Career Services has many resources to help you decide on a major and explore career options.
Each of these offerings can be done in a brief amount of time (2-30 minutes) and taking more than one can help you identify core themes to explore further. As always, we encourage students to take these and schedule an appointment with Career Services to review in detail with a Career Consultant for mapping your next strategies in a career plan.
Career Services
Summerville Campus
Suite 251
706-737-1604
706-731-7097
Stay Secure: When creating an account for any of Career Service's external tools, such as the DISC & Values Index, please remember that you should NEVER use the same password that you use for your NetID. In general, you should always use a different password for every account to ensure that your other accounts are not accessible in the event that one of your accounts is compromised.
The first step in deciding on a major is learning about who you are and what is important to you. Assessments are effective and reliable tools to help you understand your values, your work preferences and your skills. Assessments typically take 2-30 minutes. Meet with your Career Advisor to review your results and determine next steps. The DISC and VALUES assessments should be taken together. Make sure that you take all assessments in Focus2 to build a composite in this platform.
On-line career exploration platform that includes a 3-minute personality and career assessment. Use the results of your assessment to explore majors, occupational trends, and real career paths of AU alumni. Identify skill sets needed for occupations to help you target your resume effectively.
Interactive, 3 minute online career assessment. An email address is required for registration.
Meant to be taken together, assess individual behavioral strengths and tendencies
to optimize goal achievement, interpersonal communication and workplace effectiveness.
Brief videos spotlighting professionals across multiple occupations, giving insight into a “day in the life.”, as well as grab and go content for guidance on the job search and tips on getting hired.
Whether you’re exploring majors or searching for information about your chosen field, this website will help. Learn typical career areas and types of employers that hire in these fields, as well as strategies to make you a more marketable candidate.
Listen to this recording to learn how to ask for feedback you need from your campus job or internship employer.
Learn about Career Services resources that can help you clarify your major and career goals. Listen to this recording to learn more.
Watch this seminar recording to learn how to research employers before your interview.
Do you get nervous when you hear "Tell me about yourself" or "Why should we hire you?" questions? Watch this seminar recording to learn how to answer these and other hard questions.
Watch this video to learn how to prepare your resume for the Career Fair.
Interested in an internship or full time job opportunity with the Federal Government? Listen to this seminar recording to learn how to find and apply for these jobs.
Learn what it means to 'finish strong' in your internship so that you can leave strong, positive impression.
This seminar recording will provide tips and strategies for writing your application essays. Learn how to make your personal statement or statement of purpose stand out!
Watch this video recording to learn to make a good first impression when introducing yourself to professionals.
Watch this recording to learn how to upload your resume, search for jobs and internships, and register for Handshake events.
Graduating or searching for a job soon? Join us as we review job boards, tools, apps and other resources to make this process easier.
Learn how to identify and use your transferable skills for your job search.
Watch the recording of this seminar to learn how to register and schedule employer sessions for the next job fair on Handshake.
Watch this recorded seminar to learn best practices for working a Virtual Career Fair from how to review registered employers to how to network before and during the fair.
Watch this video to learn how to master virtual interviewing!
I utilized Career Services to my advantage when building my resume, and LinkedIn profile. After visiting Career Services, I was shocked with how my resume appeared; very professional. It advertised that I was interested in seeking out an internship opportunity with Channel 6. This may seem demanding, but I see it as determined, goal-oriented, and dedicated. Not only did Shameka Middleton help me with my resume, but she advised me on how to approach the interview, and the confidence I needed to overcome difficult questions during the interview. She also recommended I shape and mold my LinkedIn profile to appear appealing to employers. After I did this, I was beyond confident in how I advertised my profile. I ended up getting the interview and confidence in my performance is an understatement. I would not have been prepared for this moment had I not visited Shameka M. The result of it all, I got the job!