EXPLORE (majors, careers, & opportunities)

Discover resources for self, major, and career opportunities that align with your skills, values, personality and work preferences.

Career Exploration

Exploration is a key part to everyone’s life journey. Whether you are exploring majors to pursue, or want to learn more about what career paths you can go into in  the future – there are people and tools to help you explore further.

Exploration Tools

Major Exploration and Career Planning Tools

Additional Assessments

Meet with a mentor or coach:

Drop-in Model: Stop by Ceres Hall 306 Monday through Friday anytime between 9:00 am – 4:00 pm for assistance.

Make an Appointment: Schedule and appointment for Career Services through Bison Advise.

Email: All services are offered via email. So if students are away from campus, taking classes online, or commuting to NDSU, they may find email interactions to be more useful. Reach out via email at ndsu.cac@ndsu.edu.

Phone:  Calls can be made to the Career and Advising Center main line at 701-231-7111.

Sidebar

Fall Career Expo!

The Career and Advising Center’s biggest event, the Fall Career Expo is coming up this week! The Career Expo is a great place for students to create connections in their field. This is your one stop shop for all the …

By Elizabeth Beckstrom
Elizabeth Beckstrom Career Mentor
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Tools For Exploration – What Can I Do With This Major?

Hello again Bison,  

We are back with another blog in our new series highlighting Career Exploration. Last week we discussed Focus 2 Career which made use of inventory assessments to compile potential careers that you may enjoy. This week we …

By Sawyer Teicher
Sawyer Teicher Career Mentor
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Career Conversations: How to reach out on LinkedIn

Sliding into someone’s DM’s and getting a full-time job. Two things you probably would not think are related, but these two things can actually work hand in hand. LinkedIn is a professional social media and great resource to use while …

By Abby Zimmerman
Abby Zimmerman Career Mentor
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Career Resources

What Can I Do With This Major?

Whether you like your major and want to consider possible career paths that might align or you are considering pursuing …

O*NET

Perhaps students are simply unaware of the infinite number of employment opportunities or careers which the world has to offer?  …

Career and Advising

If you would like a presentation about Focus 2 Career for your department or class please fill …

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