Explore career options

AU's counsellors offer career cruising for registered students. This resource provides assessment tools, goals and career exploration activities, as well as a résumé builder. To access this resource, please login into your ‘ myAU’ and scroll down to the bottom right-hand column and look at the section called “Career”.

Occupational information

Explore the following links, which contain information on duties, working conditions, skills, education, salary, employment prospects, and opportunities.

Occupational information
Program career options
Education and training options

Need more? Complete Worksheet 2 of the My Career Plan worksheetto assist you with your career explorations!

Information interviews

Conduct an information interview to get first-hand information about what it is like to work in a particular field. Some questions you can ask:

What is your job title?
What are your duties and responsibilities?
What's a typical day at work like?
How did you get into this line of work?
What education or training do you have or need for your current role?
What are the working conditions like?
What do you like or dislike about your work?
What other preparation, if any, would you recommend to get started in this line of work?
What do you see as being the future opportunities or changes in this field?

Other information sources

Career Information Hotline for Alberta only: 1-800-661-3753 or e-mail: info@alis.gov.ab.ca
Canada employment centres
Professional associations and unions
Career resource section of the library
Volunteering or job shadowing
College and university counsellors
Job postings and job ads

Program career options

Education and training options

Browse Program and Course Advising sections

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Updated November 23, 2022 by Digital & Web Operations (web_services@athabascau.ca)