Career Development & Placement Center Newsletter
Fall 2005… Volume IV

The new CDPC webpage now offers students interested in short term goals and/or CCSF certificates, a chance to view occupational information in either English or Spanish. Éxito = Success is a short questionnaire that assists students in finding occupations in their interest areas.

Event Calendar
This October CDPC will be sponsoring the following events on the Ocean Campus:

October 5th – Wednesday, 1-3 PM, Rosenberg Library, Rm. 305
Job Search Techniques Workshop
Guest Speaker: Author, C.J. Hayden

October 12th – Wednesday, 12-2 PM, Rosenberg Library, Rm. 518
Trend Forecasting: a hands on workshop presented by the
Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM)

October 19th - Wednesday, 12-2 PM, Student Cafeteria – Taste Buds
HOLIDAY JOBS!!!

October 19th – Wednesday, 2-4 PM, Arts 308
Psychology Forum: Careers in Psychology

October 26th – Wednesday, 12-1, Arts 308
Upwardly Global presents Job Information Seminar to Foreign Born and Educated Professionals
(ESL level 150 or higher)

John Adams Campus-CDPC Career Center
The Career Development and Placement Center is pleased to announce that coming this semester, the John Adams Campus will have a new CDPC Career Center located in Rm. 44A. The new Center will provide students with most of the services presently found only on the Ocean Campus. Vice Chancellor Don Griffin, Dean Linda Squires, CDPC Chair Indiana Quadra and Counselor/Instructor Greg Johnson have worked together to create a student friendly and pleasant atmosphere for all students and alumni of CCSF.
WATCH FOR THE OPENING COMING SOON!

Are you undecided about your major? Make an appointment to see a career counselor at the Career Development and Placement Center today! Call 239-3117 or email careerchat@ccsf.edu.

Considering a Career in Teaching?
The Child Development and Family Studies Department now offers students a number of programs, all located in Bungalow 213, Ocean Campus, which can assist them in their pursuit for a career in teaching.

The San Francisco Early Childhood Professional Development Project (PDP)
(415) 452-5611 www.sfchildnet.org

Teacher Prep Center
(415) 239-3890

California Early Childhood Mentor Program-Statewide
(415)452-5600 www.ecementor.org

San Francisco Early Childhood Mentor Program at CCSF-Local
(415) 239-3890

Child Development Training Consortium (CDTC)
(415) 452-7179

Are You Job Ready?
If you are seeking employment, whether on-campus, work-study/lab aide, or off campus, you need to prepare yourself to compete for the job you want. CDPC recommends that you consider making an appointment to see a career counselor who can assist you in becoming job ready. To make an appointment with a career counselor, please call 239-3117 or visit the career center at the Ocean Campus located in the Science Building, Rm. 127.
In addition, CDPC offers both short term courses and workshops in a variety of topics that are important to all job seekers. To see the list of courses and workshops that are being offered this Fall semester, check our webpage: www.ccsf.edu/Services/CDPC.

Online Job Search
If you are looking for job information online, then be sure to check the two online job information providers working specifically for CCSF students.

Career Connection is a free online resource connecting employers to students and alumni of CCSF. Career Connection allows CCSF students to explore job opportunities online 24 hours a day – or subscribe to get jobs sent automatically to them by email. To view these jobs, students can also drop by the Career Center in S127of the Ocean Campus to check out the Career Connection job binder.

MonsterTrak is a password protected job placement service found on the CDPC webpage for CCSF students and alumni. Students can access on and off campus job announcements, including work study, lab aide, internships, and other job information. To acquire the password for MonsterTrak, please email careerchat@ccsf.edu.