Exploration and Discovery

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 meet with a Career Consultant. 

Gen Z Relationships: The New Currency of Social Capital

By Erin Wheeler
Erin Wheeler Career Consultant
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Failing into your dream career

How finding out what you don’t want to do can be exactly what leads you to where you never knew you wanted to be

At 17 years old, many of us had big dreams and aspirations for our future. Some …

By College Recruiter
College Recruiter believes that every student and recent grad deserves a great career.
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The Paradox Of Career Choice

The Big Question 

When I first began mentoring college students, I thought it was simply a coincidence that the students I was meeting happened to be consumed by the same nagging question. As more and more students shared the …

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Trying to Find the Right Career and Job for You? Use This Hierarchy of Needs Approach

Finding a good fit between your personality and your career happens when there’s synchronicity between your tasks, the environment you’re in, and the value you both provide and receive from your responsibilities.

Research backs up the theory that personality-job fit …

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The Perfect Fit | How Do I Know if a Job is Right for Me?

A new year brings a renewed sense of energy and hope for those on the job hunt, and 2021 is certainly no exception. While the economic implications of the COVID-19 crisis are out of our control, organizations are taking action …

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Exploration and Discovery Resources

Resume Writing and applying to Jobs and Internships

An Applicant Tracking System (ATS) reads resumes by parsing, or electronically analyzing, …

Career Center Resources

Connect with Alumni

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

  • Houston
  • CEO The Dragonfly Consulting Group
  • Pittsburgh
  • (Retired) Executive Associate Athletic Director & Associate Dean of Students University of Pittsburgh
  • San Francisco, CA
  • Program Manager Apple
  • Philadelphia, PA
  • Learning & Quality Operations Manager Amazon
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Strategic Finance Senior Associate Path
  • Austin, TX
  • Associate Product Manager Artemis by Nomi Health
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Research Project Coordinator University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
  • Queens, NY
  • Growth Analytics Translator General Mills
  • Raleigh, NC
  • Manager, Brands Wasserman
  • Memphis, TN
  • Clinical Pharmacist Encompass Health
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Assistant Professor University of Pittsburgh
  • Orlando, FL
  • Senior Vice President Human Resources American Diabetes Association
   

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.

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