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1. Your career success depends as much as the kind of person you are as the major and degree you earn. Your learning outside the classroom through work, through campus, civic, and church activities, travel, and even fun will contribute to your employability and success.

2. Experience in the form of part-time work, volunteer work, employment on campus, internships, or co-ops, is as important as your degree to an employer.

3. Don't underestimate the value of what you already know and can do. Inventory your transferable skills.

4. Learn about and do research/information interviews.

5. Network, network, network. College is full of natural networking opportunities.

6. When selecting a campus (or work-study) job, look for one in your area of interest, with a good training program. Campus unions, recreation centers, and career centers are great places to learn a lot and meet a lot of people.

7. A college graduate without a good attitude, willingness to continue to learn, and ability to work with others will likely be underemployed.

8. Develop a "Plan B" just in case you encounter unexpected obstacles to "Plan A" -- or if Plan A doesn't happen in the time frame you expected.

9. Give up on the notion of job security. Security is not in a job; it's in your skills, your ability to communicate with employers, and in continuing to learn--formally and informally.

10. Visit your Career Center as a freshman, even if you're 100% sure of your career plan. The sooner the staff knows who you are and what you're interested in, the more likely it is they'll be able to help you achieve your career goals.