Career Services supports successful transition from school to employment as an intern or a working professional. The office provides assistance, resources, tools, and training in all areas of career development and planning.
- Help identifying career and educational possibilities that suit your interests, skills and personality
- Job and internship search advice and assistance:
- Researching opportunities
- Writing effective résumés and cover letters
- Getting and preparing for interviews
- Employment listings sorted by industry and field posted in the office
- Free use of fax machine (local only) to send résumés, applications, and cover letters
- Free printed publications on:
- Writing cover letters
- Résumés
- Interviewing strategies
- Job search techniques
- Salary negotiations
Resource Center
The Career Services Resource Center has 5 internet-enabled computers, a laser printer, a fax machine, sample résumés, a reference library of career-related books and videos for use in the resource center, multimedia equipment, and a variety of software applications to help you explore your career interests, skills, values and aptitude.
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Washington Occupational Information System (WOIS)
Learn what a typical day in the life of a specific occupation is like. View earnings, skills and training required, projected outlook, work conditions, relevant professional associations, plus schools and training programs offered in the state of Washington.
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Workforce Explorer Washington
Identify occupations that match your interests and skills. Research labor market in Washington by industry and by county and compare projected outlook for occupations. Access information regarding training providers and graduate outcomes by program and by college/training provider.
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O-Net
Explore over 950 different occupational areas. Learn skills, abilities, knowledge, work activities, and interests associated with various occupations. Search for occupations that use your skills.
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Occupational Outlook Handbook
Online version of a handbook published every other year with information on over 250 careers. Find job descriptions, employment outlook, education required, working conditions and earnings.
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WinResume
View hundreds of resume examples for various occupations. Use this information to assist you in writing your own resume. View 100,000 powerful phrases you can use in your resume and cover letter.
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ZoomText
Magnifies text size on the computer screen for visually impaired individuals.
Resource Room Use Policy
The Career Services Resource Center is for work search and career research only. Everyone is welcome to use the resources in the resource center on a self-service basis; however, NSCC students and graduates will be given priority use. See the Resource Room Use Policy for complete terms of usage. If you need individual assistance, contact Career Services for an appointment.
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