Our career counseling services focus on the four stages of the career development
cycle:
- self-assessment
- exploring options
- reality testing
- decision-making and implementation
For those
undecided students interested in exploring career options, contemplating a career change or academic
major change, the first and most critical stage in this cycle is
self-assessment. In this stage, you explore your interests, skills, values and personality preferences
as they relate to possible career and education alternatives. Once you have learned
more about yourself, you can use that self-knowledge to identify
occupations and/or
majors of potential interest to you. Your
confidential session with a
licensed professional counselor can help you explore
educational strategies and
career options using web exploration tools.
The counselor can recommend various
workshops and help you arrange appointments with department heads and program professors. You
can also visit job fairs, student activity days, and the
Career Services Office to gain some real world experience. We are looking forward to helping you with these
first steps.
The ECDS is located on the 3rd floor of the Starr building, STR 313. Counselors in
the ECDS are available by appointment or on a walk-in basis. You can contact us by
calling 1-800-4-FERRIS (1-800-433-7747) and ask for ext. 3057, or by calling (231)
591-3057.
For More Information Educational Counseling & Disabilities Services Department
(231) 591-3057 or
ecds@ferris.edu If you have a career counseling question not addressed above, contact the Educational
Counseling & Disabilities Services department (
ecds@ferris.edu) to find out more.
