Choose/ Re-Evaluate Career Direction

Make informed educational and career decisions and re-decisions. If you are a current or former U of R student, the following are resources, strategies and skills for self-managing your educational and career development.

Attend a session on educational and career decision-making.

  • Making informed decisions and re-decisions about your many educational and career opportunities.
  • Self-assessment to increase self-awareness of your interests, skills and abilities, values and other factors for choosing a direction that fits.
  • Exploring opportunities for study and work.

Learn more about lifelong career development.

Feel more confident about realizing a rewarding career by learning how to apply 3 keys for making informed decisions and re-decisions about your direction:

Why prematurely close your options?

Keep options open while you're undecided about your direction and exploring different fields and programs of interest.

  • After admission to the U of R, "test the waters" in areas of interest by selecting courses that apply to the most programs of interest.
  • For assistance with selecting courses, contact your faculty about meeting with an Academic Advisor.
  • If you're re-evaluating your current direction and want to make informed re-decisions, allow yourself time to do activities related to self-assessment activities and exploring your options well.