Career Exploration Resources
Career exploration is as important as the major exploration process. Some students have a career in mind that guides that choice of major, while other students know what they want to major in and then begin searching for a career.
Below are resources to help you begin the career exploration process.
Job Shadowing Resources
Job Shadowing is a great way to connect your classroom experience to career paths, industries, and companies. As you decide on a major and are exploring career opportunities, job shadowing allows you to gain first-hand knowledge on different careers, as well as begin to learn about the type of workplace and tasks you may want in a future career.
- Everything You Need To Know About Job Shadowing
- Where Can I Job Shadow Worksheet
- How To Request A Job Shadow: Script for Email, Script for Phone Call
- Potential Questions To Ask During Your Job Shadowing Experience
Websites For Career Exploration
The below websites are great resources that can assist you as you begin to explore career options.
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Web-based program to help students explore their interests, learn about careers, and find connects to jobs |
Resources found through the Office of Career Services |
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Occupational profiles including wages, employment trends, education and training, and career videos |
Find information on relating to tasks, knowledge, skills, abilities, work activities and context, interests, work values, wages and employment and related occupations for over 950 jobs |
