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Take Time to Explore Your Options

The process of researching majors and careers can be an exciting one. Any Hopkins major can prepare you for a variety of career fields. What you decide to do depends on your interests, values, skills and experiences. If you are already interested in a particular career, there are many majors would prepare you equally well for it. Taking the time to explore multiple majors and careers will lay the foundation for an enjoyable career.

1. To begin, take a look at the Career Decision-Making Model to assess where you are in your own decision-making process.
   
   
2. Then explore options by investigating majors. Use resources like Academic Departments, Career/Major Info Sheets, Best Career Links and What Can You Do With a Major In...?
   
   
3. To explore career fields use Hopkins Career Profiles, Career Beam's Industry Information, and Best Career Links.
   Login to J-Connect, where you can access Hopkins' subscriptions to Vault's Guides and Industry and Career Profiles, Wetfeet and Spotlight on Careers.
   
   
4. After you research majors and careers, consider networking and informational interviewing with alumni and other professionals who work in these fields. inCircle is an excellent way to access Hopkins alumni. You may also explore career opportunities by talking with employers at career fairs, and browsing jobs in your J-Connect account.
   
   
5. Internships, research jobs and summer employment are highly effective ways for you to try out a field, gain experience and skills and make professional contacts.

Come talk with a member of the Career Center's staff if you would like to discuss how your search is going.