I’ve decided on a major, how does this translate into a career?

Congratulations! Your focus now should be to continue to learn about yourself and gain more experiences regarding your interests. Also, keep gaining skills — skills are what employers look at in addition to your actual work experiences. Think about using internships or job shadowing as a way to enhance skills and experience life after UofM. In addition, start to think about ways you can market your major — how can you promote what you are learning and experiencing to an employer?

• Career Guides: View our Career Guides highlighting skills and sample career options by major.
• Skills: Visit our skills page to learn more about connecting your major and skills to career options.
• Internships: Learn more about internship opportunities and how to locate them.
• Alumni Profiles: These profiles provide a glimpse into the career choices and job search process of recent U of M alumni/ae. Find out how they got where they are, and what their worklife is like.
• Occupational Information: Use the Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) and O*NET OnLine to learn more about careers of interest. You will find information on career overviews, typical salaries, and related occupations.
• Informational Interviewing: Learn more about careers of interest by connecting with professionals.
• Career Center Library: Come use the career-related resources in our library.
• Appointments: Want to meet one on one with a career counselor? Learn more about scheduled appointments and drop-in advising.