Career Exploration

Career exploration helps connect your interests, skills, and academic choices to potential career paths. Early exploration supports thoughtful planning and informed decision-making

Common Challenges Students Experience

  • Not knowing where to start with career planning
  • Uncertainty about how majors connect to careers
  • Feeling pressure to have everything figured out early
  • Limited awareness of internships or experiential learning opportunities

Quick Tips You Can Try Today

  • Reflect on your interests, strengths, and values
  • Attend one career-related workshop, event, or meeting with a Career Education Specialist
  • Create or update a basic resume
  • Explore internship and experiential learning options

URI Resources That Can Help

Center for Career and Experiential Education

Connects academic majors to career options, internships, and hands-on experiences.

Connect Career Opportunities

Handshake

Provides access to internship and job postings, career events, and employer connections.

Access Job Opportunities

Professional Development Modules

Offers self-paced lessons and activities to build career knowledge and skills.

Develop Career Skills

Career Clusters

Groups majors and careers into pathways to make exploration more approachable and organized.

Browse Career Pathways

Faculty and Academic Advising

Supports students in connecting career interests with academic planning, course selection, and
degree requirements.

MEET YOUR ADVISOR

Undeclared/Exploring Advisor

Helps students explore interests, clarity goals, and consider options if they are undecided or thinking about changing majors.

Explore Your Options

When to Ask For Extra Help

  • You feel unsure about how your major connects to careers
  • You are overwhelmed by career decisions
  • You want help identifying internships or experiences

Who to Contact For One-On-One Support

  • Career Education Specialist
  • Academic Advisor
  • Undeclared/Exploring Academic Advisor
  • URI Experiential Education Network Contacts
  • A faculty or staff member you trust