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A major in physics or interdisciplinary physics leaves students with a number of skills that can translate into both graduate school and industry. Based on the First Destination Survey that is done by the Career Center, physics graduates are approaching an even split between graduates who pursue graduate school and those who are entering the workforce.
Those who enter the workforce are employed in positions that reach across a wide variety of professional positions including, but not limited to, defense, analytics, software development, and data analysis.
Exploratory Career Resources - University Career Center:
- University Career Center - homepage for the UCC
- What Can I Do With This Major? - features profiles on common career paths, types of employers that tend to hire in that field.
- Career Assessment Tools - Myers-Briggs, CliftonStrengths, and/or Strong Interest Inventory
- University Career Alumni Network (UCAN) - connect with UM alumni
- Join a Career Track - sign up for emails related to career coaching, internships, workshops, etc.
Job/Internship Resources - University Career Center
- Handshake - search for jobs/internships, find employer events, and connect with the UCC
- VMOCK - resume editing tool for undergraduates
- Interstride - explore international job postings and country-specific insights on immigration, cost of living, and culture.
- LinkedIn UM - search alumni by major to be able to see how you might apply your major to a career.
LSA Opportunity Hub
- Opportunity Hub Career Exploration - LSA Engage and LSA Connect feature ways to find employment opportunities, internships, workshops, connection with alums, etc.
Other Career Resources:
- Career Guide - what can I do with a physics major
- What Will You Do with an LSA Degree? - interactive wheel showing career paths by major as based on LSA alum data
- Sigma Pi Sigma Plan Your Future - resources for internships, grad schools, careers, etc
Graduate School Resources:
- AIP Grad School Shopper - find graduate programs by keyword, location, interests.
- AIP Grad Data - statistics regarding graduate school specific to physics students
- UCC Grad School Information - ability to schedule appointments to discuss graduate/professional school
GRE Resources:
- GRE Homepage
- GRE Physics Overview - specific to the physics subject test
- GRE Physics Practice Book
