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. 

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 …

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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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Five Career Tips for College Freshman

If you are a college freshman, time is on your side. How, you may ask. Well for one, hopefully the job market will be better in four years. And for another, you have 4 years to do all of 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 Power of Two: Knowing Yourself is the Beginning of all Wisdom

Knowing Yourself is the Beginning of all Wisdom

Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom. In prior blogs, we’ve talked about the importance of grounding your career planning on reflecting what has already driven you and engaging in self-exploration to …

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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. …

An Applicant Tracking System (ATS) reads resumes and curriculum vitae by parsing, or electronically analyzing the text. It extracts key …

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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
  • Senior Events Manager Magee-Womens Research Institute & Foundation
Meet Gina >
  • Salvador, State
Meet Ajax >
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Physical Scientist Centers for Disease Control and Prevention / NIOSH
Meet Edward >
  • Cali, Valle
  • Inclusion Teacher Colegio Bolivar
Meet Juliana M. >
  • Santa Barbara, CA
  • Assoc VP, Head of Device Safety Allergan
Meet Joseph >
  • Charlottesville, VA
  • Regional Director (Central) Virginia Veteran & Family Support Program (Virginia Dept. Of Veterans Services)
Meet Ben >
  • Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ
Meet Esteban >
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Aspire Program Coordinator Goodwill of SWPA
Meet April >
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Project Manager Texolve Digital
Meet Matthew >
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Science Research Specialist UPMC
Meet Paloma >
   

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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