We've compiled robust collections of resources to help you prepare for a range of career paths, or simply learn more about them. Not sure where you fit? Start with our career exploration path to find career suggestions based on your skills, interests, and values.

First-Year & Exploring Students

Career exploration is a process fueled by curiosity, reflection, and imagination. We'll help you learn more about yourself in order to make informed decisions as you move forward in your career. 

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Communication, Arts, and Marketing
<p>As a Boston College student you are already gaining the skills most sought after by employers in these industries, regardless of your major—including written and verbal communication,&nbsp; critical thinking, digital technology, and more. We invite you to explore this cluster to determine if it is a good fit for you and leverage our services to prepare and act on your interests.</p>
<p>Careers in communications, arts, and marketing offer opportunities to use written and verbal communication, creative expression, and diverse mediums to convey meaning and information to audiences—whether it be working at a museum, advertising agency, broadcast network, or beyond.</p>
Advertising Broadcasting Film Journalism Marketing/Sales Performing Arts Publishing Public Relations Sports Communications Visual Arts
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Consulting, Finance, and Business
<p>As a Boston College student you are already gaining the skills most sought after by employers in these industries, regardless of your major—including critical thinking, leadership, communication, professionalism, digital technology, and more. We invite you to explore this cluster to determine if it is a good fit for you and leverage our services to prepare and act on your interests.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Careers in consulting, finance, and business offer a wide range of opportunities to use analysis, critical thinking, and leadership to increase efficiencies, maximize profitability, and solve challenges facing organizations in a global economy—whether it be at a real estate firm, your favorite retail company, for a local sports team, or beyond.</p>
Accounting Consulting Consumer Products & Retail Startup & Entrepreneurship Finance & Banking Human Resources Insurance Real Estate Sports Business Business Analytics Business Development / Sales
Education, Nonprofit, and Social Impact
<p>As a Boston College student you are already gaining the skills most sought after by employers in these industries, regardless of your major—including leadership, global/intercultural fluency, critical thinking, communication and more. We invite you to explore this cluster to determine if it is a good fit for you and leverage our services to prepare and act on your interests.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Careers in education, nonprofit, and social impact offer opportunities to use advocacy, service, and leadership to enhance the human condition, help others realize their potential, and make the world more just—whether it be working at an elementary school, a large foundation, a social service agency, or social impact company.</p>
K–12 Education Higher Education Counseling Social Work Nonprofit Organizations Ministry Post-Graduate Volunteer Service
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Government, Law, and Public Policy
<p>As a Boston College student you are already gaining the skills most sought after by employers in these industries, regardless of your major—including critical thinking, leadership, communication, teamwork, and more. We invite you to explore this cluster to determine if it is a good fit for you and leverage our services to prepare and act on your interests.</p>
<p>Careers in government, law, and public policy offer a wide range of opportunities to lead, serve the public interest, and ensure fundamental rights and social justice—whether it be at a law firm, an NGO, your local government, a federal agency, or beyond.&nbsp;</p>
Law Local/State/Federal Government Public Policy International Affairs Defense Law Enforcement
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Healthcare, Nursing, and Counseling
<p>As a Boston College student you are already gaining the skills most sought after by employers in these industries, regardless of your major—including critical thinking, leadership, communication, and more. We invite you to explore this cluster to determine if it is a good fit for you and leverage our services to prepare and act on your interests.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Careers in healthcare, nursing, and counseling&nbsp;offer opportunities to use science, research, compassion, and critical thinking to provide care, improve the health of others, and solve global health challenges—whether it be working as a clinician or nurse, a hospital administrator, a community health program coordinator, or beyond.</p>
Math
Allied Health Clinical Research/Medicine Healthcare Administration Mental Health Nursing Public Health Wellness
Science, Technology, and Engineering
<p>As a Boston College student you are already gaining the skills most sought after by employers in these industries, regardless of your major—including critical thinking, teamwork, digital technology, and more. We invite you to explore this cluster to determine if it is a good fit for you and leverage our services to prepare and act on your interests.</p>
<p>Careers in science, technology, and engineering offer opportunities to use scientific inquiry, research, data analysis, critical thinking, and programming to solve complex real world problems and drive innovation—whether it be working as a software engineer, data scientist, biochemist, or beyond.&nbsp;</p>
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Biotechnology/Pharmaceuticals Data Science/Analytics Engineering Environment/Sustainability Research/Academia Software Development
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Are you interested in more than two paths?

That's ok! We recommend joining the career exploration cluster to narrow down your interests. Our specialized resources will assist you in connecting your skills, interests, and values to potential career clusters. To get started, review our online resources and make an appointment to meet with a career exploration coach.

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