There's a great big, beautiful world of careers out there. And now is the prime time to explore it. As a liberal arts student, it's important to remember that your major doesn't define you—and doesn't automatically put you on a one-track career path. So, while you're on the search for fulfilling work, the Walter Center will be hard at work, too, helping you learn what you love so we can align your path with your career goals.
The resources below are designed to help you explore the possibilities and discover the many career options available to a liberal arts and sciences student like you.
What can I do with this major?
Whether you are exploring multiple majors or searching for information about your chosen field, this site will help you connect majors to careers by showing you a variety of industries related to specific disciplines.
Roadtrip Nation Roadmap Tool
The best career paths for you will always start at the place where your interests meet—so let's find that intersection! Tell us what you like, and we'll find career paths you'll love.
Occupational Outlook Handbook
The OOH is the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' guide to career information regarding duties, education, training, pay, and future outlook for hundreds of occupations in the United States. Alternatively, you can download their CareerInfo app.
My Next Move
My Next Move offers tasks, skills, salary information, and more for over 900 different careers, compiled through surveys of employers and workers across various industries. Find careers through keyword search; by browsing industries that employ different types of workers; or through the O*NET Interest Profiler, a tool that offers personalized career suggestions based on a person's interests and level of work experience.
Vault Career Resources
The Vault provides in-depth intelligence on what it's really like to work in an industry, company, or profession—and how to position yourself to land that job. Search current jobs and internships, research a company, school, or industry, get the inside scoop on what it's really like, and find the career advice you need to launch your career.
Indiana Career Explorer
Indiana Career Explorer will help you explore a world of career possibilities, make decisions about your future, and prepare for the next step in your education and career planning journey. Depending on your grade level, you’ll use Kuder Navigator or Kuder Journey, which is your solution for selecting the right major and preparing for your first career. You can make a unique non-IU account for this resource to get started.
One thing the Walter Center team excels at is helping you narrow in on what matters most to you. We can quickly weed out the 'no ways' and focus on gaining meaningful experience in the fields that interest you. Below are just a few ways the Walter Center can help you gain career clarity:
Danielle Paquette is the West Africa bureau chief for The Washington Post. She launched the bureau in 2019 and leads coverage of more than a dozen countries. Her work has won numerous journalism awards — including a 2021 Overseas Press Club prize for best international reporting with concern for the human condition.
