{"id":21714,"date":"2025-04-25T13:32:44","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T17:32:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.umaine.edu\/career-new\/?page_id=21714"},"modified":"2025-08-18T11:29:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T15:29:07","slug":"exploration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/career\/exploration\/","title":{"rendered":"Career Exploration"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kt-sc21714_aa8289-31 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc21714_aa8289-31 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}.kt-sc21714_aa8289-31 .kt-sc-textcol{padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-sc21714_aa8289-31 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc21714_aa8289-31 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"aligncenter kt-sc21714_aa8289-31 wp-block-kadence-splitcontent\"><div class=\"kt-split-content-wrap kt-sc-media-side-left\" style=\"grid-template-columns:50% auto\"><div 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