Choosing A Career and Supporting Your Child In College

Rebecca Joseph, PhD

Interests, Values, & Personality• What do you like to do? To study? To know about? • What do you believe in? What’s important to you? • What kind of person are you? How do you relate to others

and the world around you? • How might these connect to majors and activities in college?

Skills and Abilities• What are your academic strengths? • What skills have you gained from jobs, volunteering, or

internships? What would you like to learn to do? • How might these connect to majors and careers?

Researching Majors and Careers• In high school and college, talk to academic advisors • In high school, get involved in pathways and electives.• In high school, take college classes and apply for special job

shadowing programs and internships.

• In college, talk to people in the major: juniors and seniors, graduate students, faculty members

• In college, take a wide variety of classes. Considering majoring and minoring. Double major.

• Use your summers and breaks to explore.

• Use all kinds of free resources on your college campus and online

Campus Career Offices

California Career Zonehttps://www.cacareerzone.org/

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Career Readiness

http://www.bls.gov/k12/

College Boards: Eight Videos for Finding Majors and Careers

https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/explore-careers/college-majors/8-video-tips-for-finding-majors-and-careers

Supporting Our Children in College

Academics

Extracurriculars

Dorm Life

Jobs

Summers and Intercessions

Internships

Advising

Allies

Campus Resources

Sports

The Arts

Full College Experience

Family

Contact Me- getmetocollege@gmail.com