Checklist for Exploring Careers and Majors:

  • Review and list your strengths, weaknesses, skills, abilities, and interests
  • Meet with your academic adviser to discuss majors or careers that interest you
  • Review the majors and minors in your college/university catalog
  • Consider taking introductory courses in areas that interest you
  • Meet with a career counselor in your college/university Career Services office
  • Arrange to take a career assessment and discuss the results with a career counselor
  • Attend special career nights and majors fairs on campus
  • Join extra-curricular activities that provideexperience in your areas of career interest
  • Meet with someone who is in a career that interests you
  • Seek and read more about careers that interest you -- information is available in both printed form and on the Internet

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