Explore Career Paths

You don’t have to be sure—just stay curious and open.

For Second-Year Sophomores • First-Year Transfer • First-Year Graduate Students

Open each item to find links, tools, and support to help you take action.

Find career paths that match your major and interests.

Use What Can I Do with This Major?; choose your major; explore career areas; pick 2 to 3 career paths that interest you.
Explore Careers in Los Angeles by Industry; discover employers, job titles, and videos from professionals.
Use the Professional Associations Search; search job titles; review associations for student resources.
Try out job simulations with Explore Career Paths: Career Experiences with Forage; list them on your résumé.
Still not sure? Take our Focus2 Career Assessment to match jobs with your interests, values, and personality.

Explore careers and get advice directly from professionals.

Go to the Handshake Events tab; attend events labeled guidance.
Dress professionally; visit the Career Clothing Closet.
After the event, follow up:
- Go to the People tab in Handshake to find alumni in your major.
- Go to the Employers tab in Handshake to find people working at companies you're interested in.
Talk with 2 to 3 alumni or professionals who share your interests.
Use our Career Conversation Questions to guide your discussion.

Help Handshake find the right opportunities for you.

Add your career interests to get personalized jobs and events.
- Not sure what to enter? Use What Can I Do with This Major or take our Focus2 Career Assessment.
Update your profile info so recruiters can learn more about you.
Upload your professional photo; take one for free at our Career Photo Booth.

Prepare your résumé and practice interviewing with support.

Use our Résumé & Letter Builder to write your first draft.
- Start with our College Résumé Sample.
- Get feedback with the AI Review or Submit for Human Review feature.
- See formatting tips in our College Résumé Guide.
Use our Interview Practice System to build confidence.
- Choose a mock interview; select a general one and choose an internship interview.
- Get step-by-step feedback using the AI Review feature.
- Complete Fast Track and Mastery Track to learn what to expect.
Preparing now helps you build confidence before you're actively applying.