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. 

Curious Careers – Planned Happenstance

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/career-chaos-planned-happenstance-david-dean/

 

By Alyssa Camerota
Alyssa Camerota Senior Career Consultant
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Gen Z Relationships: The New Currency of Social Capital

By Erin Wheeler
Erin Wheeler Career Consultant
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Top 5 Industries for Liberal Arts Majors

With this century's focus on STEM majors, it can sometimes seem like liberal arts majors are getting the short end of the stick. And while tech businesses are certainly booming, there are still more than enough excellent jobs to go …

By Firsthand
We help applicants, students, job-seekers and professionals like you find the right career path using the power of firsthand experiences.
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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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The Career Fair is Over – Now What?

The hustle and bustle of the Spring 2024 Career Fair week is quickly fading away as the booths are packed away and recruiters have left Pitt. If you took the time to attend, you have likely collected a pile of …

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. …

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Career Center Resources

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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
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  • Pittsburgh
  • (Retired) Executive Associate Athletic Director & Associate Dean of Students University of Pittsburgh
Meet Donna >
  • 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
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  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Science Research Specialist UPMC
Meet Paloma >
  • Minneapolis, MN
  • Project Lead Uni-Systems Engineering
Meet Adam >
   

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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