Align Education, Career, Financial, and Lifestyle Goals Prepare for the Job Search: Networking, Applications and Strategies Strengthen Workplace Connections, Experience, Etiquette and Ethic Students are highly encouraged to couple their academic and career journey in order to make more timely, affordable, supportive and satisfying education-to-career decisions. Services & Resources GCC students can choose from the following services and resources: Career Readiness Accelerator Workshop Series Career Counseling/Coaching Appointments for career exploration, networking, and job search/prep Internship Advising Appointments for enrolled credit students Career Readiness & Internships Newsletters sent directly to your GCC inbox On-site Job Fair by MassHire Franklin Hampshire Career Center Resources, guides and tips—included throughout this website Goal-Setting & Action Planning Ideally, a career development plan would include a list of personalized, doable, empowering and time-oriented action steps, which can be taken to both define and achieve education-to-career goals. GCC students can choose from the following services and resources: Attend relevant GCC Career Readiness Accelerator Workshops. Copy and adapt the following aids: Career Research & Planning Template Get a Job or Internship Action Plan Make an appointment with the GCC Career Readiness Coordinator. Exploration & Decision-making GCC students can choose from the following services and resources: Attend relevant GCC Career Readiness Accelerator Workshops. Make an appointment with the GCC Career Readiness Coordinator. Use the Career Research & Planning Template. Take one or more career assessments to gain insights and reveal questions that you can follow-up on. Use reality checking tools to understand the relationship between specific occupations, financial well-being, and lifestyle preferences. Use occupation research platforms to start gathering perspectives about industries, occupations, and career paths. Engage in at least 1 Informational Interview to learn things you can’t research online. Complete at least 1 Internship, while at GCC. Internship/Job Application Development GCC students can choose from the following services and resources: Draft or update your resume. Draft a cover letter. Draft a reference sheet. Create an online Profile or Electronic Portfolio. Make an appointment with the Career Readiness Coordinator. Create your Get a Job or Internship Action Plan. Internship or Job Search GCC students can choose from the following services and resources: Use the Get a Job or Internship Action Plan. To get an internship, make an appointment with the Internship Coordinator, David Brown. To find employment, make an appointment with the Career Readiness Coordinator. Draft or update application materials. Gain perspective about the job search process. Develop your networking pitch (aka. elevator speech), and use it often. Attend as many networking and job recruitment events as possible. Use job search engines. Hone your Get-A-Job search strategies.