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Career Exploration is something you can do starting as a first-year student. The process of career exploration
connects who you are as a person with meaningful career options
that align with your values, interests, personality, skills, strengths and motivations.
You don’t need to figure out the rest of your life today! In fact, most of us figure things out by living and doing. Paying attention to what makes you come alive. Learning with intention. Being curious about yourself and the world around you. Trying things to see if they work. The journey of career exploration can be a well-informed, fun and interesting process in which you are actively engaged starting your freshman year.
Get started on this process now, so when you graduate, you’ll have some solid ideas about
who you are
,
where you’re going
and
how you’ll get there.