other avenues for skill workshops
December
- Get prepared for the SNRE Career Fair
- Look over the list of participating employers and do research on these organizations
- Be prepared to speak to the career fair employers about how your skills and experiences are a strong fit with their organization
- Be sure to prepare questions to ask participating employers
- Brush up on your interviewing skills before the career fair
- Email SNRE Career Services Staff with the job or internship description and we will customize a mock interview for you
2nd Year - 4th Semester
January
- Remember to use this career timeline and the Top 10 Job Search Tips to help stay on track
- Attend the SNRE Career Fair – follow up with any employers of interest
- Apply for positions - only 4 months left before you graduate!
- Remember to customize your cover letters and resume for each position
- Ask SNRE Career Services Staff to review your cover letters and resume
- 2nd and 3rd year MLA Students - Attend the Job Shadowing Informational Session and submit your application
- Are you still involved with a Professional Organization that is related to your professional interests?
- Attend meetings/conferences, volunteer, and network with the organization members – let them know that you will be graduating soon and are looking for a job
- Remember to ask your faculty advisor about conferences they would recommend attending
- Present at a conference - a great way to improve your resume and many times presenters attend the
- conference for free!
- SNRE offers conference funding for attendees and presenters, as well as student conference reviews
February
- Set up a Mock Interview with SNRE Career Services Staff to help you prepare for your upcoming interviews
- Last Call SNRE Resume Book drop. This “last call” resume book is for students who are still looking for internships and students still looking for jobs.
- Click on opt-in “last call” resume book to drop your resume - SNRE Career Staff sends this book out to employers on the eRecruiter system
- Remember to be communicating with other students, alumni, and employer contacts on the eRecruiter Professional Network. Also check out LinkedIn and UM inCircle
March
April
- Congrats you are done with school!
- Let SNRE Career Services Staff know about your new position
- Update your eRecruiter account (Personal, Academic, Privacy, and Professional Network Tabs)
- Be a mentor to incoming students using the eRecruiter Professional Network
- Disable your default resume if you no longer wish to be included in SNRE resume books
- Have your UM email forwarded to your personal email account through the UM Alumni Association
Monthly Task List:
- Check the SNRE eRecruiter Career Calendar for career related workshops going on at SNRE or on campus
- Check the eRecruiter Professional Network for new student, alumni, and employer networking contacts
- Search for internships or jobs on eRecruiter
Post Graduation
SNRE Career Services Staff will be sending out the 6-month post graduation career survey in October. It’s extremely important that you complete this survey in order for us to develop our annual job placement statistics. We hope to get 100% participation.
Need Assistance?
eRecruiter help: snre.erecruiter@umich.edu
Need a help finding a job? Email us at snre.careers@umich.edu
Lisa Yee-Litzenberg: Coordinator of Student Career Services
Room 1520 Dana Building
(734) 615-1633, yeeha@umich.edu
Need help finding an internship? Email us at snre.careers@umich.edu
Kim LeClair: Student Services Specialist and Internship Coordinator
Room 1520 Dana Building
(734) 764-1402, kleclair@umich.edu
