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Career Services

The Student Success Center offers career development services to students who wish assistance with career planning. The career exploration component of the SSC offers assistance in:

• Selection of a major field of study
• Self-assessment of interests, values, and aptitudes
• Understanding the world of work utilizing career and occupational information
• Career decision-making

Career Exploration Services

• Individual Career Counseling
• Self-Paced Computer Assisted Career Guidance
• Personality and Career Inventories
• Additional Assessment and Exploration Aids
• Career Information
• Additional Links
• Contact Us

Individual Career Counseling

If you are feeling confused, cannot seem to make up your mind about choosing your major, need information about different occupations, are trying to fit your career goals into the other parts of your life, or just want someone to talk to about anything related to your present or future career, schedule an appointment with our Coordinator of Career Exploration. or call 301-784-5355.

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Self-Paced Computer Assisted Career Guidance

Set your own pace for career decision-making and typefocus with a user-friendly computerized system called CHOICES. This computer-based career guidance software program offers an opportunity to learn about your interests, values, and abilities, and how "who you are" relates to specific career fields. This program will suggest lists of occupations suited to your unique needs, and will let you research those occupations right at the computer. Up-to-date information about salary, employment outlook, educational requirements, and much more is available on hundreds of occupations. Information on educational options including post-secondary institutions, private career schools, and military training programs is also available.

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Personality and Career Inventories

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and the Strong Interest Inventory (Strong), are excellent assessments that help students discover more about themselves and why they are drawn to different careers. This kind of insight is an important step in career development. Appointments can be made over the phone, in person or by e-mail

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Additional Assessment and Exploration Aids

Additional aids are available such as the Self-Directed Search and Please Understand Me. These programs take you through a series of activities that help you identify occupations that interest you, and decide if the occupations you are interested in suit your personality characteristics. The Occupational Outlook Handbook provide information about a variety of occupations and job outlook

Another website is Maryland Mentor. This website contains a variety of career interest and personality surveys along with college and financial aid information.

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Career Information

Read about hundreds of occupations in easy-to-read books and pamphlets designed to give the facts you need to make informed career decisions. Videos are available explaining the career decision-making process and providing occupational information.

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ADDITIONAL LINKS

http://www.usajobs.opm.gov

• This site allows the user the opportunity to search for Federal jobs by specifying career and/ or state. This site also allows you to search for summer jobs by state.

http://www.aboutwork.com

• This site offers plenty of resources for the job seeker, from job searches to resume-writing tips. Many quizzes are also available to take, including samples of questions asked in many job interviews.

http://www.ajb.dni.us/

• America’s Job Bank allows the user to search for jobs by specific career interest and by state.

http://www.careerpath.com

• Allows the job seeker to search classified advertisement in over 90 major newspapers throughout the United States.

http://www.monster.com

• Allows you to search for jobs by region and area of career interest. You can also post your resume on the web using this site.

http://www.softwarejobs.com

• This site post jobs openings in the computer industry

http://www.bls.gov/oco/home.htm

• The Occupational Outlook Handbook website allows the user to research various aspects of particular careers, including job outlook, earnings, and nature of work, just to name a few.

http://www.acinet.org

• This site provides occupational and economic information about various careers.

http://www.marylandmentor.org

• This site provides career interest surveys and career information.

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Contact Us

For information concerning Career Advising, contact in person or by phone the Student Success Center, Room H-58 of the Humanities Building, (301) 784-5355.

This site is maintained by Allegany College of Maryland's Student Success Center

Send your questions or comments to Bill Devlin, Director of Student Success Center bdevlin@allegany.edu

 

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