Declaring a major does not lock you into career field or limit you to a certain position (unless you want it to). Completing a major helps you develop depth of a field. Students develop transferable skills in any major, but taking advantage of  internship opportunities will help broaden your career options and professional network.

Does Major = Career? It doesn’t have to!

Myth: Picking your major= picking your career

Fact: 80% of people in today’s workforce are in career fields unrelated to their majors

Example of how Major Doesn’t = Career

In the Career & Professional Development office, our staff possesses diverse academic backgrounds and undergraduate majors including Psychology, Human Services, Communications, Human Resources, Kinesiology, and Radio-TV-Film to name a few.

 

Examples of how major does = Career  –  Alumni Profiles

Meet some of our UW Oshkosh Alumni and find out what they had to say about how they ARE using their major in their current role.

• Michelle Chitel – Social Work – Teen Center Coordinator at Boys & Girls Club
• Jenny Kyzer – Sociology – Recruiter at SEEK Careers/Staffing
• John Rank – Organizational Administration – Student Life Department Coordinator – Intercollegiate Sports
• Chris Vue – Anthropology – Unit Director for the Boys & Girls Club of the Fox Valley at Roosevelt Middle School

For more information and a video message from each alumni click here.

Make Yourself a More Desirable Candidate

Check out this great blog post from the Campus Career Coach that echoes much of what is outlined here.