Exploring Careers
ARE YOU HAVING SOME DIFFICULTY IN CHOOSING A CAREER?
You’re not alone—many people aren’t sure of what they want to do for a career. Here are some activities and websites to help get you started on your lifelong career journey.
Visit The Office of Career Services at Kettler 109.
Here you can see a career counselor; take various career assessments to see which careers fit you best; use the computer program FOCUS to assess your interests, skills, and values, and research educational and occupational information; and use the Career Services library to research occupations and educational options.
Take a class to help you make career decisions.
EDUC X210 is a two-credit hour, 16-week course taught in the fall and spring, that focuses on in-depth self assessment, occupational exploration, career decision making, and job search strategies. The Division of Continuing Studies offers a variety of classes for personal enrichment, career advancement and corporate training. These are offered to the public. Visit the Continuing Studies website for more information.
Conduct an informational interview to find out if a career is a good match for you.
One of the best and most overlooked ways to get accurate information about a career is to interview professionals who are actually working in that career. An information interview has multiple advantages for your career exploration and development, which include getting “inside” information about what a career is really like, networking with professionals in the field, and enabling you to gain experience and confidence.
Explore career information on the Internet. Some helpful career www addresses are listed below:
EDUCATION AND CAREER INFORMATION FOR INDIANA
www.learnmoreindiana.org
Indiana-specific career and college information, including the fastest growing Indiana occupations, sample
career profile, career and work information, educations and training information
http://www.learnmoreindiana.org/careers/exploring/Pages/IndepthCareerInterestInventory.aspx
In-depth career interest inventory
http://www.learnmoreindiana.org/careers/exploring/InterestInventories/Pages/InterestInventories.aspx
Career Interest Checklist
MATCHING MAJORS WITH JOBS
www.ipfw.edu/career/students/exploring/major.shtml
Major-related career information
http://www.bsu.edu/students/careers/quest/
Survey of interests that links to careers and occupational information
www.uncwil.edu/stuaff/career/Majors/index.htm
Connects majors to occupations
CAREER INFORMATION
www.bls.gov/oco/
Occupational Outlook Handbook—one of the most up-to-date, comprehensive compilations of
occupational information, job outlooks, and training and salary information
www.careeronestop.org
Job listings, resume information, career resources, and skills section
www.careerjournal.com
Wall Street Journal’s report on career paths, salary information, job hunting, success at work, and global
careers
http://online.onetcenter.org
Skills list and linking majors to occupations through the O*Net database
www.jobhuntersbible.com
Skills, occupational, and job-hunting information
www.petersons.com
Career choice process, college search, distance learning, studying abroad, careers, and jobs
www.princetonreview.com/cte/
Links from majors to occupations, getting into college/law school, occupational information
www.jobweb.com
Career development checklist, career planning, internship timelines, and job search information
Disclaimer:
We advise you to be critical of the information that you find on these or any other web sites and encourage you to make an appointment with a career counselor if you have any questions. Career Services does not take responsibility for the information contained on these web sites, nor any address changes.
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