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Connect with the MU Career Center
The MU Career Center includes a career library full of resources dedicated to career and major exploration. The paraprofessional staff at the MU Career Center also help advise exploring students.
Career Specialists provide drop-in and by appointment assistance to all students.
Career Counselors meet regularly one-on-one to work through career and academic decisions, as well as personal/social issues. Available during fall and spring semesters only.
Learn About Career Options
The following links are nationally recognized sources of career and occupational information. Both resources cover hundreds of different types of jobs, highlighting necessary training and education, earnings, expected job prospects, working conditions and more.
Visit Online Career Communities
We have created an online hub of career information around broad career interests that feature blogs, videos, resource links and featured jobs and internships from our employment website, Handshake. Each community page enables you to explore occupations and MU majors related to that area.
Research Careers on LinkedIn
LinkedIn is a great resource for exploring career paths, not just employment opportunities. We recommend that students create a profile and search the University of Missouri-Columbia page to see what thousands of Mizzou alumni are doing with their degrees. Student-focused resources help you leverage all the possibilities of LinkedIn.
Login/Create a LinkedIn Profile
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Set up an Informational Interview
By connecting with an employer in your field of interest, you can hear first-hand the pros and cons of various occupations to help guide your decision making process.