For students who are undecided, an appointment for career counseling can help clarify interests, values, and abilities that affect career choice. Career counseling appointments typically include a thorough discussion of background and future plans, but it may also include the use of career development instruments. To schedule an appointment for career counseling, please call (989) 328-1266 (for Brandy Bunting) or (989) 328-1264 (for Tore Skogseth).
CareerCruising is a complete career guidance system available to MCC's students. At the CareerCruising website, you can take a comprehensive career interest inventory and supplement it with information about your own abilities to generate a list of occupations. Please note that the list of occupations just are suggestions - no inventory can tell you what you should do.
If you have narrowed down your interest to certain careers, CareerCruising offers a comprehensive database of occupations, including job outlook and salary information for Michigan, other states, and the national average. Furthermore, CareerCruising provides interviews with people in the different professions, offering glimpses into what life is like in their careers.
In order to use the CareerCruising database, go to http://www.careercruising.com
When you get to the site, you need to log in using the following information:
User Name: montcalm
Password: college
Job OpportunitiesCareer Development
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The following links will take you to websites concerning available jobs, career information, career development, and links between careers and education. Job searching sites
- Current and former students can utilize the Career Matrix website to connect with jobs posted by employers in the area.
- Career Builder is a great site to visit to search for jobs by company, industry or international jobs, set up a job alert to receive job postings via email, or post a resume that showcases multiple skills with up to 5 resumes.
Career Development
- My Next Move is a great resource from the US Department of Labor. It offers the opportunity to take an electronic shortened O*NET Interest Profiler with up to date data.
- CareerForward™ is a free online Career Development Course to assist you in preparing for job in the 21st-century workplace. This course will assist you in online learning and good career choices to prepare for and thrive in a global economy.
- Learn about career preparation, employer services, finding a job, labor market information and more at Michigan Department of Career Development.
Career Information
- O*Net Online is a national source of occupational information. Search for occupations using keywords, browsing job families, high growth industries, or disciplines. Learn about the day-to-day aspects of a job and the qualifications and interests of a typical worker. Job accommodations information is available for people with health problems or disabilities.
- The Occupational Outlook Handbook is a nationally recognized source of career information designed by the US Department of Labor to provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives. The handbook describes what workers do on the job, working conditions, the training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects in a wide range of occupations.
- CareerOverview will assist you in searching for up-to-date, detailed information about hundreds of occupations throughout the United States. Review information about job descriptions and work activities, educational and training pathways, earning potentials, and job outlook and employment projections.
- America's CareerInfoNet contains wage and employment trends, occupational requirements, state-by-state labor market conditions, millions of employer contacts nationwide, and an extensive online career resource library.
Careers and Education
- College Board can assist you in finding useful information about your academic, college, and career options.
- Search for information on careers and occupations by using keywords, browsing by career category, or career information by industry at CollegeGrad.com. Also, get a free career analysis by using the MAPP (Motivational Appraisal of Personal Potential). This career analysis will show you the top 11-20 jobs with your greatest potential for success, including 5 free job matches.
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