Great Links for Career Exploration and Planning
Resources for Major-Specific Career Information:
- If you aren’t sure what you can do with specific majors check out our UTSA-specific guides to explore what the possibilities are with each major. (link to What Can I Do…)
- Choosing Your College Major - So, What Are You Going to Do with Your Life?: Some students start college knowing exactly what they'd like to major in. Others don't know what to major in, or have a career goal but no knowledge of what majors will get them there. Most find themselves switching majors during college. Here are some tips, no matter where you fall in this range.
Resources to explore careers, occupations and labor trends:
- State of Texas Resources – http://www.twc.state.tx.us/customers/jsemp/jsempsub4.html - Includes sections on the Career Planning Process, Basics on Careers for Undergraduates, Career Paths and Academic Major as well as labor market and job trends for the State of Texas.
- World of Work Map - http://www.act.org/wwm/index.html. Are you a data, things, ideas or people person? Or do you fit somewhere in-between? Each of these categories match specific career areas. This map will provide ideas on just where you might fit best in the world of work.
- America's Career Information Network: Find wages and employment trends, occupational requirements, state by state labor market conditions, millions of employer contacts nationwide, and the most extensive career resource library online. Their video library lets you hear right from someone working in an occupation.
- Occupational Outlook Handbook: a nationally recognized source of career information, designed to provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives.
- Career Voyages - http://careervoyages.gov/financial-main.cfm - Created by the Department of Labor, find out about careers that will be in demand in the future, high growth occupations, and industry overviews. Includes career videos and is also available in Spanish.
Resources to help you make decisions about career paths:
- Reality Check – http://www.cdr.state.tx.us/realitycheck - After high school, you will need to pay for housing, transportation, clothing and more. Find out how much money you will need and which career will pay for all your needs in this interesting, informative interactive resource.
- Life After High School: This site helps you explore the options available to you and provides the foundation for future success in whatever path you choose to walk in life.
Resources to help you better understand assessment results:
- What Can I Do with My Personality Type? http://www.bsu.edu/students/careers/questassets/type/ - If you're wondering what kinds of careers you might find appealing based on your personality, click your type code to find out!
- MBTI Profile Types - http://www.iusb.edu/~sbcareer/chooseamajor.shtml#assessmenttesting – scroll down almost to the bottom and you will find a square grid with each of the personality types represented. Click on your identified type and learn about characteristics unique to each personality type and how they influence an individual’s way of communicating and interacting with others.
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