Begin your exploration journey by building on four key areas of knowledge.
1. Self-Knowledge Discovery
- Take self-assessments to determine your values, interests, personality traits and skills.
- Explore some In-depth assessments available on our Career & Internship Services website
- Check out the free assessments available on our Career & Internship Services website such as
Interest Inventory - identifies your interest profile and related career categories you may enjoy.
Personal Style Inventory - identifies your basic “personality type” which can be related to potential career choices and work environments. Similar to the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator®
Skills Inventory - helps you identify your basic skills.
- Meet with a career counselor and/or your academic advisor to talk about your career goals.
To make an appointment with a career counselor, call 218-726-7985 or visit 22 Solon Campus Center - Attend the Major/Minor Fair in October and workshops offered throughout the year in the Bulldog Resource Center
- Get involved in student clubs and organizations to find out what you enjoy doing and how your skills apply
- Consider enrolling in Student Success Program courses to further hone your skills
2. Educational Knowledge Discovery
- Review the Undergraduate Catalog and build a list of 2 or 3 majors that you want to explore further
- Meet with an academic advisor in an area you're interested in, to talk about what is required of those majors and how they fit with your skills and interests
- Explore some information for students who are thinking they want to major in a field that you are interested in
- Explore the What Can I Do With This Major? resource to give you an idea of typical career outcomes in different majors
- Take courses in areas of interest that also meet Liberal Education (general course) requirements. Most colleges have two-for-one classes that count for both.
- Take introductory courses such as Psy 1003, Comm 1000, SW 1000 or others offered in areas of interest to you.
- Get involved on campus
- Study abroad
3. Occupational Knowledge Discovery
- Set up informational interviews with people who are in careers and/or majors you are interested in
- Sign up for and find an internship on GoldPASS powered by Handshake or develop your own with the help of a career counselor or the employer relations coordinator in Career and Internship Services, a faculty member or the internship coordinator in your major of interest
- Develop a career action plan with a career counselor
- Take advantage of Undergraduate Research Opportunities in an area of interest
- Take part in the career fairs and skill-building workshops offered by Career & Internship Services
- Develop and maintain a portfolio of your accomplishments and work
- Check out the Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH)
4. Your Decision-Making Knowledge
- Review your self-assessments and think about how your interests, values, and skills align with careers
- Think about how you will make your values part of your decision-making
- What kind of decision-maker ARE you?
- Discuss an action plan for following through on your decision with a career counselor and/or academic advisor