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Occupational Research

Once you have created a list of majors and careers that are consistent with who you are, you should begin learning more about them. Below is the list of resources to help you:

  • Talk with faculty, advisors, and students in academic departments you are considering.

  • National links to occupational Information with trends for a variety of career fields.

  • Speak with people in the career fields you are exploring. This process is called informational interviewing handout (PDF). You may also consider job shadowing professionals in careers that interest you.

  • Learn where MU graduates get jobs, by major through the Where in the World are MU Grads?

  • Join and become active in student organizations related to your major and career interests.

  • Enroll in different academic courses in majors you are considering; find part-time work, summer jobs, engage in volunteer activities and service learning to test out your career/major choices and gain related work experience.

  • Obtain an internship.

  • Visit the Career Services Center's Kimberly Clark Career library that contains numerous resources to help you research majors and careers of interest.

  • Check out the following online resources to learn more about different majors and careers:

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