Explore career options

AU's counsellors offer career cruising for registered students. This resource provides assessment tools, goals and career exploration activities, as well as a resume builder.

Explore career options using these resources, containing information on duties, working conditions, skills, education, salary, employment prospects, and opportunities.

• Occupational information
• Program career options
• Education and training options

Need more? Complete Worksheet 2 of the My Career Plan worksheetto assist you with your career explorations!

Occupational information

• ALIS: Occupational information
• Job Bank – Government of Canada
• US Bureau of Labor Statistics

Information interviews

Conduct an information interview to get first-hand information about what it is like to work in a particular field. Some questions you can ask:

• What is your job title?
• What are your duties and responsibilities?
• What's a typical day at work like?
• How did you get into this line of work?
• What education or training do you have or need for your current role?
• What are the working conditions like?
• What do you like or dislike about your work?
• What other preparation, if any, would you recommend to get started in this line of work?
• What do you see as being the future opportunities or changes in this field?

Other information sources

• Career Information Hotline for Alberta only: 1-800-661-3753 or e-mail:info@alis.gov.ab.ca
• Canada employment centres
• Professional associations and unions
• Career resource section of the library
• Volunteering or job shadowing
• College and university counsellors
• Job postings and job ads

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Program career options

• Training and education
• Portland State University: Major & Career Exploration
• Simon Fraser University: What Can I do With a Degree in...?

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Education and training options

• ALIS: Post Secondary Program Listings
• School Finder - Canada
• The Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada