Career
Development and
LSC Room 225
(253)
833-9111 Ext. 2555
(10 Easy Steps in 10 minutes)
Pop in anytime and give
yourself a tour of our center. No appointment needed!
To start: Come to the 2nd
floor of the
Stop 1: Grab and Go Handouts
On your right as you walk in
our door, there are lots of single page handouts about resumes, interviewing,
job search tips, etc. Help yourself! Also, you may ask at the Front Desk for a “Writing Your Resume” packet. It includes
sample resumes, cover letters and instructions for electronic resumes. If you’d
like us to review your drafted resume, make an appointment with a Career
Specialist.
Stop 2: Today’s Careers newspaper
Take a copy of Today’s
Careers and a current quarterly class schedule from the metal rack below the
handouts. This little newspaper has lots of job opportunities and Job Fair
listings.
Stop 3: Friendly Front Desk staff
There is always someone at
our Front Desk to answer your questions and offer assistance during office
hours (M-Th 8-5, F 9-4:30, M & T until
Stop 4: Cooperative Education information (ask
about it)
The “Co-op” Program is a way
to receive school credit for work experience that applies to the skills you are
learning in classes. Any CDESC staff can give you more information or sign you
up for a Co-op Orientation, held at
Stop 5: GRCC Program Information Guides, Pamphlets
Also on the metal rack are
lots of informative leaflets and program guides for all of GRCC’s training
programs, GRCC’s Worker Retraining Program, TRIO, Counseling/Health Services
and others. Take one of the “CAREERS”
pamphlets that lists all the training programs at
Stop 6: Job Listings Binders
Turn around and face our
computer/lobby. On your right up on the shelf above the computer, you’ll notice
a row of white 3-ring binders. These hold the job listings that come into our
office. You should always start with the “New Jobs of the Week” binder and then
check the others that interest you by category. Job search websites are also
icons on our computers for your convenience (see Stop 10).
Stop 7: Website hand outs for Job Search, Labor Market Research
On the same shelf to the
left, you will find a plastic holder with different colors of sheets with
websites, entitled:
You can take flyers home or
use them here on our computers. Help yourself.
Stop 8: Books to browse
We have a reference collection
of books on resumes, cover letters, job search techniques, the hidden job
market, and books focused on certain fields and interests. It is not a lending
library but you are welcome to come in and read awhile anytime. Take a look at
the purple 3-rind binder on top of the bookshelf that is titled “CDESC Book Directory”. It lists all of
the books.
Stop 9: Bulletin Boards, Announcements of Events
Don’t forget to check out
the info pinned up on the two bulletin boards and posted on the walls as flyers:
job openings, career fairs, special events, and employer info.
Stop 10: Computers
Take a quick minute to look
at our computer desktop icons. Click on the WOIS icon for quick salary and training information about a career
that interests you, or the WorkSource
icon for access to the database of job openings, or use a Resume Wizard in WORD. For Worker Retraining students, we have the WILMAlist site, the Workforce Explorer, Job Training
Results. And for everyone job searching, check out the specialty websites
under WashJob.com. It’s amazing!!
Thank you for touring our
CDESC. We hope you’ll come back. Before you leave, pick up your prize at the
Front Desk! Please encourage
your friends to stop by, too.