Action Steps:
- Take a career assessment
- Make an appointment with a career counselor
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Other:
- Explore Majors and Careers
- Identify Strengths
- Major Exploration
- Career Exploration
- Gain Relevant Experience
- Evaluate Plan Act
EVALUATION, PLANNING, & ACTION
Each of the four components of the Career Decision-Making Process requires thoughtful evaluation and planning, and meaningful action steps. Below are some potential action steps and prompts for you to stay on track and gauge your progress.
Self Assessment
Look Into Majors
Action Steps:
- Research majors using on Purdue’s Admissions websites
- Identify majors that fit your personality, interests, values and skills
- Talk to academic advisors and upperclassmen about potential majors
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Other:
What I Learned:
Where to go from here:
Explore Careers
Action Steps:
- Research careers using web resources such as O*Net
- Informational interviewing of individuals in the field you are interested in
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Other:
What I Learned:
Where to go from here:
Gain Relevant Experience
Action Steps:
- Test an interest through a taking a class
- Test an interest through a part-time job or internship
- Test an interest by joining a club or organization
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Other: