Research Guides: What Can I do With This Major?: Introduction

Warrior Employers

Results of surveys administered at graduation ceremonies indicate that the following employers have hired Warriors:

AAFES

Academy Sports and Outdoors

Aegis Communications

American Liberty Hospitality

Arrington Lock & Key

Barnes and Noble

Baylor College of Medicine

BCSW Law

Bell County

Belton Independent School District

Bruceville Eddy Independent School District

Capital Area Counseling

Copperas Cove Independent School District

Cedar Crest Hospital

Centex Aerospace

Central Counties MHMR

Central Texas College

CGI

Christian House of Prayer

City of Killeen

City of Temple

Cleo Bay Honda

Dennis Eakin Kia

Department of Defense

Edward Jones

Extraco Bank

Families in Crisis

First Bank and Trust

First National Bank Texas

General Dynamics

Geneva Foundation

Heritage Park Fitness

Jackson Hewitt

Killeen Independent School District

Lampasas Independent School District

Leander Independent School District

Lott Vernon

ManTech

Maytag Aircraft Corporation

Metroplex Hospital

Mount Pleasant Independent School District

Plugerville Independent School District

Rosewood

Scott & White Healthcare

Salado Independent School District

Sprint

Starry Shelter Program

State of Nebraska

Texas A&M University-Central Texas

Target

Temple College

Temple Living Center

Texas Department of Criminal Justice

Texell

Union State Bank

United Airlines

University of Texas

Veterna's Affairs

Wal-mart

Wells Fargo

General Career Research

Career research is a crucial aspect of personal and professional development. It is important to begin your career search by reflecting on your goals as an individual and as a member of the professional community. A thorough examination of your interests is also crucial when beginning your career search. Researching possible careers is an excellent strategy for exploring your professional options and opportunities. Career research is also highly valuable when applying for jobs and interviewing with potential employers. Researching career opportunities helps you locate fields of interest, target your resume, ace the interview process, and ultimately results in a fulfilling career.

Career Services Reading List

You Majored in What? by Katharine Brooks
ISBN: 0670020826
Publication Date: 2009-04-30
In You Majored In What?, nationally known career counselor Dr. Katharine Brooks dispels the myths and the old-fashioned thinking that can make your transition to the "real world" so daunting and chaotic. Developed from more than twenty years of teaching and guiding students to successful careers, her Wise Wanderings career coaching system helps you mine your academic and life experiences for career gold through creative yet practical techniques including visual mapping, storytelling, and experimenting.

The Office of Career Services recommends the following texts to help you reflect on your personal interests and explore potential careers. Get creative in your career search and try out a new read!

The Successful Internship by H. Frederick Sweitzer; Mary A. King
ISBN: 049538500X
Publication Date: 2008-02-20
The Successful Internship: Personal, Professional, and Civic Development, offers you more than just a resource for how to find a position or how to interview; it addresses the concerns, emotions, needs, and unique personal challenges that are the essence of an internship or field experience. The authors describe in detail the path of change you'll find yourself embarking on and the challenges you'll face along the way. The book's five-stage model of the internship process--anticipation, disillusionment, confrontation, competence, and culmination--places the material in a meaningful framework that lends structure to your understanding of the work you'll be doing.
What Color Is Your Parachute? 2014 by Richard N. Bolles
ISBN: 1607743620
Publication Date: 2013-08-13
In today's challenging job-market, the time-tested advice of What Color Is Your Parachute is needed more than ever. Recent grads facing a tough economic landscape, workers laid off mid-career, and people searching for an inspiring work-life change all look to career guru Richard N. Bolles for support, encouragement, and nuts-and-bolts guidance on landing a job. Combining classic elements like the famed Flower Exercise with updated advice on social media and search tactics, this revised edition outlines what works--and what doesn't. Bolles demystifies the entire job-search process, from resumes to interviewing to networking, expertly guiding job-hunters towards their dream job.