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Major & Career Exploration
Self Assessment
Examine what is important to you when you think
about a career
Values: What do you want
from a career?
(Examples: money, advancement, variety, challenge, helping,
etc...)
Skills: What skills do you want to use -
verbs that show what you would be doing?
(Examples: invest, analyze, develop, create, organize, program,
research,
write, etc...)
Interests: What career fields are of interest
to you?
(Examples: Art, Business, Health/Medical, Communications,
Education, Technology, Science, Sports, etc...)
Exploration
Brainstorm and research occupations by career field that you would like to know more about or that you think would be interesting
Ways to Brainstorm & Research Careers: Find out how well the career matches your values and skills; find out what training/education is required to go into the field
- Virginia View
- Occupational Outlook Handbook
- Talk with Alumni and other professionals
- Academic & Career Advising Center Resource Room
- Majors & Career Options
- Exploring Careers by Interest
Get first hand information on a career of interest through:
Decide
Make a decision based on the facts you gathered from the research you conducted on specific careers
Action
Apply for jobs. Apply to graduate/professional schools.
Quick Links
Careers & Employers by Field/Industry
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students'
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The Academic & Career
Advising Center at Longwood University maintains this website as a
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website do not indicate an endorsement or recommendation from the
Longwood University Academic & Career Advising Center. Students are
responsible for all necessary precautions when interviewing for, or
accepting these positions, as well as checking the credentials and
integrity of any employer. As a convenience, this Web site contains
links to other Web sites not under the control of the Longwood Academic
& Career Advising Center, and we are not responsible for their contents.
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