Career Services works collaboratively with academic departments, faculty members, and student services to enhance a student's career development. Students work with a career counselor to explore their interests, abilities, values, and personality through the use of the following activities and career assessments:
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Discover
Discover is an online assessment tool that allows you to investigate your interests and values and search for potential career paths. Once you know which career paths interest you the most, you can begin to pick a major. Discover also has links to relevant information about hundreds of careers and to additional resources. To use this assessment, simply click on the link below.
Strong Interest Inventory
Strong Interest Inventory is an instrument designed to help individuals identify areas of career interest and then identify occupations that best fit these interests. It will show you where to start your search or focus your efforts by comparing your interests to the interests of people who enjoy their jobs. It allows you to use the combined experience of more than 55,000 employees to narrow your search.
If you think you are interested or want to see if this test is right for you, come on in or call and make an appointment
(843) 349-2341.
Myers Briggs (MBTI)
If you think you are interested or want to see if this test is right for you, come on in or call and make an appointment
(843) 349-2341.
This is an interactive computer program that assists students in researching occupations they can pursue with various majors. It provides information on common career paths for a specific major, potential employers, and strategies to maximize career opportunities.
http://whatcanidowiththismajor.com/major/
Occupational Outlook Handbook
This is a nationally recognized source of career information, designed to provide valuable information about a variety of career fields. The handbook describes job responsibilities, work environment, training and education requirements, salary, and expected job prospects.
Coastal Career Connections
Remember when you were a college student? Wouldn't it have been nice to get career information, relocation advice, or just some words of wisdom from someone who has "been there”? Now you have the opportunity to be that resource for students who are making decisions about their career options.
Coastal Career Connections, a collaborative effort between Alumni Relations and Career Services, is an opportunity for you to be a resource for students and alumni who are exploring various career paths.
Coastal Career Connections is all about networking and sharing your experiences; it’s not about being hit up for a job, nor is it a long-term mentoring commitment. This is an opportunity for you to share your professional expertise and provide information about your career, your organization, or even relocation advice.
Once registered, you will join a cadre of individuals dedicated to help CCU students! Your preferred contact information will be shared with individuals who have indicated they could benefit from your specific expertise. Keep in mind you may not be contacted by a student immediately. We will also monitor referrals to ensure that you are not inundated by requests for information.
We look forward to your participation!
Please email Sheila Lane, Administrative Specialist, at slane@coastal.edu to volunteer with Coastal Career Connections.Job Shadowing
This is an opportunity to spend time in a real-life work setting to observe a professional in your career field of interest. Job Shadowing allows students to gain exposure to a career to determine if it would be a good fit.
Additional Resources
Three Credit Hours, taught each semester. This class is designed to introduce students to career and life planning theories and concepts and it assists students in applying these principles to their own lives. The class uses a variety of techniques including experiential exercises and activities, small group discussions, guest speakers, written exercises, reading and lectures.
