Maximizing Career Opportunities with OTC Career Services

OTC Career Services at Commons West offers valuable assistance to students throughout their career journey, from exploration to job preparation and search process support. Highlighting the importance of early engagement, services include career exploration resources, job preparation assistance, and guidance on job search strategies. Utilize Career Coach for personalized assessments and access detailed local and regional job market information. Empower students to make informed decisions and enhance their career readiness for future success.

• Career Services
• OTC
• Job Preparation
• Career Exploration
• Student Support

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1. OTC Career Services Information Commons West, 219 417-447-6964 careeremp@otc.edu https://students.otc.edu/careerservices/

2. We meet students at any point in the career cycle. ALL ALL students should visit us within the first semester of their freshman year.

3. Top 5 Reasons Students Should Utilize Career Services NOW!! 1. Career Exploration 2. Job Preparation R sum s, Cover Letters, Interviews 3. Assistance with the Job Search Process 4. Career Readiness 5. Employer Relations/Networking

4. Career Exploration Students should start thinking about careers in high school! 75% of College Students Change Majors Being unsuccessful in determining majors or the inability to develop career goals may lead to attrition. NACADA/Kansas State University 2007 Webinar

5. Follow the link here. Have your students get results in minutes! Career Coach Have them take the 6 or 60 question assessment on Career Coach.

6. Career Coach has detailed information with local and regional information about salary and job growth! See how well students match up with various careers.

7. Job Preparation Assistance with: R sum s Cover Letters Interviewing UCLA's annual survey of the nation's entering students at four-year colleges and universities (found) the portion of incoming freshmen that cited "to be able to get a better job" as a very important reason for attending college reached an all-time high of 87.9 percent in 2012, an increase from 85.9 percent in 2011 and considerably higher than the low of 67.8 percent in 1976. In the minds of today's college students, getting a better job continues to be the most prevalent reason to go to college. Cooperative Institutional Research Program at the Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA The American Freshman: National Norms Fall 2012

8. Assistance with the Job Search Process Don t let the bills from college weigh you down. Looking for part time or full time work we can help students with the use of our online job board!

9. Career Readiness Employers are looking for these competencies are students ready???

10. Employer Relations/Networking 85% of All Jobs are Filled Via Networking Through our job fair and networking events, Career Services offers students the opportunity to connect with employers. Linkedin, 2016 https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/new-survey-reveals-85-all-jobs-filled-via-networking-lou-adler

11. Lets help our students pursue their dream career Start with Career Services!!!