Career Counseling involves one-on-one or group professional assistance in exploration and decision-making tasks related to choosing a major/occupation, transitions into the world of work, or further professional training. Career counseling is not only limited to job information; rather it can also explore any dimensions of your life that are affecting career related decisions.

Career Assessment Tools

Depending on your needs, your career specialist may suggest taking assessments to help clarify your interests, values, personality, and skills. The Strong Interest Inventory (SII), MBTI-II, Jung Typology Test, Skills Analysis, and Career Values identification are several tools that are widely implemented to facilitate the career exploration process.

Schedule an Appointment

It’s easy to make an appointment to speak with a Career Specialist about jobs, internships, job interviews, stress reduction, major/career choices, graduate school…ANYTHING related to your career plans. You may schedule an appointment by phone: 618.453.2604, e-mail: cgill@cba.siu.edu, or stopping by the Placement Center at Rehn 113C. All services are provided free of cost.

Topics you may want to address with a career specialist:

• General confusion about major/career options
• Choosing or changing your major
• Exploring your interests, values, skills, and possible careers
• Exploring potential salaries, working conditions, and job markets
• Identifying your strengths and areas of growth
  
• Developing a resume or have an existing resume critiqued
  
• How to develop skills to maximize job interviews
  
• Participation in taped mock interviews
  
• Identify employers in a specific career field or geographic area
  
• Finding and applying to graduate and professional schools

What should you expect?

You will meet for a few 50-minute sessions with a career counselor, depending on your needs. There may be assessments conducted and counseling will focus on meeting the desired goals/outcomes expressed by the student.

Anticipated Outcomes

Involvement in career counseling should help strengthen confidence, develop greater insights, increase decision making skills and strategies, and generally facilitate moving forward with your career objectives.