If you made a visit to the Career Fair on Wednesday with a spiffy resume and received some good criticism on it, as well as some direction for the future of your education and career plans, you can pat yourself on the back. Congratulations.

No matter if you are a freshman or a junior facing your future, college is the time to make this transition from being taught to entering the professional, working world. You will no longer ask yourself, “What will I do when I grow up?” because you are there. Now is the time to be grown up and decide how you will help turn the wheels of society.

Whether you will continue with graduate school or begin work after undergraduate education, or even if you plan on joining the military or the Peace Corps, Saint Louis University offers opportunities to help you make a decision and move in its direction.

SLU’s Career Services is one such resource that is often forgotten and underestimated. From career assessments to resume critiquing, Career Services provides the means to get involved in internship opportunities and plan your undergraduate career to work toward a fruitful future.

The Park’s College Innovation Competition is another great way that SLU helps students obtain real-world experience during their college education. In collaboration with the John Cook School of Business, these weekly competitions motivate students to be active in preparation for their future. Students only have to take advantage of these great opportunities to fall on the right path toward their careers and find the type of work that is most fitting to their interests and skills.

While SLU offers opportunities to succeed, it is up to the students to take advantage of their college years and use the resources to make their future career plans.