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The career development and planning process can be stressful for both students and families, but it can also be incredibly rewarding and empowering. The ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú Career Services office works with students as individuals and strives to help them customize career plans that take into account their unique likes, interests, preferences, skills, values, and needs.

This video is aimed at ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú parents and family members and offers an overview of ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú’s career development resources and describes a general 4-year process of career exploration and planning for ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú students.

Please refer to the information about how to Map Out a Career Plan for specific career planning steps that every ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú student should strive to take each year. You can also support your ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú student by:

• Encouraging your student to work with Career Services early and often during each academic year (for resume reviews, cover letter writing, practice interviews, networking resources, employer relationships, job and internship opportunities, researching industries and professions, grad school application support, and a variety of other things)
• Supporting networking and relationship building for your student
• Asking your student about updating their resume and cover letter regularly (at a minimum, at the beginning of each academic year)
• Encouraging your student to get involved in extracurricular activities outside the classroom, to develop leadership and other important skills
• Asking your student about career-related events and programs at ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú and at the Claremont Colleges (as a way of subtly reminding your student to participate in these programs)
• Encouraging your student to have productive summers after the first, second, and third years of college
• Providing general support and encouragement during the career development process and keeping an open mind as your student begins to develop a post-graduation career plan