Research potential careers and industries that align with who you are and what you want to do.
Recommended Actions
- PathwayU is a career self-assessment tool to help students find purpose and meaning in their work. With this tool, students will:
- Discover career paths that are a fit for them
- Better understand themselves and how their values, interests, personality, and preferences may influence how they experience and thrive in the workplace
- Be able to reflect on their assessment results and how they might talk about their strengths in interviews or networking interactions
- Visit What Can I Do With This Major? to see how your major translates into a career and identify matching employers and industries.
- Use Lightcast to view labor market insights including looking at employers recruiting for your desired roles. You can also access Lightcast data on our career cluster pages:
- Research specific careers by using the “Occupation Quick Search” feature of O*NET.
- Have career conversations (or informational interviews) with people working in fields you’d like to learn more about. Inquire about day-to-day job tasks, required skills, abilities, and personality traits.
- Consider enrolling in UMLO.1600 Career Exploration: Job Shadowing.
- Attend campus events with alumni and employer guest speakers who are discussing their career paths.
- Schedule to meet with a career advisor if you’d like individualized guidance and assistance with this phase.