Focus2
If you are trying to decide on a major or career options, Career Services can help. These resources are available to you free of charge as you begin your search.
- Asking yourself the following questions will give you some important clues:
- What do you truly enjoy? Consider the classes and activities that you have liked the best. What did they involve? Why did you enjoy them? There are careers related to every interest you have!
- What are you good at? Identify your skills and abilities. What types of things do you seem to do well? Are they technical…adventurous…intellectual?
- What is really important to you? Is enjoying your work more important than prestige? Is creativity more important than security? You want your choice to be compatible with your values.
- What is the coolest job you can imagine? Describe it as specifically as you can. Try to locate and contact one or two people in this area and ask them how they got there.
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- Download Getting Started with Focus 2 (PDF)
- Focus 2 is a free resource for all 91ÁÔÆæ students and alumni. It offers several quick assessments you may complete online, which will provide you with career suggestions based on your answers. This tool also helps you begin researching these career ideas, providing you specific information about job tasks, salaries and projected outlook for the profession. We recommend meeting with a Career Services Specialist to discuss your results and next steps.