Explore

Get to Know Yourself

Discover your interests and strengths through career assessments and exploring academic options to help you make informed choices that support your personal growth and future career success.

CAREER ASSESSMENTS help identify your strengths, interests and values. With this insight, you can EXPLORE MAJORS and CAREER PATHS.

CAREER ASSESSMENTS

The Career Center offers several career assessments to help you explore interests, values, and skills. The YouScience assessment requires an appointment with your Career Consultant but feel free to take the following on your own such as: Me3, 16Personalities, and Values.

WHAT CAN I DO WITH THIS MAJOR

Curious about where you major can you take you? Use the What Can I Do With This Major resource to explore career paths, industries, and strategies related to a wide range of academic options. 
Beyond the Professoriate is also available to guide graduate students into academic and non-academic careers.

GET TO KNOW YOUR ACADEMIC OPTIONS

Not sure which degree is right for you? Pitt’s Degree Finder let’s you explore all available majors, minors, and certificates to help you find the best fit for your goals and interests.

Consider your Options

Check out our Career Communities where you will find a wealth of information, resources, and people to connect to in those fields. Be sure to click the Subscribe to This Community button on any page where you would like to be updated on relevant information. Here are the Pitt career communities:

Gain Experience

Build your future by gaining experience in career areas that interest you. The more you experience, the clearer your path will become.

AT PITT

Get involved in internships, research, student jobs, leadership, and campus involvement to build skills and explore your interests to make the most of your time at Pitt through Experiential Learning.

BEYOND PITT

Expand your learning beyond Pitt with through experiential opportunities! Explore internships, community service, and part-time jobs to gain real-world experience, build skills, and connect with your future career.

CONNECT WITH THE CAREER CENTER

Connecting with the Pitt Career Center helps you explore careers, build skills, and succeed! Schedule an appointment today!


Continue in your career journey by navigating through the process here!

News & Advice

Internship Week 2026: Clues to Your Career

Join us for Internship Week events hosted the week of January 26th at the William Pitt Union to solve your career mystery!  Click on the links below to read event details and register for the events that will help you …

By Gabby Brumond
Gabby Brumond Experiential Learning Consultant
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Spring Career Power Hours: Your Exploration Lab

Join us for Career Power Hour- Your Exploration Lab! Happening every Thursday and Friday from 10-11AM in WPU 238 and on Zoom (link on Handshake!) resuming Thursday, January 15th! Attend a Career Power Hour to work on anything career related …

By Gabby Brumond
Gabby Brumond Experiential Learning Consultant
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Plan to Pivot: A Survival Guide for Scientists

Career agility is no longer optional for Ph.D.s. Here’s how to build it.

When I began my scientific career, I thought I had a plan: follow the academic track, do a postdoc and eventually lead my own lab. But in hindsight, I was not making …

By Ellen Dobson
Ellen Dobson
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Prepare Now, Succeed Later

It’s never too early, but it can be too late. This simple phrase has transformed our advising sessions with graduate students and postdocs, resonating deeply with those navigating the uncertain waters of career transitions. As career advising experts who have …

By Ellen Dobson, Anne-Sophie Bohrer
Ellen Dobson, Anne-Sophie Bohrer
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A Framework for Generative AI in Graduate Professional Development

In Plato’s Phaedrus, King Thamus feared writing would make people forgetful and create the appearance of wisdom without true understanding. His concern was not merely about a new tool, but about a technology that would fundamentally transform how humans think, …

By Ioannis Vasileios Chremos, William A. Repetto
Ioannis Vasileios Chremos, William A. Repetto
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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