The Career & Co-op Center will be closed on June 19, 2025 in observance of Juneteenth and will reopen for standard operation on June 20, 2025 at 9 a.m.

Choosing a career path works best when you understand your own interests and skills, and what’s most important to you.

  • What are you curious about and take time to learn about independently?
  • How do you like to spend your free time?
  • What sorts of activities, including volunteering and paid employment, have you participated in?
  • What natural talents and skills do you most enjoy using?

This page contains information and resources that are designed to help you think more about how you are and potential career paths that may be a fit for you. Take time to think about who you are and what type of work would be meaningful and rewarding to you.

Thinking about pursuing a career in public service?

Read The Everything Guide to Careers in Public Service article by TheMuse to get started! The author, Heather Krasna, offers valuable insights on pursuing a career in public service, including reasons to consider it and how to prepare for it.

By Jessy Abramson
Jessy Abramson Career Advisor, Career Services
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3 Critical Questions – Stepping Out of Comfort Zones on the Job Search

Learning to step out of your comfort zone in the job search is important. So here is what to ask yourself to build your job search confidence and apply to the job you really want!

By CareerShift
Job hunting & career management solutions
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Three Ways To Explore Careers Using “What Can I Do With This Major?”

What Can I Do With This Major? (WCIDWTM) is one of my favorite tools for career exploration.
It contains robust information for nearly 100 academic majors and presents that information in a way that is easy to navigate. There are …

By Kerry Willard Bray
Kerry Willard Bray Director, Career Services
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Is Health Care a Good Career Path?

The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the vital role that health care workers play and highlighted the industry’s ongoing labor shortage. In fact, the pandemic aggravated the labor crunch, as millions of workers — nearly one in five — left the health care …

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Forage Roundtable: Overcoming Anxiety and Imposter Syndrome

Students and young professionals face a great deal of anxiety when it comes to choosing a career path. “What do you want to be?” and “What do you want to do after you graduate?” are questions that plague the typical …

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Resources

GoinGlobal

GoinGlobal provides jobseekers of all nationalities with tools to fast track their career explorations both at home and abroad, featuring …

FOCUS® 2 CAREER

FOCUS® 2 CAREER is an easy-to-use online career self-assessment system that can help you explore your values, interests, personality, and …

What Can I Do With This Major?

What Can I Do With This Major? features 100 major profiles with information on common career paths, types of employers …

Informational Interviews

PDF: An informational interview is an interview with someone currently working in a field of interest to you.

Challenge Cards

SparkPath Challenge Cards is a dynamic tool to help you explore careers based on real-world challenges, not just job titles. …

SkillScan

SkillScan is a hands-on, physical card sort tool that allows you to gain insight into your strengths, skills you enjoy using and …

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Address

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