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both employ frustrat gap expect capac larg you prioriti preclud dedic establish a learn plan for a univers educ principl adapt colleg educ institut mani student enrol academ institut goal thei complet educ plan degre diploma thei cours love learn well-round then disappoint graduat time find employ hire don knowledg skill product job unfair sound realiti student face enjoi studi excel becom well-round excel but third compon arsen hireabl talent abil skill knowledg is hireabl import? the initi question univers educ write note space wish record have includ person career develop point? do good balanc enjoi program? three year long time passion interest studi you time year monitor progress follow activ learn compon help prepar futur add list put point feel commit year 1 select cours interest good background think special uniqu person trait attitud special skill us assess instrument help detail visit career servic find help resourc join campu organ recreat social activ decid type job work experi co-op casual summer contract on-go perman work-studi internship volunt year 2 evalu academ program decid chang base studi work experi begin occup field find interest decid graduat school bachelor's program plan time particip on-campu activ look work experi enabl check career option consid begin network inform develop maintain network includ job search step 4 year 3 narrow field consid career research speak peopl join profession organ field student member up-to-date network if plan graduat school mark high check school program consid us career servic resourc particip program take leadership role extracurricular activ broaden skill locat work experi good transfer qualif find mentor help advic open door career year 4 try mark rang typic expect employ interview if mark lower year higher upward direct employ interest prepar applic graduat school be go posit reason career-relat neg reason avoid begin job search check advertis visibl job market opportun hidden job market appli posit feel good fit check career servic resourc help product time monei continu commit on-campu organ graduat school ar wrestl question graduat school job? don't decid job year commit master's ph d program requir strong interest subject area you feel activ invest futur you find overqualifi job eventu unless posit interest requir advanc level educ psycholog scientif research adequ experi work reason graduat school requir work experi prior enrol program employ hire experi pai premium educ level an option work better part-time studi some employ partial fund cost employe continu educ your studi interest relev project real-world applic when time consid graduat school speak knowledg peopl enter wrong program wrong school derail career if work compani hire graduat 1 2 school credenti institut if work love requir special graduat program offer area don move prepar settl second-best type work career choos altern program school? your reput graduat good advis therefor choos school program advis carefulli what debt level prepar carri studi? ar find studi fund you? what record graduat obtain desir employ? for interest obtain academ posit year post-doctor studi undertak? job market fluctuat it difficult predict posit 5 10 year you balanc work care deepli probabl earn live field addit knowledg and experi go career object step copi 2-5 year 5 year goal section work would like to be do in five year work 2-5 year work for object prepar requir in addit current credenti cours - univers technic mark requir skill - level profici train - equip procedur person qualiti - enhanc other experi activ - summer co-op internship posit volunt interim step stone employ how time monei acquir prerequisit work defin career object section? befor start work action plan advic prepar august 1993 d g mcmullen b a '69 senior vice presid chief financi offic cibc develop corpor observ 25 year graduat uw it well presumptu advic life perhap worth thought most reader align categori career pick go year feel advantag save lot turmoil idea lot thing cross mind excit in case problem! it ignor neglect futil do allow issu drift - career when year realiz portion total time energi dedic chosen work like north american societi judg peopl more importantli sourc satisfact frustrat depend make choic evolv career comfort here thought it it impedi long-term success accomplish satisfact sit start list possibl you evalu criteria potenti secur compens reward satisfact challeng interest contribut both fine but doubt advis second categori if second imagin non-tradit career lot list do research-worthwhil thing rare fall lap talk peopl succeed area find call peopl senior posit them-thei rare agre talk thi energi success life persever abil if effort reach decis fail start simpli thing be awar addit risk attach-with passag year difficult chang so start much taught formal univers ar learn learn ? if unsur start debat classmat professor make pick technolog skill comput literaci speak read write skill read lot challeng materi much formal classroom work better opportun start even well defin career path exactli go broadli base liber educ studi philosophi histori languag mathemat better final pursu focu highli compromis you learn happen an boss mentor mine told meant prepar job interview you discov i file localhost d itu web 20mine project uw-can-data webdata career-servic actionplan html http adm uwaterloo infocec crc http cec uwaterloo 