Let's Explore

Let’s Explore!

No two career paths look alike. Whether you’re undeclared and exploring possibilities, declared and learning about opportunities, or focused on a specific career, it’s beneficial to your development to research the vast pool of career options available to you. That’s exactly what you can do with Career Communities!

Career Communities are industry-focused groups that assist undergraduate and graduate students in narrowing down their career aspirations into manageable and relevant fields. They also allow faculty, staff, employers, and alumni to interact with students through specific and targeted communities by participating as mentors, writing blogs and success stories, or helping guide students to the Communities that fall within their career interests.

The “Let’s Explore” Community is for students exploring their career options. Below you will find helpful resources, including blogs and success stories covering multiple industries, alumni mentors who help guide students researching career options, job market insights, “landing spots” for recent UConn graduates, and more.

You can use the dropdown menu above to go to industry-specific Communities. You can also click the Follow this Community button to have community updates, including new blogs and internship and job opportunities delivered directly to your inbox!

How to Explore Careers of Interest with O*Net

Looking for a tool that will help you learn more about yourself and future career paths? Try out the O*NET Interest Profiler! Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, O*Net will help you discover your interests and match those interests to potential careers. 

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By Brynne Bergen
Brynne Bergen
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Why I Changed Majors During My Junior Year

I declared Marketing as my major at the beginning of my Sophomore year, but after taking an Operation and Information Management course I realized Management Information Systems (MIS) is for me.

By Chloe Sainsbury
Chloe Sainsbury
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Experiential Learning at UConn

One of the best ways to learn how to do something is to go ahead and do it and learn through your experiences. No one was born knowing how to walk or talk, but through practice, we learned how to do it. …

By Spencer Appell
Spencer Appell Career Consulting and Services Intern
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Paid Summer Programs for Students from Underrepresented Backgrounds

It is never too early to start thinking about ways to get closer to your career goals through summer programs. Summer programs are typically designed to focus on a specific industry and provide an opportunity to network while expanding your …

By Aaliyah Castleberry
Aaliyah Castleberry Career Consultant
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Learn How to Code with Coding Bootcamps

Are you interested in learning to code without taking on another degree? Consider enrolling in a coding bootcamp — a less expensive alternative with great reward. What’s more, there are numerous scholarships available, especially for LGBTQ+, BIPOC, disabled, and other affinity …

By Erik Zawodniak
Erik Zawodniak
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Job Market InsightsIn partnership withLightcast logo

Explore occupations by career categories and pathways and use real time labor market data to power your decision making.

First, choose an industry of interest, then filter for occupation. (If you'd like to see data for a specific location only, filter by state.)

Career Outcomes

  • First Destination
  • Top Employers
  • Starting Salary
  • Employment Locations
  • Top Universities
  • Degree Types
  • Fields of Study

First Destination

First Destination refers to undergraduate outcomes within the 6 months following graduation. The data is collected through a survey distributed to students at graduation, and again in the months following, to gain insight on their lives post-graduation.

Featured Resources

Identify a Major and Career

Focus 2 can help you choose a major, explore occupations, and make informed career decisions through assessments of your values, …

Vault: Research Employers

See rankings & reviews for companies, schools & internships. Find jobs, salary data, interview questions, résumé help, and more.

The Major Experience (TME)

The Major Experience (TME) is a University-wide major exploration program, designed to help students explore majors in a holistic, interactive, and intentional manner. TME …

O*NET OnLine

A guided menu of job descriptors, industries, career clusters, in-demand industry locators and more to help you learn about career …

Career On Demand

Watch bite-sized videos with tips & advice covering all aspects of Career Development, wherever and whenever you need them.

Résumé Samples by Career Community