Career Exploration

Career Finder is a tool that helps you determine your interests and values and how they relate to the world of work. It identifies various roles that might interest you, highlights careers you might want to explore and connects you to available opportunities in our online system. Access this resource through HireAggies.

Focus 2 is a self-paced, interactive career planning program designed to help you explore college majors and plan your career based on your interests, values, skills, personality and professional goals. It is provided free of charge for enrolled Texas A&M students.

Sigi3 is a career assessment and information database that provides a list of potential career options aligned with your strengths and interests. It takes an introductory look at all the major factors affecting your career choice, including your interests, abilities, values and personality.

Transition Academic Programs helps Texas A&M students select a major aligned with their strengths, interests and values through advising, courses and events designed to support long-term academic and career success.

Resume & Interview Tools

Texas A&M current students have free access to LinkedIn Learning using your Texas A&M NetID. With over 13,000 courses available on desktop or mobile devices, personalized training, project files and quizzes, you can learn at their own pace. Completing courses and adding the certificates to your LinkedIn profile can help you showcase new skills and become a more competitive candidate for job opportunities.

The Virtual Mock Interview tool allows you to practice your interview skills with prompts for your specific job interest. You can choose the type of interview you would like to practice, record your interview and then watch to determine what you can improve. You can even send links of your interview to others to get their feedback. Access the Virtual Mock Interview tool through HireAggies.

VMock is an automated resume reviewing tool that provides you with an aggregate resume score to assess the strength of your resume, detailed feedback on your resume’s content and format, and actionable and targeted feedback. The tool is backed by machine learning and an algorithm that scores your resume based on best practices shared with us from recruiters from every industry.

Job Search

AggieNetwork.com provides a searchable directory of over 450,000 former Texas A&M University students, making it easy to connect with alumni in your field.

CareerShift is a comprehensive job search platform that aggregates opportunities from across the web, helping you uncover hidden job postings and connect with employers. The tool also provides powerful features for organizing your job search, conducting employer research, and managing networking outreach, enabling you to take a more strategic and proactive approach to career exploration.

GoinGlobal offers career guides and a global key employer directory that are continually updated. The research tool contains over 10,000 resources for finding employment in the US and abroad, including job search resources, employment opportunities and trends, business resources and networking groups, work permits and visa regulations, cost of living and compensation information and corporate culture. You can also find career guides for different US cities. Access GoinGlobal by logging into HireAggies and find it under resources.

LinkedIn is an indispensable resource to connect with professionals, discover job opportunities, and build a professional network in your desired field. With 95% of recruiters using LinkedIn to find potential candidates, it is crucial to establish a presence on this platform.

Vault offers unique career content, including carefully researched and continually updated “insider” information for more than 6,000 companies, 200 industries and 400 professions. You can find sample interview questions tailored to careers you’re interested in, career guidance based on industry experts and company reviews that you’re interested in.