{"id":53,"date":"2018-03-05T21:13:57","date_gmt":"2018-03-05T21:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/career-services\/?page_id=53"},"modified":"2019-02-06T14:44:32","modified_gmt":"2019-02-06T19:44:32","slug":"explore-majors-and-careers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/career-services\/current-students\/explore-majors-and-careers\/","title":{"rendered":"Explore Majors and Careers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"prpl-band-small lt-gray image-right\"><div class=\"image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/career-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2018\/03\/self-assess.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/career-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2018\/03\/self-assess.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"A back pathway behind Stone Hall on a sunny day.\"\/><\/div><div class=\"text-content\"><h2>Self-Assessment<\/h2>\n<p>People are most happy in careers that take advantage of the best they have to offer in terms of interests, skills, values and preferences. While we can all &#8220;survive&#8221; a job that does not suit us, survival is all it is: not growth, not pride \u2013 those things we seek (in addition to money) in working lives that are satisfying. Self-assessment is the first step in the career planning process.<\/p>\n<p class=\"prpl-button-row\"><span class=\"prpl-button\"><a href=\"\/career-services\/current-students\/explore-majors-and-careers\/self-assessment\/\">About Self-Assessment<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"prpl-band-small lt-gray image-left\"><div class=\"image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/career-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2018\/03\/link-majors.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/career-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2018\/03\/link-majors.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"The back steps near the Feliciano School of Business on a summer day.\"\/><\/div><div class=\"text-content\"><h2>Link Majors to Careers<\/h2>\n<p>While your choice of major does not have to determine what you will do to earn a living, it&#8217;s a good idea to find out more about what careers align with your program of study.<\/p>\n<p class=\"prpl-button-row\"><span class=\"prpl-button\"><a href=\"\/career-services\/current-students\/explore-majors-and-careers\/explore-majors\/\">Find Careers for Your Major<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"prpl-band-small lt-gray image-right\"><div class=\"image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/career-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2019\/02\/080613_1855_CSAM-CELS-Lab.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/career-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2019\/02\/080613_1855_CSAM-CELS-Lab.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Students working in a science lab.\"\/><\/div><div class=\"text-content\"><h2>Are You Career Ready?<\/h2>\n<p>The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) has identified eight, core competencies as a measure of career-readiness. Evaluate whether you possess these competencies and where you can improve.<\/p>\n<p class=\"prpl-button-row\"><span class=\"prpl-button\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/career-services\/are-you-career-ready\/\">Learn More about Career Readiness<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"prpl-band-small lt-gray image-left\"><div class=\"image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/career-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2018\/03\/develop-plan.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/career-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2018\/03\/develop-plan.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Two students sitting in the School of Communication and Media on their laptop discussing something.\"\/><\/div><div class=\"text-content\"><h2>Develop a Career Plan<\/h2>\n<p>Career planning may seem overwhelming, but developing an action plan will help you to navigate through the career development process. Developing a career plan is a great exercise to map out and begin working toward your short- and long-term career goals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"prpl-button-row\"><span class=\"prpl-button\"><a href=\"\/career-services\/current-students\/explore-majors-and-careers\/career-plan\/\">Develop Your Career Plan<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":401,"parent":28,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-53","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/career-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/53","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/career-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/career-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/career-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/career-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/career-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/53\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":119199,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/career-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/53\/revisions\/119199"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/career-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/career-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/401"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/career-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}