Career exploration
Career exploration is an ongoing process of asking yourself what’s next and planning how you’re going to get there.
Explore your career and academic path
During university, intentional career exploration can help you progress in your academic journey, define and accomplish your goals, make decisions, find opportunities and overcome obstacles along the way.
This doesn’t mean choosing a single path and sticking with it! You will continually make career decisions throughout your life, as you change and adapt to new situations.
These resources can help you get started in your career exploration.
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Career exploration events
Connect with career counsellors in a supportive environment to learn more about the career exploration process.
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Align your academic path
If you're unsure about your academic path or considering a change, Concordia offers support to help you make informed choices.
- If you’re a new student, first year support counselling can help you adapt to university and find direction in your studies. Returning students can book an appointment with a career counsellor.
- Academic advisors can help you understand requirements for graduation and plan your course sequence.
- Wondering if your program is the right fit? Read a Welcome Crew mentor’s guide to elective courses, combining majors and more.
Explore career paths
Explore career options in your field and find the tools and resources to build your career.
Our "What can I do with my degree?" pages showcase career possibilities in different fields and the transferable skills that you'll develop during your degree.
Your skills, interests, values and goals will act as a compass in your career exploration.
Emploi-Québec offers a free interest assessment in French or English, as well as a more detailed self-assessment (French only) to identify occupations that match your goals. Filter their occupational database using your assessment results.
O*NET online offers a free interest assessment. Search their (American) occupational bank based on interests.
Explore a career path that interests you, or find inspiration through browsing.
Career Cruising: Career Cruising is a self-exploration and planning program. You’ll find information from real people working in different fields.
To access Career Cruising, visit the Student Hub's My CU Account page to find the link and login information.
Job Bank Canada and Emploi-Québec are bilingual government sites where you can explore occupations, learn about potential wages and areas with high placement rates, and identify required skills and applicable training programs.
Explore undergraduate, graduate and continuing education programs at Concordia.
Emploi-Québec lists professional, college and university programs in Quebec.
University Study lists university programs in Canada.
Make connections in the field
Talking to people in the field will help you gain valuable insights that might not be available through other sources.
You can ask them about:
- Their main tasks, and what a typical day looks like
- Their work environment (location, hours, how they collaborate with others, etc.)
- The skills, personal characteristics, and/or education background required succeed in their work
- What they like most about their work
- What led them to pursue this type of work
- What has helped them get to where they are now
- What advice they have for you as a university student considering this field
To connect with people in a field that interests you, you might attend a career planning event.
Career advisors can also give you tips on networking, including how make connections on LinkedIn.
Develop your skills
Get hands-on experience outside of the classroom to develop transferable skills for the workforce. Not only will you expand your resume, you’ll also get to try different roles and tasks to see if they’re something you’d like to pursue further.
You can validate many of these experiences on your co-curricular record.
Professional development opportunities at Concordia include:
- FutureBound skill development program for undergraduate students
- GradProSkills professional development program for graduate students
- Browse experiential learning opportunities
- Find ways to get involved in student life, including volunteering, student leadership and clubs on campus
- Concordians can access Udemy online courses for free
