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Career and Academic Major Choices

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Information
Advice
Internet Links
Books & Media
CSULB Referrals
Other

INFORMATION 
Research shows that students who are committed to clear career goals tend to make much higher grades and have a much lower college drop-out rate.  If you are undecided about your major or career, spending a few hours researching what you want can be more important than anything else you do this semester.  

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ADVICE 
1. Get help: Take EdP 191: Career and Personal Explorations, go to a career decision-making workshop (check web sites below), or get career counseling (check web sites below). 

2. A Simple Career Decision Plan:

3. For a Simple way to narrow your major choice, go to the SHAQ CARES assessment page of this web site and take the major choice test.

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INTERNET LINKS 

Career Decision-Making and Planning Help

CSULB=> How to Make a Major or Career Decision
Thousands of students have found this guide helpful.
Tom G. Stevens PhD
http://www.csulb.edu/~tstevens/c15-carp.htm

CSULB=> Career Development Center Web Site
Brief self-help materials for career planning.
http://www.careers.csulb.edu/

BrainTrack
"BrainTrack's Career Guide helps visitors evaluate career options and find schools through its extensive resources. The guide offers data on hundreds of careers that typically require higher education and features links to original profile pages for thousands of schools."
http://www.braintrack.com/colleges-by-career

Career: Coping with Job-Related Stress, Goals for Success, Balancing Career and Home, etc:

***American Psychological Association self-help articles including:
Doing More and More with Less and Less
Downsizing Survivors
Managing Your Boss: Marilyn Puder-York, Ph.D., Answers Your Questions 
Twelve Elements of a Healthy Company
Which Traits Predict Job Performance?
Working Moms: Happy or Haggard? 
How Does Stress Affect Us? 
Six Myths About Stress 
The Different Kinds of Stress 
Stress in the Workplace 
The Road to Burnout 
http://www.psychwww.com/resource/selfhelp.htm


C=> Problems with low motivation or not achieving your goals?
Tom G. Stevens PhD, CAPS, CSULB
http://www.csulb.edu/~tstevens/h92achie.htm

Finding A Job (or exploring potential future careers)

OTHER SITES

http://www.acinet.org/acinet/

job search by industry, company, type, and location. Also includes links to career fairs, a newsletter, and more.
www.careerbuilder.com/

ACT Career Planning for students
www.actstudent.org/career/tips.html

http://jobstar.org/tools/career/

http://www.wisemantech.com/guidance/careerinfo.html

Career Services provides college major and career information on
over 60 areas of study. ... College Majors and Career Information.
http://careerservices.rutgers.edu/CareerHandouts.html

http://www.careers.org/

http://www.advancingwomen.com/awcareer.html

http://www.petersons.com/

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BOOKS & MEDIA 

****Richard Bolles, What Color Is Your Parachute?
This is a classic best selling book that covers all phases of career decision-making and planning and job searching.  It doesn't cost much and is worth every cent to keep as a reference.

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CSULB REFERRALS

CSULB Student Services

CSULB Career Development Center (CDC)
The CDC offers the following services: career planning, career counseling, vocational testing, computer assisted career guidance, a career resource library, career development and placement for students with disabilities (work ability IV), workshops, graduate school preparation, the Job Club, internships, career opportunities by CSULB major, student employment (part-time & summer jobs), and career placement help through on-campus Interviews, a resume referral database, job faires, resume writing, mock interviewing, job search Techniques,and job search on WWW. Brotman Hall, Room 250; 
http://www.careers.csulb.edu/

Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
CSULB students can obtain free counseling from licensed psychologists for almost any type of personal problem including relationships and family problems; stress, anxiety, depression, anger, grief; academic-related concerns; career decision-making; crises; and almost any type of self-development issue.  We offer individual and group counseling, workshops, and self-help materials including this web site. Brotman Hall, Room 226; 562-985-4001; web site: www.csulb.edu/~caps

Other student services and student organizations may also be helpful
Go to CSULB student information page for a comprehensive list of student services and activities

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Relevant CSULB Courses

EdP 191: Career and Personal Explorations (3 units)
This course enrolls hundreds of CSULB students every semester who  are undecided about their major or career and who need help with career planning. It meet the requirements for general education category E: self-integration.

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