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Career Counseling

Explore your options. Make an appointment with a Counselor.
SVCC Counselors will work with you on the following:

• Self Assessment - Who Am I? Based on your individual interests, attitudes and values, you'll discover which career areas are your most compatible ones.
  
  
• Career Exploration - What is the world of work about? Learn more about your career possibilities through online and printed resources. A counselor can also advise you about a suitable program of study that can direct you toward your career of choice.
  
  
• Job Search Skills - How Do I Get There? You'll learn job-search strategies, how to prepare a resume, cover letters and job applications and how to interview and negotiate a salary. There is valuable information on job hunting, interviewing, networking, sharpening your business writing skills and dealing with coworkers along with practice tests, exercises and skill-building courses at our online Learning Center.
  
  
• Watch For Networking Opportunities. Through campus organizations, contact with your advisor and other faculty, student trips, special events, work-study jobs and possible coordinated internships, you will be making contacts and gaining insights which will be important as you move toward your future career.
  

Your next step....
It's time to start looking.

• Prepare a Resume & Cover Letter
  • Virginia Workforce Connection
  • Learning Express Library
  
  
• Look for Available Jobs - NACElink®
  Search for thousands of jobs nationwide, plus jobs and internships posted just for your school through your career center web site with NACElink®.
  
  
• Search for Career Opportunities
  

  Local/Regional Resources • Virginia Workforce Connection • VWC - South Central Virginia • South Hill, Brunswick & Emporia Newspapers • State of Virginia Jobs • Richmond Times-Dispatch (Yahoo Hot Jobs) • Care Advantage and Nurse Advantage Employment Opportunities

  National Resources • Career Builder • Federal Job Search • Monster • Nonprofit Jobs