Your College Guide to Career Readiness

Feel empowered as you launch into the workforce with a strong foundation of career and education preparation. Follow your own individualized career plan, supporting you as you research programs of study, careers, scholarships, and prepare to apply for jobs.


Research shows that when students think through their academic and career paths earlier and articulate specific plans, they are more likely to complete it and avoid incurring unnecessary debt. We are here to support you through each stage of that planning.

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Research

The more you know, the better career and education decisions you can make. Use our annually updated Career and Education data to guide your planning.

Young adult aged student.

Build Skills

Learn skills to serve you for a lifetime: self-knowledge, decision-making, self-efficacy, goal-setting, and purposeful planning. 

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Create a Plan

Prepare to enter the workforce with comprehensive career plan tools, including resumes, informational interviews, job shadows, and more.

Your College Guide to Career Readiness

Feel empowered as you launch into the workforce with a strong foundation of career and education preparation. Follow your own individualized career plan, supporting you as you research programs of study, careers, scholarships, and prepare to apply for jobs.


Research shows that when students think through their academic and career paths earlier and articulate specific plans, they are more likely to complete it and avoid incurring unnecessary debt. We are here to support you through each stage of that planning.

Research

The more you know, the better career and education decisions you can make. Use our annually updated Career and Education data to guide your planning.

Build Skills

Learn skills to serve you for a lifetime: self-knowledge, decision-making, self-efficacy, goal-setting, and purposeful planning.

Create a Plan

Prepare to enter the workforce with comprehensive career plan tools, including resumes, informational interviews, job shadows, and more.

Connect Your Major to Careers

Have you always wanted to start your own business? Are you trying to figure out which major could be a fit for you?


Whether you are deciding on your Program of Study or looking for ways to connect your major to careers in the community, Career Plan can support you.


Self-surveys and reflections help you consider your interests, values, and life-style preferences to match you with programs of study and careers that could be a good fit.

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Enter the Workforce with Confidence and Knowledge

Take ownership over your career and education planning with our guided path of self-surveys, research, and action plans to help get ready for your new career.

Identify Career Path

One of the best ways to explore careers is to understand more about yourself. Use nine self-surveys to discover career areas that match interests, values, and goals.

Localized Career Data

Current data for Wages, Employment Outlook, and Colleges are updated annually by our data analysts. Use accurate and reliable data to make informed decisions.

Job Search and Success

Career Plan empowers students to discover, explore, plan, and seek. A guided sequence of activities include job shadows, informational interviews, financial planning, and more.

Workplace Employability Skills

Employability skills are things like professionalism and collaboration. These are what employers look for when hiring. Our self-survey and Career Plan activities focus on developing these important skills.

Resume and Cover Letter

Resumes and Cover Letters work together to make a candidate stand out to a potential employer. Our builder helps students create these important documents and keep them up-to-date.

Scholarships

Our database of over 2,700 scholarships is updated each year. Use Career Plan activities to research scholarships, learn financial aid tips, and explore the FAFSA.