Career Connections

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Start Today on Your Path to a Rewarding Career

Whether you’re a current student or alum, Career Connections is ready to help you plan for and achieve your career goals. We provide the tools needed to help students Prepare, Empower and Connect to the world of work. Our dedicated team identifies and engages employers who have an interest in recruiting our students for full-time and part-time employment, as well as internship and externship opportunities.

Through individual appointments, empowerment workshops, seminars and special events, you can learn how to create a better résumé and cover letter, job search strategies and practice interviewing skills.

Career Connections offers traditional career counseling in conjunction with innovative methods to prepare students and alumni for career readiness and professional development through:

  • Events for Job Seekers, such as employers recruiting on campus, job search workshops, interview and career fairs
  • Career Guidance offering individual coaching and consultation with our staff
  • Work-Study Programs that connect students with employment on and off-campus to offset educational costs
  • Tools for Career Seekers for interview preparation, online job boards, career exploration and planning (NOTE: make sure you are logged in to MyCCP to access our tools—Handshake, Big Interview and Pathful Explore)

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What’s Available?

  • Individual appointments and weekly walk-in hours
  • Assistance with résumé, cover letter and career information
  • Online workshops, job fairs and special programs on job search issues
  • Online services for résumé posting and job search
  • Mock interviews for interview practice and critique
  • On-campus recruitment with local employers
  • Computer lab for work on résumés, cover letters and job search
  • Access to online resources for career research: Pathful Explore
    Event & Resource information, Big Interview AI, Handshake, Focus2Career, Bureau of Labor Statistics and O’Net Assessments – and so much more
  • Regional Center visits for career and job search assistance
  • Assistance building a professional social media presence
  • Event and resource information here

Alumni Services

Career Connections can assist you with these job search resources and services:

Employer Services

The Career Connections Department provides many services to employers, including:

  • On-campus recruiting which includes table set ups; on-campus interviewing, employer spotlights, classroom presentations, etc.
  • Free online job posting and résumé search system.
  • Branding to our students
  • Career fairs
  • Specialized workshops
  • Open house events
  • Personalized meetings to discuss our services and internship participation opportunities.
  • Virtual Recruitment Opportunities

If you would like to set-up a table, participate in an employer spotlight, classroom presentation, career fair or any other partnership, please complete the following form.

Employer Partnership Form

Contact Us

HoursLocationContact

Spring & Fall semester
Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
By appointment

Summer semester
Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
By appointment

Virtual walk-in hours via Zoom
Monday - Thursday, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
No appointment needed

Center for Business and Industry, Room C1-34215-496-6176

Spring & Fall semester
Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
In-person drop-ins
No appointment needed

Summer semester
Tuesday – Wednesday, 10 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
In-person drop-ins
No appointment needed

Bonnell Building, Room BG-24215-496-6176

Contact Career Connections