Choosing YourChoosing YourMajor & CareerMajor & Career

Center for Career ServicesCenter for Career Services

Southern Connecticut State UniversitySouthern Connecticut State University

Is This the Best Way to Choose a Major?

Can You Guess My Major?

Mass Communication

Math Accounting

A. Mass Communication

B. Public Health

C. Theatre

A. Math

B. Sports Management

C. Business

A. Accounting

B. Psychology

C. Finance

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Major ≠ Career• Most majors do not lead directly to a specific job.• Your major helps you acquire specific transferable skills:

– How to define a question

– How to investigate possibilities

– How to articulate your findings and theories

– How to write, problem-solve, organize, research and think critically

• Employers hire and promote people on the basis of the quality of their work.

– How much you like the work could affect the quality.

Ask?• What do I want to do?• What can I do with my major?• What kind of people do I like to work with?• Do I enjoy physical challenges?• Do I like persuading others? • Do I prefer questions with answers, or questions

that lead to more questions?

Some Final Thoughts…

• Keep in mind that your first job right out of college is probably not your final job!

• Be open to life-long learning

• Proceed with confidence.

• Maintain a healthy balance of work and fun.

For More Information

Center for Career Services

Southern Connecticut State University

Room 102, Schwartz Hall

203-392-6536

careers.southernct.edu