Explore Majors & Careers

College is a time of growth, self-discovery, and important decision-making. The Career Center Team is here to support you with tools and resources to confidently navigate your academic and career journey.

Whether you’re deciding on a major, exploring career options, or narrowing down your next steps, career assessments can help you better understand yourself and discover paths that align with your interests, strengths, and goals.

Need Help Exploring Your Options?

Not sure which direction to take? Explore resources curated by Caleb Arnold, Career Development Specialist with the WVU Career Center, including options to schedule an appointment and career exploration tools to help you explore majors and career possibilities.

Explore Major & Career Resources

Which Career Assessment Is Right for You?

I want to…	🟢 PathwayU	🔵 Focus2
Figure out where to start	🟢
Discover career areas that may fit me	🟢
Explore majors and careers	🟢	🔵
Learn more about my interests, values, and personality	🟢	🔵
Compare careers or majors I’m considering		🔵
Dig deeper into why a career may fit me		🔵
Narrow down my options		🔵
Best for…	Finding direction & exploring possibilities	Narrowing options & making decisions
	Access PathwayU	Access Focus2

PathwayU is a career exploration platform that uses assessments to help you better understand your interests, values, personality, and workplace preferences and how they connect to potential majors and careers.

PathwayU may be a good fit if you:

Aren’t sure what you want to do
Feel overwhelmed by your options
Want an easy-to-understand starting point
Want to explore broad career areas before specific occupations
Are beginning your career exploration

Get Started:

Go to PathwayU
Click LOGIN and enter your WVU login credentials through Single Sign-On.
Take the Interests, Values, Personality and Workplace Preferences assessments
Review your results and explore your career matches
Schedule an appointment with the WVU Career Center to discuss your results

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Focus2 is a self-guided career and education planning tool that provides a more detailed exploration of your interests, values, personality, skills, and preferences and connects those results directly to careers and majors.

Focus2 may be a good fit if you:

Are ready to narrow your options or validate a career decision
Have several careers or majors you’re considering
Want more detailed assessment information
Want to understand why certain careers fit you
Want to compare specific occupations

Get Started:

Click Access Focus2
Create an account and enter the access code: mountaineer
Complete the assessments.
Explore occupations and majors.
Schedule an appointment with the WVU Career Center to discuss your results

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Additional Services and Resources

Labor Market Insights– This tool will allow you to both explore and prepare for a potential career by gaining insight into the context, requirements, and demand for potential occupations within your industry of interest. Search on the ‘Find Career Data by Selecting Keywords’ tab, or select the ‘Or, By Filtering for Industry and Occupation’. Once you’ve set the search criteria for any occupation you’ll be able to find information about the core tasks, employment trends, education levels, annual earnings and more! This data is updated regularly to ensure you are researching the most up-to-date findings.

What Can I Do With This Major helps students connect their academic and professional interests. Use the tool to explore majors or search for information about your chosen field.

O*NET Online is valuable because it links self-assessment tools with real-world career data. It supports informed decision-making by helping students:

Discover careers that fit their interests
Understand the academic path required
Plan for future job market trends

CliftonStrengths is a valuable tool for students who are exploring their majors and career paths. It helps them understand their unique talents and how those talents can be applied to different fields. This tool enables students to identify their strengths, consider potential career options that align with those strengths, and gain experience in exploring various paths. For more information, contact the Purpose Center at purpose@mail.wvu.edu.