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Career counseling can help students begin to understand how their personality, values, skills, and interests relate to their professional lives in order to assist in choosing a major or establishing career goals.</p><p>Non-university affiliated persons and former UMD students are also eligible for short-term individual career counseling for a fee.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </main> <footer class="site-footer" aria-label="Main"> <div class="site-footer-main"> <div class="max-bound"> <nav class="site-footer-nav" aria-label="Footer"> <ul> <li> <a href="/aboutus" title="About the Counseling Center" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/56">About Us</a> </li> <li> <a href="/get-help-now" title="Get Help Now" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/129">Get Help Now</a> </li> <li> <a href="/aboutus/hours-contact-info" title="Contact the Counseling Center" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/262">Hours & Contact Information</a> </li> <li> <a href="/aboutus/make-gift" title="Make a Gift to the Counseling Center Scholarships" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/119">Make a Gift</a> </li> <li> <a href="/site-map" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/208">Site Map</a> </li> </ul> </nav> <div class="site-footer-about"> <div class="site-footer-logo"> <img src="/sites/default/files/dsa-ucc-logo.png" alt="Counseling Center footer logo"> </div> <div class="site-footer-address"> <strong>Counseling Center</strong><br> <span>1101 Shoemaker Building, 4281 Chapel Lane, College Park, MD</span><br> <a aria-label="13013147651" href="tel:+13013147651">1 (301) 314-7651</a> </div> <div class="site-footer-social"> <ul> <li> <a href="https://twitter.com/UMCounselingCtr" target="_blank"> <span class="sr-only">Visit our Twitter</span> <span class="icon icon-twitter" aria-hidden="true"></span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/UMDCounselingCenter/" target="_blank"> <span class="sr-only">Visit our Facebook</span> <span class="icon icon-facebook" aria-hidden="true"></span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/umdcounseling/" target="_blank"> <span class="sr-only">Visit our Instagram</span> <span class="icon icon-instagram" aria-hidden="true"></span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQMydnSFOr6mZq5Qul2xTww" target="_blank"> <span class="sr-only">Visit our Youtube</span> <span class="icon icon-youtube" aria-hidden="true"></span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="site-footer-legal"> <div class="max-bound"> <ul> <li> <a href="https://umd.edu" target="_blank">UMD.edu</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.umd.edu/web-accessibility">Web Accessibility</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.umd.edu/privacy-notice" target="_blank">Privacy Notice</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </footer> <a href="#" class="back-to-top">Back to Top</a> </div> <script type="application/json" data-drupal-selector="drupal-settings-json">{"path":{"baseUrl":"\/","pathPrefix":"","currentPath":"node\/214","currentPathIsAdmin":false,"isFront":false,"currentLanguage":"en"},"pluralDelimiter":"\u0003","user":{"uid":0,"permissionsHash":"7ae8a1485786023de7cd311ab3c53a2fcf670d888297d81efdd1a2a913d2d532"}}</script> <script src="/sites/default/files/js/js_xNBBGcrBkdE_3gxdSKAkHrvuHYySyhG7-rXtVVB40sg.js?scope=footer&delta=0&language=en&theme=umd_terp&include=eJwrzU2JL0ktKtBPz8lPSszRKQXyi5Mz8vNzyjNTUuMzUhNTUov0QaIQJgDTjxMI"></script> <script src="https://umd-header.umd.edu/build/bundle.js?search=1&search_domain=counseling&events=0&news=0&schools=0&admissions=0&support=0&support_url=&wrapper=&sticky=0"></script> </body> </html>