CAREER/JOB SERVICES

THE CAREER CENTER

Location: Marlboro Hall 2102
Prince George's Community College
301 Largo Road
Largo, Maryland 20774-2199

Phone: (301) 301-322-0109

Career & Job Services Center
Fall 2007 Job Fair
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Largo Student Center
10:00-2:00pm
Registration is Required!
Please contact (301) 322-0109 for additional information

Career Database: Student | Career Database: Employer

The mission of Advising and Career Services is to design and implement advising and career/life planning programs and strategies which support learners in developing the self-awareness, coping strategies, and career/life decision making skills necessary to achieve educational, career, and personal goals.

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Where do you start?

It's A Changed World... Sweeping changes in the workplace have altered the employment landscape. Today's workers can expect many job changes and career shifts in their careers. Bad news? Not if you know how to make the most of who you are and what you do. Knowing how to manage your career leads to all kinds of exciting possibilities. But it also means that you have to know yourself and be able to communicate skillfully to others what you can do and how you can contribute to an organization.

Career sites for research about careers and employment information: 

Know Yourself and Your Value in the Workplace... What are your unique talents, skills and interests? How can you use these to build a meaningful career? What skills do employers want and where is the market for the skills you have? How can you increase your value to an organization through education and training?

Know Where You're Going... A career is different from a job. A job is a specific set of tasks you agree to do for an employer in exchange for pay. A career is the work history you build in a particular field. A job can help you pay your bills and ideally contributes to the growth of your career. If you aren't sure about what career is best for you, spending the time to look at who you are and what you want out of life is an important first step.

Career Exploration Links 
http://www.uhs.berkeley.edu/students/careerlibrary/links/careerme.htm

Plan How to Get There... No matter where you are in the career planning process, our college has programs and services to help you select an energizing career and design strategies to get the kind of work that brings you the greatest satisfaction.

Links to college entrance exams, practice test questions, financial aid, careers and jobs   http://www.ets.org

CAREER ASSESSMENT AND PLANNING

Phone: 301-322-0109

Our programs and services are designed to help young adults and adults at all stages of their work life. We have resources and courses to help you make career decisions.

RESOURCE CENTER: OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY

Computer Software:

Career Library:
Books, pamphlets, articles, career briefs, and audiovisual materials on occupations, job requirements, national and regional labor market information, and personal and professional development.

Presentations:
Free workshops on career-related topics such as "Now That I've Decided to Go Back to School, What Do I Do?," "Your Marketable Skills," "Parent Tips on Career Choices for Their Children." For information on workshops scheduled for the semester, check the Bulletin of Noncredit Classes, the CAP semester brochure, or call 301-322-0109.

Assessments:

All career advising by highly trained, friendly professionals

CREDIT AND NONCREDIT COURSES

CAP 131, Career Life/Planning, 3 credits.
A comprehensive course for students and career changers who are seriously exploring their career/life direction. This includes an intensive identification of marketable skills, thinking and personality style, interests, and work-related values. Students are guided in research on career options and receive guidance in developing long range career/life goals and identifying next steps to accomplish these goals.
Day, evening, and weekend sections. Also offered in guided study format.

CAP 102, Achieving College Success, 2 credits.
A course on study skills and personal management skills necessary for college success. This course is for first time college students as well as adults returning to school who want to enhance their learning skills, feel more confident as a student, and improve their grades in other courses.
Day, evening and weekend sections. Also offered as noncredit course, SKB 325.

CAP 110, Introduction to College, 3 credits.
This course helps a student to adapt to the college community and explore the purposes of higher education and the potential roles of the student within the college. This course is designed to provide students an opportunity to learn how to have a successful college experience. Students will focus on the development of their personal and academic goals, develop learning strategies to enhance their academic success, and acquire a working/practical knowledge of campus resources, services, and procedures. A student will not be able to get credit for CAP 110 if he/she has taken CAP 102/Achieving College Success (2 credits) and CAP 130/Choosing Your College Major (1 credit).

CAP 130, Choosing Your College Major, 1 credit.
A course to help students develop a focus for their college studies. Students use an aptitude and interest assessment to clarify primary academic interests and are guided through research on types of colleges, programs, and degrees. Students identify college majors, PGCC degree options and transfer options with specific institutions. Day, evening, and weekend sections. Also offered in guided study format.

JCL 304, Assessment for Career Direction, noncredit.
Participants take the Strong Interest Inventory, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, and the Eureka Skills Inventory. Interpretation of the results and discussion about using the information for career choice is done in six hours of group session.

JCL 330, Personal Career Assessment, noncredit.
This is the same as JCL 304 but test interpretations and career counseling are done individually.
Scheduled any time during the semester.

Other noncredit workshops are offered on career planning and job search. Check the Bulletin of Noncredit Classes.

JOB SERVICES

Phone: (301) 322-0109

Job Services helps college students and community adults develop job skills and learn to access information to conduct effective job searches. There are many ways our staff and resources can help you with a job search.

Job Banks

Resume Help
Workshops, software, library resources, and assistance are available to help you write a winning resume.

Interviewing Skills Help
Workshops, software, library resources, and assistance are available to help you develop effective interviewing skills.

Job Fairs and On-campus Recruitment
Job Fairs are scheduled every fall and spring. The college also sponsors with other organizations a minority job fair in February and Maryland Job Service (JSEC) job fairs.

Employers schedule on-campus recruitment throughout the semester. Check with Job Services staff for the current semester schedule.

If you have any questions concerning
Career/Job Services, please send E-mail to:
CAREER_JOB@pg.cc.md.us