Graduate Students:
Career Exploration
There is excellence in all of us! All graduate students have a set of dependable strengths - skills, talents or traits that you do well and enjoy using. Clarity about your dependable strengths, interests, and values is at the very core of long-term career success and satisfaction. In addition to doing some self assessment, you may also need to gather more information about specific careers, industries, and employers where you might be able to utilize your skills and dependable strengths. Master's and Ph.D. students should use the available career exploration resources to clarify or confirm who they are and what type of employment they are seeking during and after graduate school.
FOCUS 2: Career and Education Planning System
An Internet based self assessment tool designed to provide users with personalized career and education exploration and planning services. FOCUS 2 utilizes self assessment by allowing users to develop an accurate picture of their interests, work values, personality, skills, educational and leisure time preferences.
FOCUS 2, in conjunction with career advisement provided by the CSC staff, can help you clarify your career path and get you headed in the right direction.
If you previously had an account on the original FOCUS system, you will need to create a new account on FOCUS 2. It would be worth your time to re-take the assessments using this new version but if you prefer to transfer your results from the original system, just follow the prompts to do so as you register for FOCUS 2.
| Create an account | Existing User |
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Vault Online Career Library
The Vault is an Online Career Library. It is a comprehensive career resource aimed at college students featuring Vault's best-selling career and industry books. Also included is exclusive insider information on more than 3000 companies, plus career advice articles and message boards. It is an essential tool for learning about companies, careers, and ultimately landing that dream job. Use either an @umbc.edu or @alum.umbc.edu email address to request a password. Open the Vault.
Dependable Strengths
Answer the questions on our Career Planning and Strengths Assessment page and then make an appointment with a career specialist at 410-455-2216 to begin exploring your pattern of strengths.
If you are a recent graduate or alumna/us, you may be interested in attending an in-depth, 2-day workshop on assessing your Dependable Strengths. Read on . . .
What Can I Do With My Major
Take a look at some sample careers within various industries where you could utilize a degree from UMBC. Read on . .
O*Net
The O*NET system serves as the nation's primary source of occupational information, providing comprehensive information on key attributes and characteristics of workers and occupations.
Career Publications, Videos and Articles
Check these lists of books, articles and careers on video websites:
- UMBC Graduating Student Report
- CSC Career Resources (in MP212)
- Vault Career Library
- Career Voyages
- "You Can Get a Job With Any Major"
