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1ST SEMESTER
Speak up : Risk
GPA : 3.5 or higher
Join clubs : Be involved
Make friends : Connections
Talk to professors, take communication classes
Develop your resume
Seek on campus job, visit offices : ask to meet the director
Seek an official position in a student club
2ND SEMESTER
Join the Co-op program
Develop your resume
Work hard at your club responsibilities
Keep friendships
Attend events
Find that one professor to whom you can talk. Visit
him/her
Practice, practice,,practice your English
Get high GPA’s
Attend the career fairs
3RD SEMESTER OPT Workshop
Polish your resume
Ask for mock interview
Practice answering 20 interview questions
Buy a smart business suit and practice wearing it
Practice smiling and shaking hands
Keep up your high grades : Good GPA’s
Maintain your club responsibilities
Practice, practice, practice English
Take additional classes in specialist areas
NEVER….
Send an email without checking it for spelling and
grammar
Never end a phone message without stating time, date of
call and return call number
When calling a professor / anyone always ask whether it’s
a convenient time to speak
Leave unclear messages
Never forget to write thorough notes : Practice, practice,
practice