These resources are a great starting point to help you see which career field you might be interested in, provide tools to research the career field and provide outcome data from previous students.
Focus 2
Assess your interests, skills, values, and personality and see how they relate to career fields and UNL majors.
UNL students may use this resource for free by creating an account and using the access code: huskers
Focus 2
What Can I Do With This Major?
Learn how majors connect to career fields and strategies to pursue them successfully.
What Can I Do With This Major? features 100 major profiles with information on common career paths, types of employers that hire in the field, and strategies to maximize opportunities.
Job Shadowing Resource
Job Shadowing is a career development experience that individuals engage in to learn more about a career path, industry, or organization by spending time both observing and interviewing an experienced professional on the job.
Job Shadowing Resource
O*NET Online
Welcome to your tool for career exploration and job analysis! O*Net Online has detailed descriptions of the world of work for use by job seekers. Occupation reports offer a range of information, from a broad overview to comprehensive detail on a specific subject.
O*NET Online
Major Exploration
Follow the link to explore all of the different majors offered in each college. Use this as a resource when exploring and deciding your career path.
Holland Code Resources
Discover majors and careers that align with your unique interests through the Holland Code-based assessments. Most people fall into one of six personality types: Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, or Conventional
Exploring Majors: Consider majors at UNL that fit with your Holland Code Quiz results. This resource also pairs well with Focus 2 for comprehensive major and career exploration.
Exploring Majors by Holland Code
Exploring Careers: Rank your Holland Codes from 1 (most like you) to 6 (least like you). This activity is most effective when done with a UNL Career Coach.
Exploring Careers by Holland Code (coming soon)
Occupational Outlook Handbook
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is a federal agency under the United States Department of Labor that serves as the principal fact-finding agency for labor economics and statistics. Its primary mission is to collect, analyze, and disseminate essential economic data to support public and private decision-making related to labor market conditions, wages, inflation, productivity, and other economic indicators in the United States.
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Informational Interviews (TIARA Method)
Utilize this resource to structure your informational interviews and strengthen your relationship building and information sharing during Informational Interviews.
Students who want to learn more about the TIARA Method should check out the book, The 2-hour Job Search by Steve Dalton.
Informational InterviewsGaining Experience
There are many ways you can start gaining experience, including, but not limited to:
- Internships/Cooperative Education(Co-Op)
- Undergraduate Research/Fieldwork
- Volunteering/Shadowing
- Practicum/Student Teaching
- Clinical Experience
- Capstone Courses/Projects
- Education Abroad
- Learning Communities
- Student Organizations & Clubs
Check out the following resource to learn more about how you can gain experience through these experiential learning opportunities:
Ways to Gain Experience
Gaining Global Experience
Developing a global mindset and gaining exposure to diverse cultures are invaluable assets that can effectively prepare you for future career opportunities.
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