Professional Profile

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The Professional Profile is the suggested course of action that OU student-athletes should follow to succeed in their personal and career development. The profile provides a year-to-year guideline that student-athletes can use to analyze their preparation and commitment to their professional aspirations.

Freshman Year

• Analyze your personal, interests, needs, skills, values, and goals with inventories and exploration at the Kerr Sooner Career Center
• Take Dr. Gurney's Career and Life Planning course, EDPY 2012 either in the fall or the spring semester
• Gain more insight into careers by attending informational sessions throughout the school year
• Attend the annual Athletic Career Fair in February
• Participate in organizations and activities outside your sport that interests you
• Practice interviewing/speaking skills with the help of the Communication Center
• Use the Kerr Sooner Career Center to create resumes/cover letters for various career opportunities
• Upload resume to the OU Career Services web site by opening a Sooner Job Search account with OU Career Services (Oklahoma Memorial Union, Suite 323) and CareerAthletes.com
• Utilize the career networks provided by our various alumni groups

Sophomore Year

• Continue your appraisal of your personal interests, needs, skills, values, and goals with the help of your academic counselor and the Kerr Sooner Career Center
• Begin talking to individual working in the field of interest to you
• Attend career and interviewing workshops to prepare for the workplace
• Continue to attend seminars and career fairs throughout the school year
• Review internships on the career web sites provided by OU Career Services and Careerathletes.com
• Update resumes with the help of the Kerr Sooner Career Center and OU Career Services

Junior Year

• Enhance your job search, business etiquette, resume writing, and interviewing skills with the help of the Kerr Sooner Career Center and Communication Center
• Take an active role in campus organizations to develop leadership and communication skills
• Update your resume with the help the Kerr Sooner Career Center
• Begin to interview on campus with OU Career Services for internships
• Research employers in your field through the Internet, materials in the Career Center, and OU Career Services
• Expand your contacts by attending career fairs and company informational sessions
• Review co-op listings in Sooner Job Search on the OU Career Services web site, www.ou.edu/career
• Begin planning for graduation with the help of your academic advisor

Senior Year

• Prepare for graduation with your academic advisor
• Open a Sooner Job Search account (www.ou.edu/career)
• Apply for on-campus interviews in the OU Career Services Offices
• Attend career fairs and company information sessions
• Send cover letters/resumes to potential employers
• If graduate school is an option, know the requirements of each school and deadlines for applications and graduate exams
• Continue to practice interviewing/speaking skills with the help of the Communication Center
• Utilize the Kerr Sooner Career Center for all professional needs before and after graduation