Parents

Career Planning for Family Members | Career Counseling |
What Can I Do With This Major? | Career Events

Parents and family members are important partners with the Career Center in helping students fulfill their career dreams. This section contains several resources for helping your family member succeed.

Career Planning for Family Members

Many first-time-freshmen coming to SF State have decided to attend college but don't seem to have a clue as to what he or she wants to major in, let alone choose as a career.

In collaboration with the Career Center, you can assist and support your family member in making these decisions.

Click on this link for articles of interest to family members.

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Career Counseling

We want to help your student find a personally meaningful, exciting, and fun career while meeting his/her needs for earning a living, as well. The Career Center offers individual career counseling and career assessments. Working with a career counselor can help your student to:

• Decide on a major
• Investigate ways to use his/her major in the real world of work
• Discuss their ideas and concerns about career-related issues
• Make effective career decisions
• Learn how to do a professional job search
• Create a targeted resume
• Develop effective interviewing techniques

For more information, visit Career Counseling in the Student Section.

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What Can I Do With This Major?

This is an informational database which provides concise, tailored information to help your student determine a major. For each major that interests your student, click on "Information" to find an outline of common career areas, typical employers, and strategies designed to maximize career opportunities. Click on "Links" to find a list of Web sites that provide information about listed majors and related careers.

Click to Enter the Database.

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Career Events

During the fall and spring semesters, the Career Center coordinates a variety of program and career events. These provide opportunities for your student to network with employers, gather career information, explore internship or co-op programs, and learn about part-time or full-time employment opportunities.

For more information, visit Career Events.

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