Don’t know yet what you want to do? That’s OK! We’re here to help. Meet Career Center Director Emily Griffen and learn about our many resources for exploring careers.
Assess your strengths, personality, values, and family influences to reveal important clues for finding a career that is a good fit.
Take the online assessments located in the Career Exploration section of the CareerBeam website.
Take a comprehensive assessment of your personality (MBTI) or strengths (StrengthsQuest) and work with a career advisor to interpret the results as they relate to your career exploration and planning.
Complete the exercises in our Self-Assessment for Career Planning Guide and meet with a career advisor to share your thoughts and observations.
Identify a career field or occupation that interests you and learn more about it. Use our Career Exploration Guide to walk you through the process.
Browse thousands of videos of professionals talking about their careers.
Explore industries of interest, including current trends and relevant companies.
Overviews of career fields, their relevant employers & job titles. Read the professional profiles of real liberal arts alumni in fields of interest. User name: spotlightpass Password: liberalarts2017
Get overviews of career fields and download entire in-depth guides that include industry overviews, advice, and information about a day in the life of a professional in that industry.
Read brief overviews of specific occupations, including information about average salary, common job responsibilities, and relevant knowledge, skills, and technology.
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