Deciding & Exploring

Know exactly what you want to do after graduationGreat! Still exploring your options? That’s a-okay!  You don’t have to have it all figured out – the MU Career Center can help you get to where you want to be. 

Get-Started

  • Take Focus 2 to search for occupations and majors that fit with your interests, values, skills, and personality. Then speak with a Career Specialist about the results.
  • Complete this reflection worksheet and discuss with an advisor, friend or Career Specialist the things you enjoy and excel at.
  • Play the online Career Interests Game. Based on your responses to the question prompts, it will match your interests and skills with similar careers.
  • Arrange a career counseling appointment for help making a career decision and understanding your skills, abilities, interests, talents, and values.
Explore-Majors-Careers

  • Visit My Next Move to learn about hundreds of occupations, including required skills and education, daily tasks, wage, and employment trends for each.
  • Browse MU majors, minors, and certificates by visiting Majors@Mizzou.
  • Connect with the Discovery Center for individualized advising appointments to talk about major options whether you are an exploring student or wanting to change majors and need help determining new options.
  • Explore What Can I Do With This Major where you can connect academic majors to common career paths and see typical employers that hire those majors.
Learn&Grow

  • Carefully choose classes that are of genuine interest to you.
  • Enroll in the Student Success Center (SSC) 2100 Career Explorations course intended for those exploring majors or unsure what to do with a major.
  • Further explore career paths by making connections with faculty, staff and alumni.
  • Learn about different fields on our industry pages watching videos and reading blogs.
Gain-Experience

Sidebar

Leaving Home Isn’t the Only Way Forward

Like many young people, we’ve experienced the anxiety that comes with trying to figure out a fulfilling career path. And often when we’re unsure of where or how to take our first steps, the script laid out before us says …

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How to choose a major that puts you on the path to success

Choosing a major is one of your most crucial decisions in college. It is not just about picking a subject that’s interesting or easy for you; it’s about finding a path that allows you to channel your strengths, nurture your …

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College Recruiter believes that every student and recent grad deserves a great career.
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Capturing a dream

When she arrived at the University of Missouri, Sophia Bianco didn’t know what she wanted to do. Growing up in the small town of Dixon, Missouri, Bianco dreamed of working in the music industry — but was it possible for someone …

By Audrey Brown
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What Is Career Mapping? How to Map Your Own Career Path

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average employee changes their jobs 12.4 times between ages 18 and 54. Nearly half of the job changes happen in an employee’s early career, between ages 18 and 24. 

So, how can employers get their employees to …

By Career Contessa
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25 Journaling Ideas That Can Change Your Career

For those of us trying to figure things out with a journal—whether it’s a personal journal or a work journal—there’s nothing quite as daunting as a blank page staring back at us. 

What am I supposed to be writing here anyway? How …

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Resources

Current job and employment trends based on a NACE (national Association of Colleges and Employers) survey of recruiters who hire …

Focus 2 Am I Career Ready?

Career readiness is a foundation of eight core competencies that broadly prepare college students for lifelong success in their careers …

Focus 2 Self Assessment

A free online assessment for occupations and majors specific to your personality, available remotely and at the Career Center.

Candid Career Videos

Explore career paths by accessing thousands of  videos! Short clips highlight industry professionals sharing job descriptions, backgrounds and career advice.

Seminars

Contact & Location

Phone
573-882-6801
Address

Student Success Center (lower level)
Lowry Mall
Columbia, MO 65211

Career Service Hours

Monday 9:00am - 4:00 pm
Tuesday 9:00am - 4:00 pm
Wednesday 9:00am - 4:00 pm
Thursday 9:00am - 4:00 pm
Friday 9:00am - 4:00 pm