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Career Preparation Roadmap

How can you best prepare for a career in your chosen industry throughout your time in college? The Career Preparation Roadmap breaks down how to set yourself up for success during each year of your academic career. The Career Preparation Roadmaps also outline common employers and job titles to keep an eye out for in your job search, factors that contribute to your success in landing a job post-grad, and additional resources to help you along the way.

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About Physics
Common Employers
Common Job Titles
Factors of Success
Additional Resources

Physics is crucial to understanding the world around us, the world inside us, and the world beyond us. It is the most basic and fundamental science. Physics encompasses the study of the universe from the largest galaxies to the smallest subatomic particles. Moreover, it’s the basis of many other sciences including chemistry, oceanography, seismology, and astronomy. It can also be applied to biology or medical sciences. Many students go on to pursue careers in engineering, computer sciences, teaching, and graduate studies in physics.

Aerotek
Google
Raytheon
Elucent Medical
Keysight Technologies
Blue Line Engineering
Sierra Nevada Corporation
Northrop Grumman

Software Engineer
Web Developer
Mechanical Engineer
Systems Analyst
Data Analyst
Technical Specialist
High School Physics Teacher
Design Engineer

Engagement with the CSU Career Center
Internship or research involvement
On campus employment
GPA

What can you do with a major in physics?
Learn more about occupations involving physics
Learn more about physics from a professional association
See current opportunities in related fields

Year 1

Go to the Career Center’s drop-in hours or schedule an appointment
Log into Handshake, the CSU Career Center’s online location for on-campus jobs, internships, and careers. Find an on-campus job and work for 10+ hours/week
Learn about the two concentrations offered within the physics major

Year 2

Go to the Career Center to discuss job/internship search strategies, create a resume and write a cover letter and tips for interviewing
Apply for undergraduate internship options

Year 3

Run for a leadership role in a student organization
Update your resume and/or cover letter for internships or on-campus jobs
Learn about graduate school options

Year 4 +

Present research at CSU
Attend many working events to meet employers
Ask three professors and/or employers to be professional references
Meet with the Career Center to prepare for the job search or graduate school applications and to update your resume and/or cover letter

Alum

You may continue to use the Career Center for guidance! All services are still available to you at no cost for one year after graduation and for a small fee after that