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.

Wellbeing in the Virtual Work Environment: Tips and Considerations

Consider the following tips for wellbeing in the virtual working environment:

Preparing for your work day: Get up, have your morning beverage or breakfast of choice, enjoy a morning routine of stretching, walking or yoga, or whatever you enjoy typically, …

By Ingrid Beute
Ingrid Beute Career Consultant, Engineering & Science & Career Champions Program Coordinator
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“Getting Your Start in Marketing” by Emily Phelps, Marketing and Communications Coordinator at Shikun & Binui

“I advise an undergrad pursuing a career in Media, Communications, and the Creative Arts to use your ability to think outside the box in your job search! Many industries people do not typically consider creative fields and still need people …

By Emily Phelps
Emily Phelps Marketing and Communications Coordinator
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Why is Relevant Experience So Important?

Understanding What Relevant Experience Means

Posted by Glassdoor Team Last Updated June 29, 2021

Having relevant experience is important before applying for a job. For a vacancy that receives several applications, employers will need to save time while going through …

By Carol Balk
Carol Balk Senior Career Consultant
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Student Spotlight: “Bricks Were Released Off My Shoulders”

Alyssa Panella had not heard of the Career Center until career consultant Erin Wheeler came into her first-year academic foundations class. Since then, the rising sophomore has been hooked.

Panella had been struggling with the decision to switch her major …

By Dionna Dash
Dionna Dash Nordenberg Scholar
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Types of Employee Benefits and Perks

Types of Employee Benefits and Perks

By Carol Balk
Carol Balk Senior Career Consultant
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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
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Computational Specialist Carnegie Mellon University
Meet Ryan
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Associate Eckert Seamans
Meet Derek
  • Fairfax, VA
Meet Dominic
  • Rutherfordton, NC
  • Retired
Meet Brock
  • Bethlehem, PA
Meet Alyssa
  • Pittsburgh, PA
Meet Amanda
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Adminstrative Coordinator University of Pittsburgh
Meet Amanda
  • Philadelphia, PA
Meet Radhika
  • Savannah, GA
  • Director Georgia Southern University
Meet Jazzkia
  • Oklahoma City, OK
  • Venture Programs Manager University of Oklahoma
Meet Micah
   

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