Many students feel the urgency to decide TODAY what they will be doing for the rest of their lives. Creating a meaningful career plan is not quite that easy. Having a profession is a journey that unfolds as you gain experience, skills and education. Where you start today, may not be where you end up twenty years from now. You may move the end point several times throughout your life and chances are your road will not be a straight shot, but a winding path of exploration and discovery. Approach the career planning process from where you are at in your life now, and know that there are no wrong decisions. Where you decide to go next will then take you to the next stop, then that stop to the next, and so on. Every experience you have is important to the one before. Your career plan is something you will start planning today, but will need to be re-evaluated and adjusted often as you gain education and experience

Having a plan is important. It will help you make informed decisions with an understanding of what you will need to do during each stage of your journey.

	Talk About It After taking the assessment provided in the office:Do What You Are, talk through the assessment with someone in the office of Career Services. In addition, talk to family, friends, faculty and others you trust to evaluate what valuable information the tools have provided.
	Read About It During the meeting you have with Career Services, you will be provided materials that will help you understand your options. In addition you will be directed toward books and other on-line sites that will increase your understanding of your options.
	Do It One of the most vital components to the career planning process is seeing what you have talked about and read about, first hand. Attending a Roundtable Dinner, mentoring or shadowing a professional in the field, or completing an internship will put your choices and how they will fit for you, into a realistic perspective as well as open a world that you may have never known existed.