Majors and Careers

Get help choosing a major by….

• Talking to a Career Advisor
• Taking a Test/Assessment
• Enrolling in the Career Exploration Class
• Finding Majors Offered at the University of Arkansas
• Exploring "What Can I Do with THIS Major"
• Researching Occupations

Talk to a Career Advisor

Schedule an appointment with a trained advisor that can listen to your thoughts concerning your future, respond to your ideas, and walk you through the process to develop your career goals. Call the main office at 479-575-2805.

Take a Test/Assessment to Help Choose a Major

What can a career assessment do for me?

• Know more about your unique skills, knowledge, interests, personality, values, and experiences.
• A trained career counselor can interpret the results to help guide you toward the right career for you.

What will a career assessment NOT do for me?

• It won’t give you magic answers or make the choice of a major or career for you.
• It won’t interpret results, only a trained career advisor can explain what they mean for you.
• It might not ring true for you. If an assessment tells you something that you don’t think is accurate, disregard the information. Trust your gut.

Want to set up an appointment with the Career Center to take an assessment? Unsure of which career assessment is right for you? Call 479-575-2805 or e-mail career@uark.edu.

Ready to take a self-administered, online assessment now?

Focus 2 http://career.uark.edu/students/focus2.asp

The Strong Interest Inventory is based on the idea that individuals are more satisfied and productive when they work in jobs or at tasks that they find interesting and when they work with people whose interests are similar to their own. The Strong Interest Inventory Assessment takes about 30 minutes to complete. Call the main office at 479-575-2805 or e-mail career@uark.edu to access username and password for The Strong Interest Inventory.

TypeFocus™ Careers assesses your personality type and incorporates it into seven personalized reports to answer: What career choices fit with my personality? How can I improve my chances for getting a job?

Click here to request password required to login to TypeFocus™.

Enroll in the Career Exploration Class

The VAED 1011 class is offered each semester as either a full semester or 8 week course for one credit hour. It is a "crash course" on exploring the right major and career for you and is taught by experienced Career Center staff members. It covers: self assessment, majors available and what you can do with the major, occupational awareness, presenting yourself for employment, and internet resources for the job search. Enroll at http://isis.uark.edu

Finding Majors Offered at the University of Arkansas

Examine the Majors available to you at the University of Arkansas. Make a list of those that interest you.

Explore "What Can I Do with THIS Major?"

A comprehensive list of your options can be found at: What Can I do with THIS Major. Research it. Talk to people "in the know" such as academic advisors, other students, alumni, and faculty members from that department. Schedule a job shadowing day with alumni to see what a typical day at work looks like.

Research Occupations

Your investigative work may also include checking out these excellent web resources that contain career information and/or information on selecting the right job for you. These sites provide a description of a wide variety of occupations and detailed information on skills needed, duties, work environment, salary, etc.

Occupational Information Network
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Job Descriptions
Job Shadow

Inside Jobs is a career information website that will allow you to learn about jobs you don't yet know about. http://www.insidejobs.com

Talking with professionals in your field of interest is a great way to learn the inside scoop of an occupation, industry, and/or company. This article describes how to conduct an informational interview

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