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, Focus2Career and Forage)

What’s Available?

Individual appointments and virtual walk-in hours Monday and Friday
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:
Event and resource information, Big Interview AI, Handshake, Focus2Career, Forage, 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

Alumni Services

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

Individual appointments for writing résumés and cover letters and developing job search strategies
Workshops and special events
Online job fairs and career resources
Free online accounts for résumé posting and job searching
Guidance when making a career change or seeking new employment
Focus2Career and Forage to Online resources for Career Readiness

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

Hours	Location	Contact
Spring and Fall Semesters Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday Appointment only Monday (Virtual Drop-ins) 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. 1 to 3 p.m. Friday (In-person Drop-ins) 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. 1 to 3 p.m.	Bonnell Building, Room BG-24	215-496-6176

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