A newsletter for the students, faculty and staff of the Collin County Community College District. Published monthly. For information or submissions, call 972.758.3849. Cougar News welcomes student and faculty submissions. Next deadline: May 10 All submissions are due by 5 p.m. on the due date. Photos cannot be returned. Text should be e-mailed to mrobinson@ccccd.edu or sent on disk. Please submit copy that is proofed, edited and saved in Word format. Cougar News staff: Lisa Vasquez, director; Mark Robinson, editor; Marcy Cadena-Smith, contributor; Sydney Portilla-Diggs, student correspondent; Stephanie Hall, student correspondent; Nick Young, photographer; Heather Darrow, contributor; Shawn Stewart, contributor; Lydia Gober, contributor; Tatiana Shehedah, contributor
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Career Week’s roadtrip a great ride
By Lydia Gober
Director of Career Services and Co-op
“Career Week 2006: Travels in Careering” resulted in some outstanding information about careers and ways to work with choosing a career.
More than 1,400 students participated in the activities including “Roadtrips” to professional image, careers in science, psychology, sociology and hospitality fields. Collin students did an excellent job of interviewing career professionals and bringing out helpful information to the students in attendance.
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| Esther Kelly, who works for the Deaf Action Center in Dallas, took part in the session “Speedbumps & Detours: Successful Careers for Travelers with dis-Abilities” |
One of the many dynamic sessions was “Speedbumps & Detours: Successful Careers for Travelers with dis-Abilities” providing interviews of three successful professionals who face special challenges and still find career paths to be exciting and rewarding.
The culminating activity of Career Week was a business etiquette luncheon/workshop where 39 students learned how to conduct business during a formal meal presented by Professor Karen Musa of the hospitality program.
Speaking of careers, you may be thinking of your summer employment options, and Career Services and0 Co-op can help you. Resume preparation and interview coaching are available while you review open positions in the “Experience” web database of jobs in the area. You can also upload your resume for employers to view. Both full-time and part-time positions are posted for Collin students by area employers, and information is provided there about how to apply for these positions.
The Experience job bank, job search assistance and career planning are available in the Career Centers in the Spring Creek, Preston Ridge, and Central Park campuses in the Student Services areas. For more information contact 972.881.5781 (SCC), 972.377.1781 (PRC), and 972.548.6747 (CPC).
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