Explore Your Career Interests & Options

Career exploration can be overwhelming, but Career Services has the tools and resources to help you from start to finish! Below you will find tools that help identify strengths, interests, and values, as well as occupational/career information that will help you make more informed decisions about your professional future. Whether you’re uncertain about your next step or seeking clarity in your career journey, we provide the support needed to explore your options.

Once you have some possible career interests identified, it’s time to learn more and explore. Career Services assists students with career research and is happy to help connect you with employers and professionals for informational interviews, job shadowing, and other ways to gain exposure to the careers you’re interested in.

If you’re not sure where to start, we encourage you to book an appointment for “Career Exploration” using the booking link at the bottom of this page.

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Career Resources

Job Market & Industry InsightsIn partnership withLightcast logo

Make sure your resume has the relevant skills to the internship or job you're applying to.

There are two ways to use this tool to identify relevant skills to add to your resume:

  1. By Keyword: Search for the name of the occupation you’re interested in.
  2. By Industry: Not sure what job you’d like? Search by desired industry and see available occupations.

Check out the Technical Skills and Core Competencies sections!

Type in a keyword to select a relevant occupation. (If you'd like to see data for a specific location only, filter by state.)

View all Labor Market Insights here.

Contact & Location

Phone
913-288-7235
Address

Upper Jewell, Student Success Center, Room 3344
7250 State Ave.
Kansas City, KS 66112

Career Service Hours

Monday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Meet with Career Services in person, via email, on Teams or call. Book an Appointment.