Career fair time can be intimidating for students who haven’t decided on a major yet. However, the fairs can still be a valuable resource. Students can ask recruiters about their fields to learn about jobs they may be interested in. Dusting off the resume, getting dressed professionally and doing interviews are good practices for when the real thing rolls around.

In the meantime, there are several resources on campus that can help students to decide on a major.

Academic Adviser: An adviser’s job is to help the student succeed. They can be a good person to talk to one-on-one, especially with questions relating to classes or requirements. Also consider talking to advisors and faculty in potential areas of interest.

Career Services webpages: each college has a career services website, and they each have a website with information about their majors. Some also have “What can I do with this major?” sections, which help students see how majors translate into different career options.

Majors listing: This allows students to search any major by name. It also alows undecided students to browse by college or interest area: artistic, conventional, enterprising, investigative, realistic or social. This listing can be found by navigating to ‘M’ on the ISU Index.

Career exploration: offered through student counseling services, students can get one-on-one counseling and access to tests and interest inventories.