One of the most difficult decisions that you need to make is what you want to do after college. Many students wait until their senior year or have a vague idea that they want to "help people". This worksheet with various links is designed to help you in this process. Even if you aren't sure what you want to do, you at least know what you need to do in order to keep your options open.

1. As of this date, which of the following statements best fits your future plans after you get your B.A. or B.S.
a. Work - no further schooling.
b. Work - but plan on going back to school some time in the near future and get a
    Masters or Doctorate
These 2 sites list jobs that you might seek (or at least titles) - site 1, site 2. If you want to see average salary, check Appleby's site.
If you are planning on going to work - here's a site that will help with that resume writing.

c. Immediately go on and get a Masters degree
d. Immediately go on and get a Doctorate degree
Master's degree before PhD - Help or Hinderance? - Note disclaimer discussed on graduate school page page.
What's the difference between a Masters and a Doctorate in terms of the helping professions?
What is the GRE test?
Some schools use the MAT - What is it?
As an undergraduate, what do I need to have to get into a Masters or a Doctoral program?
OK, my GPA is not very good - what do I need to do to pull up my GPA (number of classes and grades)?

2. What would you like to do for a living? Be as specific as possible here.
a. What population of people would you like to work with (if helping people is your interest)?
b. Where would you like to work? Both in terms of location (big city, small town, live in Georgia, etc.) and in terms of job (company, school, hospital, state agency, etc.)
c. What are your values? Is independence important? Are you looking for achievement or power? Security? You might say yes to all of these, but which are critical for you to be happy at what you do?
d. What are your strengths? What are your weaknesses? For example, if you really struggle at public speaking, being a teacher may not be the best job option for you.
This site on Career Development is more thorough at asking these types of questions about self assessment, job desires, etc. A more simplier version can be found here (this site is directly related to psychology majors).
e. How much do you hope to make? Another site that helps answer this question.

3. How can you improve your chance to do what you want to do? How can you improve your weaknesses? Are there classes that you can take to make you more marketable?
Skills that graduate schools and businesses are looking for.
 

Letters of Recommendation - What kind of information should I give to the person writing me a letter?What kind of behaviors are NOT going to help with that letter writing?
Personal Statements - What kind of information do they want?