Career Exploration

Assessing Your Interests and Skills

Many students think of careers as a one-time decision – but in reality finding a career path is an on-going process. Responding to changes in life, as jobs change and new jobs are developed, the “right” career will change as well.

Choosing Your Major

If you want to choose a major or change the one you have, take heart, you are not alone! It is a common experience for college students to have questions related to majors.

• What can I do with this major?
• UIUC Majors listed by Interest
• Illinois Majors by College
• Illinois Minors
• Recent ACES graduate salary and placement information

Exploring Occupations

It is important to have accurate information about the world of work because career decisions can easily be based on faulty assumptions. Solid information is needed to make good decisions. Knowing what a career is really like is important to decide if it is right for you!

• Illinois Career Resource Network
  • User name: illinois and Password:careers
• Occupational Outlook Handbook
• O*Net Online
• Conduct an informational interview