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. 

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

Values Cards provide an interactive way to define what you value most and set the stage for behaviors and performance …

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

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
Meet Debra >
  • Pittsburgh
  • (Retired) Executive Associate Athletic Director & Associate Dean of Students University of Pittsburgh
Meet Donna >
  • Austin, Texas
  • Technology Architecture Delivery Analyst Accenture
Meet Mahya >
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Adjunct Professor Community College of Allegheny County
Meet Rabely >
  • Pittsburgh, PA
Meet Aaron >
  • Cranberry Twp, PA
Meet Robert >
  • Boston, MA
Meet Deanna >
  • Phoenixville, PA
Meet Katie >
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Owner & Financial Planner Steel City Wealth Collaborative
Meet Kelly >
  • Pittsburgh, PA
Meet Farrell >
  • Greencastle, PA
  • Site Manager Franklin Logistics
Meet Joshua >
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Senior Consultant Deloitte
Meet Miranda >
   

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