Career Exploration and Planning
Choosing a career goal is one of the most important decisions you will make. The office of Career Services at KCC will work with you to facilitate career decision making. Through an assortment of activities, a career counselor can help guide you to discover those personal characteristics and motivators that influence career decisions. Although there are no magic answers, many tools and strategies are available that can help you to better understand your occupational identity. The Career Services office is committed to supporting our students personal and professional development throughout their years at KCC.
Helping undecided students
Career services can help students who have not yet determined a major. We can help you answer the following questions:
- How do I start the process of choosing a major?
- How do I know what majors match my interests, abilities and values?
- What can I do with the major I am considering?
Career assessment workshops
The career assessment workshop provides valuable information to help individuals gain a deeper understanding of their interests, personality and values which are all extremely important in making informed career choices. A career development specialist discusses assessment results in a one-hour interpretive session per assessment instrument. Those assessment instruments are:
- Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
Please note the MBTI is completed at a computer in KCC's Student Services department.
- Career Assessment Inventory (CAI)
Please note the CAI can be completed at home and returned to Gisel Waide.
*Completing times are approximately 45 minutes for each test. The cost for each individual assessment is $5.
To get started:
Step 1: Call Gisel Waide in student services (815-802-8530) to arrange to take the career and personality inventories. The cost of each is $5.
Step 2: Complete the CAI and the MBTI inventories. Please refer above for testing instructions.
Step 3: Tests must be completed a week before the workshop. Please phone (815) 802-8582 and make a reservation to attend a free workshop to match your results with career goals.
Interpretations are only done during scheduled workshop times.
Upcoming workshops:
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Jan. 21
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CAI: 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
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MBTI: 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
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RM: D211 |
| Feb. 19 |
CAI: 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. |
MBTI: 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. |
RM: D327 |
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Username: Kankakee
Password: Comcollege
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Employment assistance
Whether it's looking for a part-time job or a job shadow to support your classroom experience and get first-hand knowledge about your major and career, or a full-time professional position, the Career Services Department provides a connection to hundreds of current employment opportunities. Let us help prepare you for your next step through our Career Readiness Workshops!
- Resume & Cover Letters
- Interviewing Skills
- Job Searching / Networking
Next workshop: Resume Power Hour
Get help putting your resume together, learn about CCJobNet and posting your resume for employers.
January schedule
*Seats are limited. Please call to reserve your seat.
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Jan. 12, 2009
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Place: Career Services
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Time: 10-11 a.m.
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| Jan. 15, 2009 |
Place: Career Services |
Time: 4-5 p.m. |
| Jan. 21, 2009 |
Place: Career Services |
Time: 9-10 a.m. |
| Jan. 28, 2009 |
Place: Career Services |
Time: 9-10 a.m. |
Position announcements
- Free online job listing service to instantly connect job seekers with employers. Visit CCJobNet.com
- Find employment listings in the Career Services Office and on the job boards located in Students Services and in the College Center hallway next to the auditorium.
On campus recruitment
Employers with multiple job openings are encouraged to recruit on campus, meet face to face with students and conduct on the spot interviews. The recruiting fliers are posted on campus bulletin boards.
Recently on campusext on campus:
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October 2008
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Place: College Center
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Time:
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Company: The Buckle
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Annual Job Fair
Don't miss this great opportunity to meet your future employer or to hire your next star employee(s)! The annual Job Fair has more than 50 employers and more than 600 participants. Please click on the Job Fair page to view dates, times and location.
To schedule your appointment
Office information:
8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday through Friday
Extended hours on Thursdays till 7 p.m.
(815) 802-8575
E-mail: careerservices@kcc.edu
Location:
Student Services, Workforce Development Center, Room D234
Staff:
Tina Talmadge
Coordinator, Career Planning and Placement Services
(815) 802-8584
ttalmadge@kcc.edu
Joyce Cochran
Administrative assistant
(815) 802-8575
jcochran@kcc.edu
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