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Explore majors and how they translate to your career.

• FOCUS 2 will guide you through a reliable, intuitive career and education decision making model to help you select a major, explore occupations, make informed career decisions, and take action in your career development.
  • Create an account in Focus 2 to reveal your best career-fit and explore majors that connect you to your career.  
• Check out  to see what careers can match your major. 
  • Use this collection of information sheets on hundreds of academic majors to see outlines of common career areas, typical employers, and strategies designed to maximize career opportunities.
  • (You might notice a few documents that are not Kent State-specific; this is a best-in-class resource from the University of Tennessee (UT).)
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U.S. Department of Labor Websites

• - Learn about occupations including responsibilities, salaries, education required, and employment outlook
• - Explore careers, salary and benefits, training required, and employment seeker services by state
• - Quick search tool for Ohio employment data and more

Ohio's In-Demand Careers

• - Learn about growing fields in the state of Ohio

Talk with faculty, family, and Professionals

• Find out what a career is really like by speaking to someone in the field. Review the informational interviewing questions to ask and the list of possible people in your network to speak with.
• Talk with your professors who have a wealth of knowledge about their career fields. 
• Chat with family members about their work experiences and:
  • how they selected their careers
  • what they find rewarding/challenging
  • what skills they utilize
  • what their long-term goals are

Self-guided reflection

• Try the Dare to Envision Your Future Work Day exercise to begin thinking about your future career and work-day preferences.
• Use the Skills Sort (PDF) to identify the skills you are good at and enjoy to best match your career goals with your strengths and preferred activities.
• Try Discover Your Decision Making Style to use your style to your advantage.