Explore Majors & 职业生涯

Understanding yourself is the first step to identifying an appropriate major/career. It is important to choose a professional path that aligns with your interests, 技能, 值 and personality! The Counselors at the Center for Career Development are equipped with the tools and resources to help you explore your interests and relate them to an applicable major/profession.

在线 resources f或职业 research

• Focus 2 Career Planning - Explore your interests, review your major options, and discover your career pathways here! Focus 2 is an online career and educational planning tool designed to help you make decisions about your education and future career goals. Offered free of charge to UB students, FOCUS 2 will help you: identify your work interests, 值, 技能, and personality, discover occupations that match your personal preferences, decide which career fields and majors are the best fit for you, and plan the career pathway that will support your personal needs and goals.

  To get started, you’ll need to create an account. Use Access code Knights

  After you’ve completed the assessment, meet with a Career Development specialist to review your results and start planning for the future. Schedule a career coaching appointment here.

• 连接艾德 - Access 90+ Day in the Life of videos that provide a behind-the-scenes look at various industry professionals. You can learn about both the 工作 itself and the 技能 required to do the 工作 well.
• What Can I Do With This Major? - Ever wonder where your major can take you? This site outlines where students have gone to work after their studies. 例如, with an English degree, where can that take you? 很多地方! The content includes a list of potential employers, specific strategies to obtain employment, and links to career sites based on major.
• Occupational Outlook Handbook - Produced by the United States Department of Labor Statistics, this site includes industry information by specific occupation. Content includes required training, 工资, advancement opportunities, related careers, and more.
• Occupational Information Network - The O*NET system serves as the nation’s primary source of occupational information, providing comprehensive content on key attributes and characteristics of workers and occupations.
• 工作的影子 - Ever wonder what it would be like to pursue a particular field? Want to learn from someone who has been there? Through this resource, you’ll have the opportunity to view interviews and obtain information from real-world professionals regarding their particular field, 工作, 或职业.
• NACE Salary Calculator -本网站, produced by the National Association of 大学 and 雇主, provides 工资 information for more than 1,000 occupations in 560+ regions nationwide.