Choosing a Career

Your Career Plan - Will You Have a Job by Graduation?  

Not sure which career or major is right for you? You’re not alone. Take advantage of the following self service resources and opportunities to get pointed in the right direction

• Take our color q assessment quiz to discover your career passion (Video on how to fill out the Color Q.)  Learn more about what your personality says about you and your career prospects by reading the descriptions specific to your results.

• Still confused with what you are interested in doing? Try the Wandering Map and Possible Lives Map exercises. 

Conduct Career and Employer Research

• Use Vault. (videos on how to use Vault) CareerOneStop. My Next Move and ONET and review sites that can help you explore career and industries
• Join related student organizations on campus related to your major, hobbies, or interests and attend events hosted by other offices and academic departments.
• Conduct LinkedIn Research to view the various career paths of Brooklyn College alumni who graduated in a degree that interests you. Go to this page https://www.linkedin.com/school/brooklyn-college/people/ and pick company, career field, what they studied etc. to find alumni who match.
• Contact Brooklyn College alumni or other professionals via LinkedIn to ask them for an informational interview.  This resource will give you the do's and don'ts on contacting professionals including sample email templates and questions you can ask.
• View videos of alumni, employers and students from various career fields.
• Attend Magner Career Center workshops and events such as career exploration, events focused on specific career fields etc. Register through webcentral under the career workshops tab.

• Career Specific resources

  School of Business Newsletter	School of Natural Behavioral Sciences Newsletter
  School of Business Video Playlist	School of Natural and Behavioral Sciences Video Playlist
  School of Education Newsletter	Psychology Newsletter
  School of Education Video Playlist	School of Humanities and Social Sciences Newsletter
  School of Visual Media and Performing Arts Newsletter	School of Natural and Behavioral Sciences Video Playlist
  School of Visual Media and Performing Arts Video Playlist	Pre-Law Resources

  • Check out the various What Can You Do With ..... Pages
  • Pre-Med/health students should review the Pre-Health Professions Handbook and meet with the Pre-Med academic advisor. 

Gain Experience

• Gain practical experience through an internship, conducting research in the field. volunteering, job shadowing etc.

• Be sure to set up your Hire BC account. Use your BC WebCentral credentials.

• Look into program and internships for freshman/sophomores.