Explore Your Interests/Self Assessments
Embarking on a journey of career exploration is a pivotal step in your academic and professional life, especially as business students. The world of business is rich and varied, offering a plethora of exciting opportunities across sectors and industries. As you delve into this exploration, you’re not only discovering potential career paths but also uncovering your own interests, strengths, and aspirations. This process is not merely about finding a job but about shaping a fulfilling and rewarding career that aligns with your values and goals. Whether you’re drawn to finance, marketing, entrepreneurship, management, or any other facet of business, your journey of exploration will equip you with the knowledge and insights to make informed decisions and set you on a path towards your career. So, let’s embark on this adventure together, as we navigate the intricacies of the business world and help you chart a course toward your future success.
Register for the CMC’s Mini-Course:
Designing Your Career
This 4-week mini course is designed to help students explore their career options.
Your skills are critical in shaping what you will enjoy doing in your career. The closer your skills align with the competencies of a job, the more job satisfaction you’ll likely experience. Often, we find ourselves skilled in things that we don’t enjoy doing. That’s why it’s important to think about those particular skills you’re both good at and enjoy using. These are called your motivated skills.
Complete the following skills worksheet and reflect on the questions:
Next steps: Use the Job Trend Data (at the bottom of the page). Type in an occupation you’ve thought about Schedule an appointment with a career counselor in the Career Management Center to continue your exploration and guidance to identify how these skills could align with your career choice.
Discovering a rewarding career often hinges on its alignment with your core values. When your values resonate with those of a company, your job satisfaction is more likely to soar. Your values reflect what holds significance for you in a professional setting. Chances are, you already possess a broad sense of your values. Completing the Career Values form will enhance your clarity about your values and enable you to delve deeper into how they can shape your future career path.
Schedule an appointment with a career counselor in the Career Management Center to continue your exploration and guidance to identify how these values could align with your career choice.
Research shows that finding meaning, purpose, and passion in one’s work increases motivation, engagement, performance, and long-term job satisfaction. If our work is tied to something we enjoy, we’re much less likely to get burned out.
What industries could be a fit? Complete the Industry of Interest Form to help focus your exploration.
Industry of Interest Worksheet
Schedule an appointment with a career counselor in the Career Management Center to continue exploring your industries of interest.
Exploring occupation titles is a great way to find out what interests you. Using an online resource, research different jobs you might enjoy!
Career assessments can be a useful tool to learn more about your interests, skill, and strengths. Visit the Career Management Center to discuss some assessments accessible to you:
- Clifton Strengths
- Career Leader
- O*Net Interest Profiler
