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Career Exploration
Explore Majors
Career exploration often begins by exploring majors. The Center for Academic Planning and Exploration (CAPE) provides resources to guide and support you through the process of discerning a major. Get started by using their comprehensive major profile list that includes all of the majors available at the University. Each profile includes information on degree requirements, potential career paths, learning abroad opportunities and link to the major's homepage. Many profiles also include links to related student groups and student perspectives on the major.
Explore Careers
What Can I Do With This Major?
Whether you are exploring majors or searching for information about your chosen field, by clicking the phrase "What Can I Do With This Major?" below, you will be connected to a website filled with tips for college students navigating this process. Learn about typical career paths as well as strategies to make you a more marketable candidate.
Click here to visit: What Can I Do With This Major?
Watch a tutorial on how to use What Can I Do With This Major?
O*NET
Use O*NET Online to look up the career areas you learn about in What Can I Do With This Major (above) or use the browse and search functions to explore sample job titles of interest. This resource will provide details on the day-to-day activities, work environment, salary, level of education needed, related occupations, and more.
Click here to learn more: O*NET
Talk to Professional in the Field
Once you have some ideas about potential career paths, it is really important and extremely helpful to talk to professionals in your fields of interest. You can learn so much from a short conversation - much more than just reading about it online. There are a lot of ways to connect with professionals. Review the list below and think about how you will take steps to learn about careers from professionals.
Career exploration often begins by exploring majors. The Center for Academic Planning and Exploration (CAPE) provides resources to guide and support you through the process of discerning a major. Get started by using their comprehensive major profile list that includes all of the majors available at the University. Each profile includes information on degree requirements, potential career paths, learning abroad opportunities and link to the major's homepage. Many profiles also include links to related student groups and student perspectives on the major.
Explore Careers
What Can I Do With This Major?
Whether you are exploring majors or searching for information about your chosen field, by clicking the phrase "What Can I Do With This Major?" below, you will be connected to a website filled with tips for college students navigating this process. Learn about typical career paths as well as strategies to make you a more marketable candidate.
Click here to visit: What Can I Do With This Major?
Watch a tutorial on how to use What Can I Do With This Major?
O*NET
Use O*NET Online to look up the career areas you learn about in What Can I Do With This Major (above) or use the browse and search functions to explore sample job titles of interest. This resource will provide details on the day-to-day activities, work environment, salary, level of education needed, related occupations, and more.
Click here to learn more: O*NET
Talk to Professional in the Field
Once you have some ideas about potential career paths, it is really important and extremely helpful to talk to professionals in your fields of interest. You can learn so much from a short conversation - much more than just reading about it online. There are a lot of ways to connect with professionals. Review the list below and think about how you will take steps to learn about careers from professionals.
- Informational Interviews
- Employer/Alumni Panels or Talks
- Employer Info Sessions
- Site Visits