Choosing a Career
Rule #1: Choose a career that is something you really like to do.
Rule #2: Do you research and choose carefully and thoughtfully.
Rule #3: Make it meaningful to you.
The more you know, the greater your marketability.
Factors to Consider
Do:
- Explore a number of careers and majors
- Get involved
- Get advice from people in your target occupation
- Follow your passion
- Dare to try something new
Don't:
- Focus on a major just to get a career out of it
- Select a major just because it is "cool" or seem to promise prestige
- Let someone else push you into a job
- Assume that you have it all figured out
Factors Affecting Career Choices
- Interests
- Skills
- Aptitudes
- People skills
- Experience
- Family Tradition
- Personality
- Life goals and work values
Where to go for Help
- Career Center
- Faculty
- Upper-Class Students
- Student Organizations
- Placement Services
- College Office
- Counselor
Careers I Would be Interested In
- Dentist
Salary, Information, How To
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