1. Identify skills you possess and are good at. Make an inventory of the skills you are particularly good at and consider what types of career utilize these skills.

2. Pursue the things that interest you and think about how your interests fit into different career fields.

3. Know what values are most important to you. Do you like working independently or as part of a team? Is having free time to spend with your family more important to you than financial rewards? Think about how the things you value most fit into the career paths you are considering.

4. Take a variety of courses during your first two years of college. Expose yourself to new areas and explore options you hadn't considered.

5. Learn more about the career paths you are considering. This can be done by talking to people in those fields, or through job shadowing. The Career Advising Network (in the Career Services office) is a great way of getting contact information of people that can supply you with answers to your questions about certain career fields.

 

Also consider checking out the following websites:

What Can I Do With This Major- links

University of Delaware - links academic majors to career alternatives by providing information on career paths and sample job titles

My Majors.com - provides information about majors - typical courses associated with each major and occupational areas often linked to each major

The Princeton Review - reviews steps in choosing a major and provides basic information on majors, related areas of study and possible career options

The Ohio State University - lists career advising resources

Ashland University - offers tips on how to make career decisions as well as provides information on majors, career options and employment sites

Miami University - brief descriptions for a variety of majors are listed along with career opportunities for selected industries

Florida State University - sample career possibilities and work settings are given based on major along with references to appropriate professional organizations

iSeek - explore careers through job titles - in addition to reviewing career overviews and generic job descriptions with links to suggested programs of study

University of North Carolina Wilmington - provides overview of majors and relates information to career titles, work-related skills and web sites for additional information

Career Voyages - explore career options and learn what it takes to do the job through occupation descriptions

Making it Count - tips and tools for success in college and career - learn more about: majors most related to your interests, skills and values; the 10 fastest growing career fields; the labor market; and how to land an internship

Campus Blues - learn how to manage your college career - offers help with everyday college life - issues about time management, roommates, test anxiety, weight loss, money problems....