Career Development Center
Explore Majors & Careers
Choosing a major is a complex and personal process. We provide the tools necessary to assist you in declaring a major and discovering career options.
Career Assessments
Assessment | What does it measure? | How to take it |
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Focus 2 | Interests, Values, Personality, Workplace Preferences, Leisure | Log in or create your account here. ***Use access code bulldogs, additional instructions can be found on this Career Assessment Handout |
SparkPath Challenge Cards | Designed to help you find a career path based on exciting, real-world challenges that go beyond job titles. |
Log in or create your account here. |
Keirsey Temperament Sorter | Personality | Currently not available. |
Strong Interest Inventory | Interests | See a Career Counselor for more information |
California Career Zone | Interests, Skills, Work Importance | Register here |
O*Net Career Exploration Tools | Abilities, Interests, Work Importance | Access here |
Career Planning and Exploration
Additional Resources for Career Research
Resources | Information |
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California Career Zone | Contains extensive career information, but tailors it toward California and allows you to search careers by industry. |
Candid Career | An easy to use website with a library of thousands of 1-2 minute video clips of informational interviews and get hired tips. Search videos by Industry, Career Title, or Major. |
CareerOneStop Portal | Maintained by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, this site contains an extensive amount of career, salary, education, and job search information. |
Explore Health Careers | A free, multi-disciplinary, interactive health careers website that gives students (and educators) information about health professions. |
Learn How to Become | Provides detailed insight into 45 career fields with custom "how-to" guides. |
Occupational Outlook Handbook | Maintained by the Bureau of Labor and Statistics in the U.S. Department of Labor. It has an extensive listing of careers and information on daily tasks, required education, salary, and job outlook. |
O*NET | Maintained by the U.S. Department of Labor, is a primary source for occupational information. Use it to find detailed, updated information about hundreds of occupations. |
What Can I Do With This Major or Degree? | Don't know what you can do with a major in ____? This page will help you find out. |
Salary Information | Find salary information specific to your zip code through this site. |
Access additional short videos by visiting Candid Career's Career Exploration Channel.