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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

LinkedIn Grad’s Guide 2026: Starting Your Career in the AI Era

If you’re starting your career this year, you’ve probably been hearing anxiety-inducing warnings about the job market. Not long ago, the path felt straightforward: graduate, apply to entry-level roles and start climbing the ladder. That path is shifting — but there …

By Gianna Prudente
Gianna Prudente Senior Editor at LinkedIn
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June 17: Should I Take my PhD and Start a Business?

Many PhDs exploring their career options wonder whether entrepreneurship could be the right path. You’ve spent years developing deep expertise, so it’s natural to ask whether that knowledge could be the foundation of a business.

But starting a business requires …

By Karen Chow
Karen Chow
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June 3: How to Research the Academic Job Market

If you’re exploring career options, one factor to consider is the availability of academic jobs in your discipline and your competitiveness for those positions.

There is often limited public information available to doctoral students about the academic job market for …

By Karen Chow
Karen Chow
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Explore Entrepreneurship—One Step at a Time

The Entrepreneurs website is an interactive, student-friendly platform developed by Derek Lidow and Ben Lehnert that helps you move from “I have an idea” to actually building something real. Instead of long lectures or abstract theory, it offers short, hands-on …

By Karen Chow
Karen Chow
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Explore Your Future Beyond the PhD: Join the GradFUTURES Forum 2026

The GradFUTURES Forum 2026 brings together graduate students, alumni, and professionals for career panels, workshops, and networking opportunities that explore career paths both within and beyond academia.

Hosted by the Princeton University Graduate School, the forum is a free, week-long …

By Karen Chow
Karen Chow
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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

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