Career and Major Exploration Resources -- University of Arizona Career Services

Career and Major Exploration Resources

UA Career Services • Career Counseling: Wondering about your future? You are not alone. Your future career is only one aspect of your plans, but an important one. Start now to put the career pieces together in a way that makes sense for you...a career counselor can help.
UA Career Services • Arizona Career Information System: AZCIS is an easy to use career planning and occupational information program that can assist you in making career decisions. This program can help you whether you are exploring academic majors, learning about occupations or conducting a job search
University of Arizona Degree Search: A university website profiling all UA degree majors and minors with four-year academic plans and department links.
Center for Exploratory Students • for Transitional, Interdisciplinary and Exploratory Students: A university-wide program that assists all undergraduates with major/minor exploration. For students who have not yet chosen a major/minor, or who are unsure about their current major/minor.
Discover Criminal Justice: Directory of accredited criminal justice programs compiled by hand using data collected from the U.S. Department of Education and school administrators.
Ferguson's Career Guidance Center: Information on exploring careers, assessments, and job seeking. Profiles 90 industries and 3000 occupations.
Occupational Outlook Handbook: Information on thousands of careers, profiling the nature of the work, skills, training requirements, salaries, and job outlook forecasts.
O*NET: Information on thousands of careers, profiling the nature of the work, skills, training requirements, salaries, and job outlook forecasts.
Vault Online Career Library: Information exploring careers and job seeking. Extensive career guides, industry guides and employer profiles for over 3000 organizations.

Career Assessments

Career Test for the Soul: It's good to get an objective assessment of our abilities. But the first thing a really effective outside expert or career test will do is help us take charge of our own decision making and challenge us to ask, for example: What is really important to me? What uniquely personal life values do I want to achieve in my career? Where am I and where do I want to go in my life journey? Career Test for the Soul will help you answer these questions.
Keirsey.com: Take the Temperament Test and view the free mini report of your results. More detailed reports are available for a fee.
My Future Work Interest Quiz: A quick, effective and FREE career assessment.
PersonalityType.com: Information related to personality types and careers.
The Riley Guide: Self/Career Assessment Resources: A number of quick and effective online self/career assessments listed. The Riley Guide is a widely known and respected career resource web site.
True Colors Inventory: A quick, effective and FREE career assessment.
Work Preference Inventory: A quick, effective and FREE career assessment.

Major and Career Information


America’s Career InfoNet: Occupational information, labor market trends and a national employer database.
Idealist.org • The Idealist Guide to Nonprofit Careers: Free online books offer advice and resources for anyone considering a career in the nonprofit sector. The publications are written by experts in the field.
Quintessential Careers: A Career and Job Hunting Resource Guide: Information on choosing a college major, exploring careers, assessments, and job seeking.
Wall Street Journal • Career Journal: Career information, related sites, and online assessments (with fees).

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