Discover your purpose
Career exploration is an exciting process fueled by curiosity, reflection, and imagination. The resources in this section will help you learn more about yourself and the career paths available to you in order to make informed decisions for your future.
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Resources to help you explore
16 Personalities
<p>A resource to help you identify your personality type. Your results can guide you as you reflect on how you relate to others, how you get your energy, how you receive and organize information, and how you make decisions.<br>
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Career Explorer
<p>A resource to help you discover how your interests, skills, personality, and goals intersect. Get real-time recommendations on careers and industries to consider, then meet with a career coach to review your results and determine next steps.</p>
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Career Paths
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<li><a href="/content/bc-web/offices/studentaffairs/sites/careers/explore/career-paths/exploration.html">First Year and Exploring</a><br>
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<li><a href="/content/bc-web/offices/studentaffairs/sites/careers/explore/career-paths/communication.html">Communication, Arts, and Marketing</a></li>
<li><a href="/content/bc-web/offices/studentaffairs/sites/careers/explore/career-paths/business.html">Consulting, Finance, and Business</a></li>
<li><a href="/content/bc-web/offices/studentaffairs/sites/careers/explore/career-paths/education.html">Education, Nonprofit, and Social Impact</a><br>
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<li><a href="/content/bc-web/offices/studentaffairs/sites/careers/explore/career-paths/government.html">Government, Law, and Public Policy<br>
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<li><a href="/content/bc-web/offices/studentaffairs/sites/careers/explore/career-paths/healthcare.html">Healthcare, Nursing, and Counseling</a></li>
<li><a href="/content/bc-web/offices/studentaffairs/sites/careers/explore/career-paths/science.html">Science, Technology, and Engineering</a></li>
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<p><span style="color: rgb(237,239,239);">Cluster, Counseling, Advising</span></p>
<p>The Career Center has organized careers into seven groups to support the diverse interests of Boston College students. To start off, our career exploration tool will help you discover how your skills, interests, and values fit with potential career options. <br>
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Develop Key Skills
<p>Every class, job, internship, and leadership position is preparing you for a meaningful personal and professional life. The ability to recognize and articulate how these experiences are helping you develop the skills employers are seeking will help you in all stages of the career development process.</p>
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Endeavor
<p>Through reflective exercises, conversations with alumni, and industry immersions with employers, you will explore the fit of a few career options and leave knowing at least one career field you are interested in further exploring.<br>
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<p>Endeavor is a free three-day career exploration program held over winter break that will empower you to take control of your career journey. <br>
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Focus 2 Career
<p>A major and career exploration platform that will guide you through a series of self assessments. Your assessment results are then matched to career and BC-specific major options.</p>
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Guidance on using AI
<p>Artificial intelligence (AI), including ChatGPT, has emerged as a powerful career development tool, used to streamline job and internship searches, enhance application materials, and even provide tailored career advice. It also has limitations, like potential biases in algorithms and the inability to replace human insights and connections. <br>
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Occupational Outlook Handbook
<p>A resource that can help you find career information on duties, education and training, pay, outlook, and more for hundreds of occupations. If you're wondering what job titles actually mean or how to prepare for a career in a specific industry, this is an easy-to-navigate tool to help you.</p>
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Post-Graduation Outcomes
<p>Use the Boston College Career Outcome Data to explore the types of experiences Boston College seniors pursue after graduation. The interactive outcomes dashboard allows you to explore first destinations of graduates by school, major, industry, location, and more.</p>
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Summer Experiences Dashboard
<p>Use the Career Center's Summer Experience Dashboard to explore the types of experiences Boston College students completed over the summer.</p>
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Vault
<p>Find out what it's like to work within an industry, a company, or a profession. View the Career Guides for up-to-date information on a variety of careers as well as interviewing strategies and job search tips.</p>
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