Career Counseling and Selecting a Major

Career Counseling

Career counseling is available to address your career-related concerns. Students most often request assistance in the following areas: 

• Career planning assistance.
• Choosing or changing a major (see below!).
• Learning about career options in your major (see below!).
• Resume writing tips and review.
• Strategies for finding jobs or internships.
• Interview preparation.
• Networking with professionals.
• Graduate school decision making.

Majors and Careers
Guidelines for choosing a major and career options for SDSU majors.

Assessment Tools
Tools to help you assess your interests, values, personality and consider suitable majors and careers.

Drop-Ins
A 15-minute consultation with a Career Management Lead on topics including: resume reviews or a referral to a career assessment to declare/change a major. Drop-ins are available from Monday through Thursday from 1 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. The last day for drop-ins this semester will be December 5, 2024. After this date, drop-ins will resume in the spring semester.

Appointments
Appointments are available Monday through Friday and can be scheduled on Handshake, in person at our office in SSE 1200, or via phone call or Virtual Front Desk. Please refer to the Career Pathways guide to determine which Career Management Lead you should meet with.

Self-Service Tools and Resources for Selecting a Major

You may be wondering, “What can I do with this major?” or “What can I do if I declare this major?” We encourage you to begin articulating "major" through industries, job titles, and eventually, employers. This way you can make an informed academic decision that leads to maximized internships, job searches and graduate school admissions success.

• What Can I Do With This Major? – Whether you’re exploring majors or searching for information about your chosen field, this website will help you connect majors to careers. Learn about typical career areas and types of employers that hire people with each major, as well as strategies to make you a more marketable candidate.
• Strong Interest Inventory - This tool will help you clarify your interests and identify majors and occupations related to those interests. In response to the current climate, we will continue to offer courtesy (free) access to students and alumni to the Strong Interest Inventory. Please fill out the request form and a Career Services representative will contact you shortly!
• My Next Move - Start on the path to the career you've dreamed about, or find one you never imagined.
• National Association of Colleges and Employers, Job Market - NACE's Job Market section has trends and predictions and featured articles that cover topics from which majors are earning the most upon graduation to first-destination/outcomes reporting.