Advising Resources from Berry Career Institute
Berry Career Institute's career roadmap is designed to help your students make the most of their time at Cornell. It will work in conjunction with your advising to provide students the opportunities and resources they need to meet their goals.
- Introduce the Berry Career Institute and the career roadmap as a resource for your students
- Encourage students to take TypeFocus to identify possible careers and majors
- Discuss the value of internships, research, and any other experience based learning opportunities students could complete
- Recommend Candid Career for hundreds of videos to help students explore job titles, majors, and interview questions
- Encourage students to discuss their career roadmap with the Berry Career Institute, if they haven't already
- Discuss the stages they're at on the career roadmap and help the student determine next steps
- Continue discussion about the career exploration process
- Make recommendations for campus involvement and leadership experiences
- Refer students to the Berry Career Institute to create their resume
- Touch base on where students are on their career roadmap and help them identify next steps to work on with the Berry Career Institute
- Suggest possible leadership roles that might be a fit and encourage getting involved on campus
- Help students begin networking within their field
- Encourage students to consult experts at the Berry Career Institute to refine their resumes as they gain experience
- Refer them to the Berry Career Institute to discuss finding internship and research opportunities that match their goals
- Encourage students to take on leadership roles if they haven't yet
- Suggest they participate in networking events so they have connections when they are ready to move to their next step
- Reflect with them on their experiences to ensure students make connections between their education and their future career
- Review their resume and also encourage them to meet with the Berry Career Institute to refine their resume and cover letter based on the positions they're applying for
- Refer students to the Berry Career Institute to discuss additional internships and their job search process