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Application Form Guidelines handout: The application form is a very important part of the job search process. This handout provides tips for completing an application form that is neat, accurate and thorough. Articles from Career Links Newsletter on Career Exploration: Featured articles from the Career Services Center Career Links Newsletter on various topics related to career exploration: Can You Mind Your Own Business? Job Shadowing: Has Anyone Seen Your Shadow? What Can I Do with a Major In? Career Fair Chronicle handout: Published by the JCCC Career Services Center, the Career Fair Chronicle offers students advice when preparing to make important contacts with potential employers at career and job fairs. Career Fair Chronicle Newspaper 2006 Career Links Newsletter—Informational Interviews: Informative interviews with JCCC faculty represent a sampling of degree and certificate options available through JCCC career programs. Insight is provided into the career paths of various professional careers. Career Links Online NewsletterYour Career Decision-Making Process Handout : Your career decision-making process is just what it says it is…a process that is ongoing. The arrows in the graphic point in both directions, indicating that there is movement in the process. Throughout your life, you may find yourself revisiting this process. Career counselors can discuss the career assessment options available to “discover yourself” and the many resources available in the Career Services Center to “explore career/life options.” Your Career Decision-Making Process Steps Toward a Career Decision handouts: Handouts have been created by the career counselors in the Career Services Center to illustrate both the "initial" and "next" steps involved in the career decision-making process. Questions for individuals to consider are included for each of the components in the decision making process. First Steps toward Exploring Careers Next Steps toward a Career Decision Career resources available in the JCCC Billington Library: CareerExec Web Site: The CareerExec Employment Database offers full- and part-time job listings and internships. Employment positions are typically listed up to six months. www.careerexec.com Employer Guidelines for Recruitment handout: Guidelines designed to provide the best possible service to employers as well as provide excellent employment opportunities to students. They contain helpful information for employers wishing to participate in any job recruitment event sponsored by JCCC Career Services Center. Employer Guidelines for RecruitmentHolland’s Occupational Themes handout: This handout explains Dr. John Holland’s interest theory as a way for individuals to find the right fit between their interests and the work environment of a particular career. Checklists are included for individuals to identify their interest areas (Holland Code) and the JCCC career programs that match them. Informational Interviewing handout: Informational interviewing is a discussion initiated by you with a career professional to learn about careers and what it’s like to work in a specific occupation. These interviews are an excellent networking tool and can result in finding out about job opportunities. Informational Interviewing Packet Articles from Career Links Newsletter on job search topics: Internships: The Ultimate Win-Win Networking: The Connection That Works Transferrable Skills--An Important Asset in Today's Job Market Interviewing Guidelines handout: A specially-designed handout by the JCCC Career Services Center to assist individuals when preparing for a job interview. Information on how to prepare for an interview, the various types of interviews, commonly asked questions and suggested professional attire is provided. Is It Time to Change Jobs? Handout: A handout with a list of questions to help individuals to decide whether a job change might be needed. JCCC Career Program Outlooks handout: Compiled by the JCCC Office of Institutional Research, the Career Program Outlooks highlight employment, placement and salary information as reported annually by JCCC career program completers. Program OutlooksProgram OutlooksJob Search Correspondence handout: Job search correspondence serves as a marketing tool to sell one’s job qualifications as well as make lasting impressions on potential employers. This handout offers suggestions when composing a cover letter or thank you letter. Samples are included. Job Search Correspondence Packet Mock Interviews Guidelines handout: Mock interviews are an excellent way for job candidates to refine their interviewing skills. Opportunities for individual and group mock interviews are available for JCCC students. Scheduled appointments are required. My Personal Profile handout: A handout designed as a helpful tool for students to document key points to remember during their self assessment and career exploration process. Top 10 Large Growth Occupations for JCCC Associate Degree or Vocational
Certificate Candidates:
This list represents the training programs at JCCC for occupations that
are projected to have the most growth during 2004-2014. This is based on
research by the federal government and published in the Kansas
Occupational Outlook. Resume Guidelines handout: Designed by the JCCC Career Services Center, this handout serves as a “how to” resource for individuals developing a resume. Samples of common resume formats are included along with instructions for converting a traditional resume into a scannable or electronic format. Strong Interest Inventory/Holland Code handout: A detailed description of each of the six interest areas including typical work activities, potential competencies, associated self concept and values, potential work environments and typical hobbies. Strong Interest Inventory/Holland Code Handout Taking Steps Toward a Career Decision handout: Handouts have been created by the career counselors in the Career Services Center to illustrate both the "initial" and "next" steps involved in the career decision-making process. Questions for individuals to consider are included for each of the components in the decision-making process. Twenty Questions You Should Ask Yourself Before Changing Careers handout: A valuable handout that offers an individual some questions to consider when thinking about making a career change. Twenty Questions to Ask Yourself Before Changing Jobs Web Site Handouts created by the JCCC Career Services Center on various career development topics: College and University Research Web Sites General Career Information Web Sites Wages and Trends Information Web Sites What to Do with a Major In Web Sites What To Do With a Major In…JCCC handouts: Information sheets about JCCC career and transfer programs to help students answer the question “What can I do with a major in…?” A common question asked by college students, the major sheets offer information about potential job titles, personal characteristics and workplace skills for success. What To Do With A Major InWeb site handouts created by the JCCC Career Services Center on various job search topics: Cover and Thank You Letters Web Sites Students with Disabilities Web Sites (Career Planning) Wages and Trends Information Web Sites Kansas Colleges and UniversitiesMissouri Colleges and Universities |
