Career & Job Services
Where Do You Start?
Career & Job Services
Marlboro Hall, Room 2102
301-322-0109, Career_Job@pgcc.edu
Hours: Monday - Thursday, 8:30-6:00 pm; Friday 8:30-5:00 pm
Click here for the Spring 2009 Business & Entrepreneurial Job Fair flyer.
It's a changed world... Sweeping changes in the workplace have altered the employment landscape. Today's workers can expect many job changes and career shifts in their careers. Bad news? Not if you know how to make the most of who you are and what you do. Knowing how to manage your career leads to all kinds of exciting possibilities. But it also means that you have to know yourself and be able to skillfully communicate what you can do and how you can contribute to an organization. Here are some ideas you should explore:
- Know Yourself and Your Value in the Workplace...
What are your unique talents, skills and interests? How can you use these to build a meaningful career? What skills do employers want and where is the market for the skills you have? How can you increase your value to an organization through education and training?
- Know Where You're Going...
A career is different from a job. A job is a specific set of tasks you agree to do for an employer in exchange for pay. A career is the work history you build in a particular field. A job can help you pay your bills and ideally contributes to the growth of your career. If you aren't sure about what career is best for you, spending the time to look at who you are and what you want out of life is an important first step.
- Plan How to Get There...
No matter where you are in the career planning process, our college has programs and services to help you select an energizing career and design strategies to get the kind of work that brings you the greatest satisfaction.
Where Can You Go?
PGCC’s Career Assessment and Planning Programs are designed to help young adults and adults at all stages of their work life. We have resources and courses to help you make better career decisions, such as:
PGCC Career Resource Center -- open to the community – that includes:
Computer Software:
- DISCOVER, a career guidance program that combines assessments with career information. You answer questions about interests, abilities, and work-related values, and the program matches you with possible careers. You can also get information about careers, schools, and colleges.
- EUREKA SKILLS is a program that helps you to identify your favorite skills and the careers that match those skills.
- Resume writing software
- SF 171 and OF 612, KSA forms, federal government application software
- Career Library: Books, pamphlets, articles, career briefs, and audiovisual materials on occupations, job requirements, national and regional labor market information, and personal and professional development.
- Presentations: PGCC offers lots of free workshops on career-related topics such as "Now That I've Decided to Go Back to School, What Do I Do?”, “Your Marketable Skills," "Parent Tips on Career Choices for Their Children." For information on workshops scheduled for the semester, check the Bulletin of Noncredit Classes, the CAP semester brochure, or call 301-322-0109.
- Assessments: PGCC can help you identify careers that maximize your strengths, such as:
- DISCOVER career guidance software (free)
- Strong Interest Inventory
- Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
- Eureka Skills Inventory
- Please review the Schedule of Classes to see what other programs are planned.
PGCC Job Services
Our Job Services Program helps college students and community adults develop job skills and learn to access information to conduct effective job searches. There are many ways our staff and resources can help you with a job search, such as:
Job Banks
- CareerNet (www.careernet.state.md.us) a state-wide computer system that allows you to search the Maryland Job Bank, register for employment services online, get Maryland labor market and training information, and access internet employment-related sites. Free and open to the community!
- Career One Stop (http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/)
- PGCC Job Listings, a listing of jobs employers wish to offer PGCC students and alumni. Includes permanent, temporary, full-time and part-time positions.
- Job Announcements, all job announcements from various employers and government agencies are organized by occupational area. Free and open to the community!
Resume Help
- Workshops, software, library resources, and assistance are available to help you write a winning resume.
- Interviewing Skills Help
- Workshops, software, library resources, and assistance are available to help you develop effective interviewing skills.
- Job Fairs and On-campus Recruitment
- Job Fairs are scheduled every fall and spring. The college also sponsors with other organizations a minority job fair in February and Maryland Job Service (JSEC) job fairs.
- Employers schedule on-campus recruitment throughout the semester. Check with Job Services staff for the current semester schedule.
If you have any questions concerning Career/Job Services, please send an email to Career_Job@pgcc.edu.
Additional Resources
Careers and employment
Entrance Exams, Practice Test Questions, Financial Aid, Careers and Jobs
Resume Support