Community Care College Career Fair Recap
April 16th is National Stress Awareness Day and it couldn’t have been more appropriate for our students! The first Career Fair at Community Care College was hosted by the Career Services team for students, graduates and alumni. 26 employers representing our Allied Health, Dental Assisting, Early Childhood Education, Veterinary Assisting, and Massage Therapy programs were able to network with 228 students and ...
Continue Reading11 Tips for Professional Email Etiquette
Have you asked yourself, what is email etiquette? Or do I sound professional through my emails? Can my professionalism be judged through my emails, really? Absolutely! Others are making opinions about you as a professional by the emails you are sending out. So, here are 11 tips every professional should know. How many can you check off about your last ...
Continue Reading3 Simple Words | Personal Branding at its Finest
Personal Branding is a term that I am certain you have heard. So, just for fun, let’s take a look at personal branding from a student’s perspective by kicking off our very first Vlog. For all of you blogging newcomers out there, Vlog is a tech savvy term for Video Blog. See, you’ve already learned something and we are just ...
Continue Reading6 Ways Volunteering Can Help You Flourish Personally and Professionally
Are you looking to boost your confidence and your career? The Holiday season is here and now is a great time to commit your energy to helping your community! Getting involved with something you are passionate about will not only give you a confidence boost but can also help you advance your career. Here are 6 ways volunteering can help ...
Continue ReadingHow to Network at a Career Fair
The Career Services Team hosted a Career Fair at Clary Sage College for current students and alumni this past Monday. Several hundred students and a dozen alumni attended the event, where 19 different employers were set up to discuss their companies and open positions they currently have – as well as enjoy a yummy cookie buffet, hot chocolate bar, and ...
Continue ReadingWhat Questions to Ask in a Job Interview
Do you have any questions for me? That one sentence provides relief to every nervous interviewee since it signals that the interview is over and they can high tail it out of there! So the standard response of “No, I think you answered everything.” follows quickly after. DO NOT fall in to this trap. Job interviews are not only ...
Continue ReadingTips for Conducting an Effective Informational Interview
Making the change from job to career can be one of the scariest decisions you ever make; often times it is filled with the doubt of making the right choice. The easiest way to calm these fears is to network with current professionals in the industry and develop a relationship with a mentor. By partnering with someone with experience in ...
Continue Reading12 Steps to Writing a Professional Email
Do you ever find yourself wishing there were a certain set of rules everyone had to follow before you send an email? We need to realize there are certain professional standards expected when communicating via email. We all need to view ourselves as professionals. Here are some tips to keep in mind when sending emails: Always include a courteous greeting. ...
Continue ReadingHow to Market Yourself
AAA – Choo! “Pass me a Kleenex please.” I am sure that when you hear this statement you know exactly what product that I am referring to. However, the correct term would actually be facial tissue. Kleenex is a brand of facial tissue. Yet, the term “Kleenex” is how we reference this product whether you buy the actually Kleenex brand ...
Continue ReadingAre you a duck?
The duck test is a humorous term for a form of inductive reasoning. I know you have heard something along the lines of, “If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck.” The test implies that a person can identify an unknown subject by observing that subject’s habitual characteristics. ...
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