The Career Exploration Community helps students and alumni learn about themselves and explore various career paths. Whether you are unsure of what is possible, weighing a few different options or fall somewhere in between, the Career Exploration Community is here to support and guide you. Using the
VIPS - values, interests, personality, skills - model we help you navigate your personal career path and work towards a successful and gratifying career.
Career Exploration: Know Your VIPS
Advising: Meet the Career Exploration Team
Career Exploration Advisor
Tools
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EMSI Skills Match identifies nearly 30,000 skills from hundreds of millions of job postings, résumés, and professional profiles and is updated every two weeks. Using artificial intelligence, the Open Skills Library will be used to match WGU's competency-based curriculum with a list of workforce-relevant skills, allowing WGU to tailor the student learning journey even further by focusing on specific skills and competencies that match a learner's goals.
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Life Values Inventory Online was developed to help individuals and organizations clarify their values and serve as a blueprint for effective decision-making and optimal functioning.
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DePaul Alumni Sharing Knowledge (ASK) Network helps connect DePaul students with alumni and other professionals for career insight, conversations and networking. Are you changing majors or career paths? Connect with alumni in your field of interest! Learn more in our
ASK 101: Explore Your Career Journey guide.
Courses
The Career Center provides 2-credit exploratory courses to help you learn about your interests, your strengths, and how to present those on your resume, during interviews, and as part of your online brand. Courses include:
- UIP 200 - Design Your Future: Career & Major Exploration
- UIP 205 – Create Your Career Toolkit
- UIP 210 – Harness Your Strengths
- UIP 215 – Launch Your Search: Job & Internship Search Strategies
- UIP 220 – International Students: Job & Internship Search Strategies
- UIP 225 - Reposition Your Career Plan
View Course Descriptions
Resources
Explore Jobs & Internships
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get started, login and update your profile. Be sure to join a Career Community (under the Career Interests section of your profile!)
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