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Career Exploration and Planning: Choosing a Major / Career

Whether you are undecided about your major or would like to explore your career options, take advantage of the various services we provide to assist you with this process!

Career Counseling  is available for one-on-one assistance with your career development. It isn't limited to only job information; planning for your lifestyle and attaining happiness are part of the package. Individual consultation times are available. Make an appointment with a Career Counselor by calling (920) 465-2163 or stopping into the office (SS 1916). We can help you with choosing a major, developing networks, your job search, applying to graduate school and other career-related issues.

Career Assessment Tools such as the the Strong Interest Inventory, WISCareers, or MBTI might assist you in determining potential career fields or majors.  These contain interest inventories where you respond to choices regarding your interests, competencies, and preferences. Your profile is then related to over various careers. A counselor will visit with you to determine whether an assessment tool will help you with your career or major decision-making, and help you interpret your results.

WISCareers is an interactive self-assessment tool that will help you learn more about yourself, your career goals, and options. It provides assessments for interests, skills, and values. This program has an extensive database of occupational information including job outlook, salaries, and job requirements, and schools that offer majors for careers you select.  WISCareers is available on-line to students free of charge.  Contact Career Services to set up an appointment with a staff member to determine if WISCareers can help you!

Researching Majors

• What Can I Do With This Major?
  Provides up-to-date information on career fields and industries for dozens of majors. Includes links to occupation information and associations.
• MajorTopia
  "Major Information for your Major Decisions" -- Information about academic programs at UW-Green Bay.
• Major Mania
  Search for majors available within the UW-System.
• Major to Career Converter
  Provided by MonsterTRAK, select a Major, then view various career fields and available listings in these areas.

Researching Careers/Occupations

• 2008-09 Occupational Outlook Handbook 
  Published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, this inclusive guide provides information about occupations including typical duties, work environment, training & education, salary information and job outlook.
• 2008-09 Career Guide to Industries
  View information about the nature of various industries, the types of careers they employ, and organizations for additional information.
• What Can I Do With This Major?
  Provides up-to-date information on career fields and industries for dozens of majors. Includes links to occupation information and associations.
• America's Career InfoNet: Profiles of over 750 specific occupations, including salary information by state and county.  This site also has Career Videos On-Line
• Careers4Wisconsin: Search for occupations by Salaries, Job Stability, Job Preparation, and Current Openings.
• CareerOverview: Describes work activities, environment, training and educational requirements, personal qualifications required for success, earning potential, as well as job outlook through the end of this decade.
• CareerVoyages.gov: View information on careers in biotechnology, energy, construction, health care, hospitality, information technology, retail and transportation.
• CityTownInfo: Find information about various careers within U.S. communities.
• CollegeGrad.com: Search for career information by keyword or career category.
• Job Web provides information about the world of work, employers, internships, and resources about various majors and what individuals have done in these fields.
• L.A. Times "Career Counselor", Susan Miller explores various careers each week.
• O*NET On-Line: Interactive and accessible occupational information.
• RoadTripNation: (PBS Series) View interviews with various professionals to learn how they paved their career path in a wide variety of career fields and industries.
• Symplicity: Guide to Employers: Profiles of industries, occupations and employers.
• Unixl: Career information
• WetFeet.com: Information about companies, career advice and position listings.

Employment Projections/Labor Market Trends:

• Wisconsin Employment Projections: See the Top 25 Jobs (High Paying with Many Openings)
• Labor Market Statistics: Contains fact sheets on various careers and labor market trends.
• State Occupational Projections: Projected employment growth for occupations among various states.

Career Videos

• America's Career InfoNet Career Videos: 550 career videos
• CollegeGrad.com Career Videos: Over 350 videos of various occupations.

Career Resource Library  If you are undecided about a major, it's helpful to know the types of jobs to which a major can lead you.  Located in our office, the materials in the Library provide job/work environment descriptions, including occupational briefs and books specific to many majors or fields of interest as well as resources about career planning and job search strategies.  See what our Career Library has to offer!

Researching Colleges & Universities
If transferring to another college or university is in your future, here are some resources to assist you in locating one that's right for you:

• CollegeNet.com
• Kiplinger's 100 Best Values in Public Colleges
• Petersons.com: Search for Colleges
• University of Wisconsin System: 2-year and 4-year campuses
• Wisconsin Mentor: Information about Wisconsin's private colleges & universities
• Wisconsin Technical College System

Please note: If you are looking for Graduate & Professional School Information, go to our Graduate School Information webpage at www.uwgb.edu/careers/GraduateSchool.htm

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