Occupational Wellness is pursuing a career path(s) that supports your goals, professional growth, and success.
Signs of Occupational Wellness
- Doing work that you find motivating and interesting
- Understanding how to balance leisure with work
- Working in a way that fits into your personal learning style
- Communicating and collaborating with others
- Working independently and with others
- Feeling inspired and challenged
- Feeling good at the end of the day about the work you accomplished
5 choices you can make to enhance your occupational wellness
- Explore your interests by attending UNH Career Fairs and learn about different career paths
- Gain workplace experience through internships, volunteering, job shadowing
- Give yourself permission to pivot and make a different choices in your career interests and goals
- Use college as a time to develop your professional skills such as time management, problem solving, team work
- Begin to build a professional network with your professors, , and professionals in your field
Check-in on your occupational wellness
- Are you thinking about a major that you will find interesting and meaningful?
- What opportunities do you want to take advantage of while at UNH to propel your occupational wellness? Internships? Study abroad? Volunteer work? On-campus leadership programs?
- What does balance between work and relaxation look like for you?
Explore Occupational Wellness
- Don't settle; keep motivated to work towards what you want.
- Increase your skills and knowledge to advance your occupational wellness goals.
- Find the benefits and positives in your current job.
- Create connections with your co-workers.
- Avoid over working yourself; seek a work/life balance.
- Enjoy what you do; do what you enjoy.
- Write out your occupational goals and create a plan to reach them, then start working the plan.
- Talk to a career counselor if you feel stuck.
Occupational Wellness at UNH
The Wellness Center Services
Wellness Coaching
UNH students can make an appointment for wellness coaching to explore ways they can enhance their occupational wellness and start moving towards goals. Make an appointment for wellness coaching online or call (603) 862-3823.
