Mapping your Early Childhood Education Major

Explore the Early Childhood Education occupations through the Hood College website. Explore the backgrounds of faculty and learn about course offerings.

Visit with a counselor in the Career Center to update your resume and consider locations for an Early Childhood Education specific internship.

Update your resume to include classes from the previous year and any experiences, volunteer, internship, research, or employment related.

Update your resume to include classes from the previous year and any experiences, volunteer, internship, research, or employment related. Be sure to include your research skills.

Visit the What Can I Do With the Major?, and the CareerOneStop websites.

Explore club and engagement opportunities such as Student Education Association, Best Buddies, Volunteering for Special Olympics,Volunteering in tutoring opportunities.

Use EDUC 399 to gain work experience and college credit.

Use Phase II and Phase III internships to gain additional work experience and college credit.

Take the Focus 2 Career Assessment to learn more about additional areas of career interest.

If eligible, investigate federal work study positions in a department of career related interest.

Explore club and engagement opportunities such as Buddy Club and Student Education Association (SEA)

Meet with Career Center staff to begin developing a resume.

Explore the possibility of Study Abroad.  Attend a Fall or Spring Study Abroad Fair or Information Session.

Explore club and engagement opportunities such as Buddy Club and Student Education Association (SEA)

Participate in Career Center workshops on interviewing for success and creating a LinkedIn page.

Attend Chamber of Commerce (or other major relevant organizations) industry related events. Speak with a Career Center counselor to learn more about these.

Attend the annual Business Etiquette Dinner. Register for this once-a-year event in Handshake.

Conduct informational interviews with Hood College alumni working in the education field. (Work with a faculty member or a Career Center counselor to identify individuals).

Update your LinkedIn page to reflect new experiences and coursework.

Conduct informational interviews with Hood College alumni working in the education field.

Consult with faculty members about professional conferences you might attend, or professional organizations you could join.

Conduct informational interviews or shadow Hood College alumni working in the Early Childhood Education field.

Attend the Fall and Spring Community Engagement Fairs to learn more about not-for-profit agencies that provide low or no-cost services to those in need.

Attend the Spring Internship & Career Fair to meet directly with employers from a variety of industries who are recruiting interns.

Meet with staff in Career Services to identify potential internships, consider competitive national experiences.

Attend the Spring Internship & Career Fair to meet directly with employers from a variety of industries who are recruiting new hires.

Regularly check the Handshake events page to see employers providing information sessions on campus.

Attend the Spring Internship & Career Fair and/or STEM Career Expo to meet directly with employers from a variety of industries are seeking interns and new hires.

Attend conferences of professional associations.

If considering part-time employment, work with the Career Center and consult faculty to learn about opportunities within the job field.

Attend Career Center workshops on interviewing for success and how to conduct a job search.

Consider taking an exploratory micro-internship in your field of interest.

Select part-time jobs and internships in your field of interest.