Career Counseling
Career development is more than just deciding on a major or what job you want to get when you graduate. It is a lifelong process, meaning that throughout your life you will change, situations will change, and you will continually have to make career and life decisions.
There are several factors that can influence your career development, including your interests, abilities, values, personality, background, and circumstances.
Your Career Counselor WILL:
- Help you figure out who you are and what you want out of your education, your career, and your life.
- Be someone for you to talk to about your thoughts, ideas, feelings, and concerns about your career and educational choices, who will help you sort out, organize, and make sense of your thoughts and feelings.
- Help you identify the factors influencing your career development, and help you assess your interests, abilities, and values.
- Help you locate resources and sources of career information.
- Help you to determine next steps and develop a plan to achieve your goals.
Your Career Counselor WON’T:
- Tell you what to do or tell you what you should major in or what career you should pursue.
- Advise you regarding course selection or scheduling.
Who needs Career Counseling?
Since career development is a lifelong process, Career Counseling can be appropriate for anyone, including current students, prospective students, and even alumni. The earlier you begin making intentional decisions about your future the better prepared you will be.
Below are some examples of concerns that bring students to Career Counseling:
- “I have no idea what I want to do with my life.”
- “I’ve narrowed it down to a couple career options, but I’m having a hard time choosing between them.”
- “I don’t feel like I know enough about all the different careers out there to know what I want to do.”
- “I like a lot of different subjects, and I keep changing my major because I’m not sure which one is the best for me!”
- “I have a lot of work experience and I want to find a new career path that will build on the skills I already have.”
- “I always thought I wanted to be a [blank], but I got into my major and I really don’t like it!”
- “I really like my major, but it’s not what I want to do for my career.”
- “I know what type of work I’d like to do, but I’m afraid I won’t be able to make enough money doing it.”
- “My family really wants me to be a [blank], but I’m not sure if that’s really what I want.”
- “I’ve always planned on being a [blank], but I’m wondering if it’s only because that’s all I know.”
- “I want to find a field to go into where there will always be plenty of jobs.”
If you have questions about which career is best for you, please contact us at 843- 574-6131 or follow this link to schedule an appointment with a Career Counselor.
Looking for majors? The college offers programs in 10+ broad areas of interest that can help you identify an academic program to match your interest.
Ready to change your major? Click here for the Change of Major Request form.
For assistance in developing job-seeking skills, creating a resume, and finding specific jobs, you may wish to contact TTC's Employment Center.