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Programs and Services
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Career Skyway
The Career Development Center is here to help make sure your transition from college to career is a breeze! Below you will find your personalized Career Skyway Checklist. This is not a scavenger hunt or something to be completed in one sitting. You will have the entire academic year to work through this checklist. At the end of the year all Undergraduate Students who complete their Career Skyway Checklist will be invited to join us for a celebration mixer. We will come together to celebrate your accomplishments, and this will be a great time to share what you learned with your fellow Warhawks. We will even have some fun giveaways for those who share with us about their experiences! If you have any questions please reach out to Mabs Seay, Career Advisor, 334-244-3533 or email [email protected].
Download your personalized Career Skyway Checklist by year:
Major and Career Exploration
If you haven’t figured that out yet, you’re not alone. That’s why we’re here. From the moment you step on AUM’s campus to graduation, The AUM Career Development Center is here to help you reflect upon your skills, interests, and values, create goals, organize your exploration, and create a strategic career action plan. Make a Career Advising appointment in Handshake and let’s get planning!
Workshop Request
Are you an AUM Club or Org member who would like to incorporate career planning strategies with in your organization? The Career Development Center strives to engage with students throughout all areas of campus life. We would love the chance to partner with you!
Resume & Cover Letter Review
Let the Career Development Center help you build a winning resume! Submit your documents to [email protected] for review. Please allow 3-5 business days for review. Check out the Handshake Resource tab for some helpful resume tips and examples!
Career Exploration and Planning
Additional Resources and Information
The Career Development Center works in tandem with the Global Initiatives Office to make sure that all International students receive support they need as they navigate the US job market.
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As a Green Zone Certified office, The Career Development Center strives to serve all military affiliated students. We work closely with The Veteran and Military Resource Center to make sure we are giving support that is relevant and helpful.
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The Career Development Center collaborates regularly with The Center for Disability Services to make sure that all students with disabilities are aware of resources offered to help prepare them for the world of work.
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The Career Development Center strives to build relationships with our First Generation Program students, providing resources and support to all our First in Flight Warhawks!
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The Career Development Center is an ally of the LGBTQ+ community. As a Safe Zone certified office we strive to support all AUM students.
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What Career Myths are Holding You Back?
Start separating fact from fiction as it relates to your career. Here are several common career myths and our response to each.
No job in any career field is going to be a perfect match for your interests, skills, values, and priorities. The goal should be to find career satisfaction – feeling content in your daily work while also having the opportunity to pursue your main interests, engage in meaningful relationships, and contribute to your community. Keep an open mind. If you have two or three main interests, explore where they intersect and consider careers that combine them in interesting ways.
Some majors, such as nursing or accounting will lead to specific career choices within varying environments and industries. Other majors – such as sociology, English, psychology and others – prepare you for a variety of careers by helping you build transferable skills valued by many employers. Josh Sawyer (lead video game designer for Fallout and Pillars of Eternity game series), for instance, has a Bachelor of Arts in History. Choose a major by considering your interests, your desired career (and possible graduate school requirements), and what the major offers in terms of knowledge and skills.
Not necessarily. About a third of all college students change their major at least once in the first three years, and one out of ten change their major more than once. Other students may stay with their original major, but delay choosing a specific career until they are exposed to different subjects – such as a biology major who decides to become an epidemiologist after taking a microbiology class. The process of making an informed major or career decision requires careful consideration of all factors, and the flexibility to explore other options when those factors change.
It is perfectly normal to change careers; most people will follow at least two different career tracks in their lifetime. A person’s interests and priorities will change as they move through their career, as will the job market. Many occupations that exist now will be obsolete in the future, and others do not even exist yet! Career planning is a lifelong process, and with each career opportunity, a person should go through the process of self-assessment and exploration to make an informed decision.
Even graduates in high-demand career fields, such as computers, engineering or medicine are required to demonstrate their career readiness and value to the organization before gaining employment. Completing academic coursework is not enough – students must also engage in experiential learning opportunities such as internships, leadership programs, study abroad assignments, service learning, and research projects to gain accomplishments that demonstrate career readiness to employer organizations and graduate schools. Getting involved in campus organizations is also important; this is a great way to gain critical competencies needed for career success, such as communication, teamwork skills and problem solving.
