Mapping your Communication Arts Major

Explore communications professions on the Hood College website, as well as the What Can I Do With the Major?, and the CareerOneStop websites.

Make an appointment through Handshake to meet with a Career Counselor to update your resume and consider locations for an business specific internship.

Update your resume to include classes from the previous year and any experiences, either your major or employment.

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

Explore career options in communications and related fields that may be of interest through the Focus 2 Career Assessment.

Explore club and engagement opportunities such as the business organizations Enactus or The Blazing Alpha Fund. Learn more about campus clubs and organizations through Pergola Connect.

Enroll in MGMT 399 to gain insight into finding an Internship, to gain work experience and college credit.

If you have not already completed, take MGMT 399, or a second internship experience, to gain additional work experience and/or college credit.

Meet with Career Center staff to begin developing a resume.

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

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

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

Attend Chamber of Commerce industry related events. Speak with a Career Center counselor to learn more about these.

Schedule an appointment to learn about job interviewing and to practice interview with one or more Counselors in the Career Center.

Conduct informational interviews with Hood College alumni working in the business related fields.

Update your LinkedIn page to reflect new experiences and coursework.

Attend conferences of professional associations.

Shadow professionals or alumni who work your business field of choice.

Attend the Career Center’s Annual Night of Networking event to meet professionals.

Conduct informational interviews with Hood College alumni working in business roles. (Work with a Career Center counselor to identify individuals).

If eligible for the Federal Work Study program, consult with a Career Counselor about opportunities relevant to your communications interests.

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

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

Meet with a Career Counselor to make plans for how you will conduct your job search beginning in the semester prior to your graduation.

Regularly check the Handshake events page to see if there are employers of interest providing information sessions on campus.

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

Discuss graduate school options with faculty in your department and a Career Counselor in the Career Center.

If considering part-time employment, work with the Career Center and consult faculty to learn about opportunities at companies in business related functions.

Attend the Career Center’s Annual Night of Networking event to meet professionals.

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

Consider taking an exploratory micro-internship in your field of interest. Visit Hood College’s partner program through Parker Dewey.

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