For anyone who needs to hear it, your first dream job isn’t your forever dream job. You’re not locked into the major you choose freshman year—or, if you’re part of the one-third of college students who change majors during undergrad, even a major you choose as an upperclassman. Consider this post permission to take as many career twists and turns as your heart desires. If you’re thinking about changing course, you’re not alone.
Fun fact: Handshake’s President of Field Operations, Nolan Farris, graduated with a degree in anthropology in 1997 with the intention of teaching, and has now been leading global sales organizations for years. And it turns out he was ahead of the trend. Recent Handshake research shows that of the 57% of college seniors who entered college with a dream job in mind, fewer than half have the same goal now. Meanwhile, almost half of seniors who didn’t have a dream job four years ago have discovered one while pursuing their undergraduate degree.
Internships, work experience, and academic courses are pivotal in shaping the idea of what students like you want in a job, especially in a time where the job market is rapidly changing. You’ve probably applied to and/or attended college in a post-pandemic universe, witnessed waves of layoffs, and are adapting to AI in real time. It makes total sense that as the world experiences major changes, your idea of what you want to do will shift, too.
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