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Career Research and Interview Preparation @ Pitt

Provides an overview of library resources that can help with career research and interview preparation.

Career Research

Use the tabs on the left to navigate through the guide, which will help you as you research career paths and options.

The resources on this page will help you explore career paths. You can learn about different occupations and salary potentials.

Note: This guide focuses on preparing you to interview at more traditional companies and industries. Some other resources that might help are listed below:

Explore Your Options

Salary Research and Income Potential

Associations and Organizations

Trade and professional association websites often contain industry news & information, although some data may be available to members only. Look for news, research, resources, library, data, or other tabs on the association's website. These are often great sources of information, so don't overlook them!

How to find relevant industry associations and organizations

1. Do an advanced Google Search, structured like the following: industry description + association

Example: fiber optics + association

Example: automobile + association site:.org

Tip: Adding the site:.org command to a Google search will limit all the results to those with domains ending in .org.