Exploring Students

Welcome to the community designed specifically for students who are on a journey to discover their academic and career paths. The goal of this community is to provide you with resources to help you have a clearer understanding of yourself, the educational paths available to you, and the career options that best suit your goals. The aim is to empower you with the confidence and knowledge to make well-informed decisions about your major and future career.

Exploring Student Resources

CHOMP is an online, interactive, self-guided career and educational planning system designed to help you make decisions about your future career goals and education plans. CHOMP offers a variety of self-assessments in order to evaluate your level of career readiness and gain self-awareness.

CHOMP can help you identify…

  • Work Interests
  • Values
  • Personality
  • Skills
  • Leisure Interests
  • Majors and Occupations
  • How different majors at UF connect to careers

What Can I Do With This Major? is a website featuring 100 major profiles with information on common career paths, types of employers that hire in the field, and strategies to maximize opportunities.

Whether you’re exploring majors or searching for information about your chosen field, this website will help you connect majors to careers.

Are you exploring UF’s selection of academic programs? Student Success Transition Advisors can help you navigate the twists and turns of your academic roadmap. Schedule an appointment with a Student Success Transition Advisor here.

Find your advisor’s contact information and learn how Academic Advising is conducted in your area.

Not sure which college you’re in? That’s okay! Use the UF Catalog to match your major to its college. Then, head back here to learn your advisor’s contact information.

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Gainesville is about to light up with innovation during Global Entrepreneurship Week, as startGNV hosts its first annual pitchGNV competition on November 13–14, 2025! This exciting event brings together startup founders from across North Florida to showcase groundbreaking ideas in …

By Crystal Burton
Crystal Burton Assistant Director for Career Pathways: STEM
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Ten Tips to Protect Your Digital Privacy

Social and professional connection online is nearly inevitable these days, but how do we maintain privacy and curate the online experience that works best for us? Here are 10 tips to protect your digital privacy.

Keep your personal accounts on …

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Curiosity: Your Secret Tech Superpower

How One Workshop Explored the Link Between Curiosity and Career Success

Curiosity isn’t just a personality trait. It’s a career accelerator. In a recent workshop titled “Curiosity, Your Secret Tech Superpower,” students explored how a curious mindset fuels essential career …

By Karissa Singh
Karissa Singh
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AI Days Mixer | October 29, 2025

Join us for the AI Mixer + Lunch — a lively, come-as-you-are event where ideas, opportunities, and free food collide. Meet campus partners with resources for aspiring innovators, employers ready to share how AI is transforming their industries, and student orgs helping …

By Marquise McGriff
Marquise McGriff Assistant Director, Artificial Intelligence (AI) Student Engagement and Experiential Learning
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Explore Careers in Pharmaceutical & Medical Device Sales and Marketing – Career Chat on Nov. 5

Interested in the pharmaceutical or medical device industries? Whether you’re just starting to explore or actively applying, this Career Chat is a great opportunity to gain insight, ask questions, and connect with professionals working across the field.

Join us for …

By Crystal Burton
Crystal Burton Assistant Director for Career Pathways: STEM
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Credentials and Courses

Career Resources

Experiential Learning encompasses diverse personal and professional activities, engaging you beyond the classroom to gain practical insights, develop knowledge and …

The purpose of this activity is to help you reflect on the moments when you felt most engaged, fulfilled, or …

Use this worksheet to stop overthinking and start making thoughtful, confident choices—whether you’re choosing a major, an internship, or what …

A step-by-step guide that helps you design your own Odyssey Plan by exploring multiple life paths through reflection, creativity, and …

Contact & Location

Phone
352-392-1601
Address

J. Wayne Reitz Union
Suite 1300
PO Box 118507
Gainesville, FL 32611-8507

Career Service Hours

Monday 8:00 am- 5:00 pm
Tuesday 8:00 am- 5:00 pm
Wednesday 8:00 am- 5:00 pm
Thursday 8:00 am- 5:00 pm
Friday 8:00 am- 5:00 pm

We are located on Level 1 of the Reitz Union.