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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 Chemistry
Common Employers
Common Job Titles
Factors of Success
Additional Resources

Chemistry students learn to think critically about the atomic structure of physical matter and interpret how it changes. This program requires a strong interest in inquiry and offers an extensive background in chemistry laboratory techniques. The major and all five concentrations are certified by the American Chemical Society (ACS) and designed to match with the student’s specific career goals and interests. Students choose from concentrations in Environmental, Forensics, Health Sciences, Materials, and Sustainable chemistry.

City of Fort Collins
Colorado National Guard
Kaiser Permanente
Lockheed Martin
Poudre School District
Precision Water Resource Engineering
Woodward

Lab Technician/Technologist
Chemist
Laser Engineering Technician
ORISE Fellow
Process Engineer
Project Manager
Quality Control Analyst
Certified Pharmacy Technician
High School Teacher

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

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

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
Join a student organization relevant to chemistry

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 summer internships or research opportunities related to chemistry
Learn more about possible research opportunities in the department

Year 3

Run for a leadership role in a student organization
Update your resume and/or cover letter for internships or on-campus jobs
Apply for an undergraduate internship
Learn about graduate school options in the Department of Chemistry

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

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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