The Career Center places a high emphasis on engaging students very early in the process of career development and self-assessment. First-year students, particularly, are strongly encouraged to participate in a variety of career education programs and services.

Career decision making is a lifelong process that is revisited throughout one's life.  Choosing an academic major or selecting a potential career field can be both an exciting and overwhelming time. It involves an in-depth process of self-discovery centered on finding a fit between who you are and the world of work that interests you using the career development process. Essential to self-discovery is discerning one’s calling in life; reflecting one’s goals, dreams, passions, and gifts.

 

Seton Hall University’s Career Center offers a variety of resources to assist you in the career exploration process and gathering occupational information. 

 

• The Pirate Career Plan assists you in defining and furthering your personal career plan to discover your calling and learn lifelong career management skills. The Pirate Career Plan explains the four phases of career development: Self and Career Exploration, Preparing for Experience, Getting Experience, and Deciding and Taking Action and provides you with key action steps for each phase to make the most of your academic career and prepare you for success post-graduation.
  
  

• Students interested in learning more about careers and industries have the advantage to connect with Pirate Mentors, Seton Hall alumni who have generously volunteered their time and expertise to provide career advice, information on internships, and sometimes an opportunity to shadow them for a day. To learn more about the Pirate Mentoring Program and how to connect with a helpful Pirate Mentor, click here »
  
  

• Up to date information regarding events, resources, and other career-related announcements are available to all students via Blogs.
  
  

• Students are also encouraged to reliably research occupations via online resources, including O*NET (online occupational information), Occupational Outlook Handbook, and VAULT (online career research tool). These resources provide important information including salary, descriptions of occupations and companies, education requirements, and related occupations.
  
  
• The Career Center also offers a variety of career assessments to assist undergraduate and graduate students, and alumni of Seton Hall University with self-awareness and self-exploration.
  
  
• FOCUS-2® is a self-paced career guidance tool that assists students in making decisions related to major and/or career choices through self-assessment and occupational exploration. This assessment includes important career perspectives including assessment of one’s interests, skills, leisure activities, values, and personality.
  
  
• The Strong Interest Inventory ® (SII®) and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®) are also available to further appraise your interests and personality preferences. These assessments assist in increasing self-awareness in addition to providing match majors, activities, and career fields.