Fall Semester Inventory
December 4th, 2008
The last week of classes gives you an opportunity to reflect on your experiences of the past semester. As you write your final papers and study for exams, consider the skills you have acquired this fall. What were your major accomplishments this semester? Did you participate in an internship, lead a class project, support a community service agency or plan an event for your organization? Are you a member of a sports team or an orchestra?
As you think about how you spent your time over the past fifteen weeks, begin to formulate answers to the following questions:
What challenges did you overcome to be successful?
What did you learn about yourself this fall?
What are three or four skills you have developed?
How might these skills transfer to an internship or full time job?
How has your fall semester positioned you for your next steps?
This quick inventory will help you develop content to update your resume and formulate answers to interview questions. Employers focus on communication, analytical and team competencies; skills that you gain in the variety of experiences of the semester.
As you sit in the library, writing the most articulate paper on the most important issue realize that the outcome of this effort does translate into more than a grade.