Pitt’s Exploration & Discovery Career Community is designed to help students explore, identify, and research possible major and career options. Making decisions about your future career path requires you to understand your career interests, skills, and values, and explore a variety of options. In your information-gathering process, we encourage you to browse departmental websites for majors you’re considering, meet with advisors from academic departments, talk with professors, and schedule an appointment.  Below you can find your career consultant.

Internship Week 2025 is January 27-30!

Internship Week 2025 is almost here!

Mark your calendars—JANUARY is here, and a week of discovery, growth, and fun is coming your way! Internship Week 2025 is your opportunity to discover your purpose, ignite your passion, and explore endless possibilities …

By Sasha Gorchanyuk
Sasha Gorchanyuk Special Events Coordinator
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Find A Job That Aligns With Your Values With These 5 Steps

Nearly two-thirds of employees are potentially leaving their jobs over the next year due to lack of alignment between their values and that of their employers, Amba’s Generation Gap: Understanding The Priorities of The Gen-Z Workforce 2022 report revealed.

Why?

By Rachel Wells
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Finding Your Purpose: The Importance of Understanding Your Values

When exploring careers, many consider whether an occupation will be personally fulfilling to them or not. This personal fulfillment can come in many different forms. For example, some folks are most satisfied by helping others, while others find joy in …

By Holly Schultz
Holly Schultz
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Work Smart available to Pitt students and alumni

The University of Pittsburgh has become a member of the American Association of University Women (AAUW). Students and alumni can access all of AAUW’s resources and webinars for free.

AAUW has been working to narrow the gender pay gap, which …

By Alissa Clark
Alissa Clark
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Negotiating Salary as a New Graduate

Congratulations soon-to-be Pitt graduate or recent graduate! Landing the job is just the beginning; negotiating your salary is pivotal in ensuring you are fairly compensated for your skills and potential, experience, and the value you bring to the table. But …

By Ingrid Beute
Ingrid Beute Career Consultant, Engineering & Science & Career Champions Program Coordinator
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Exploration and Discovery Resources

Your academic department web-page is a great resource to start with when thinking about seeking an internship or research opportunity. …

Connect with Alumni

Reach out to any of these alumni who have shared their profiles in Pitt Commons.

  • Houston
  • CEO The Dragonfly Consulting Group
Meet Debra
  • Pittsburgh
  • (Retired) Executive Associate Athletic Director & Associate Dean of Students University of Pittsburgh
Meet Donna
  • Rockville, MD
  • Crisis Counselor Crisis Text Line
Meet Elizabeth
  • Wexford, PA
  • Consultant Trinity Consultants
Meet Nick
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Communications Media Specialist Senior PNC
Meet Dana
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Technical writer AWS
Meet Kristin
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Senior Technical Director, IV Products Omnicell
Meet Sharon
  • Charlotte, NC
  • Chief Product Officer Alyan Solutions
Meet Ben
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • VP, Global Sales & Marketing Matthews International
Meet Jennifer
  • Brussels, Brussels
  • Vice President of Product Mentor Collective
Meet Stephen
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Account Executive Amazon
Meet Bethany
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Assistant Professor University of Pittsburgh
Meet Susan
   

Did you know?

Every year since 2010, 94% of University of Pittsburgh graduates have reported either employment or continuing education in graduate or professional schools within 6 month of their graduation. Visit our Success After Pitt site to check out the details!

Career Center In-Person Services

  • 200 William Pitt Union
  • 412-383-4473
  • Open Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
  • Drop-In Hours: Monday-Friday, 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

Career Center Virtual Services

Career Center Partners