Career Development & Placement Center Newsletter
Spring 2006… Volume V

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.

John Adams Career Center Opens!
The City College of San Francisco Career Development and Placement Center is excited to announce the opening of a new fully functioning career center at the John Adams campus. The new center has been in the planning for the last two years and finally everything came together and the remodeling was started in summer 2005 and completed in the fall of 2005.

The center features six internet computers along with the very popular EUREKA, a career exploration software program. We also have some great new job search programs in addition to WINWAY Resume Writer. The center is located in room 44A, right next to security and the GED testing office.

Come Check us out!
Monday-Thursday 8:30am-3 pm; Tuesday 5 pm-7 pm;
Drop-in or call 415 561- 1897; for more information or for appointments , please call 415 239 3117

Event Calendar
This Spring CDPC will be sponsoring the following event on the Ocean Campus:

Spring 2006 Career Information Fair!
Mark your calendar now for the twelfth Annual Career Information Fair on Wednesday, April 26, from 9 am to 1 pm, in the Student Cafeteria, Ocean Campus. The Career Development and Placement Center (CDPC) often attracts as many as 50 employer representatives to this activity. Students have the special opportunity to meet people face to face to get information on emerging and traditional career opportunities. Employers who have current job openings will welcome resumes from job-ready students. For developing or updating resumes and employer contact skills, the CDPC in S-127 offers free handbooks, workshops, computerized resume preparation, and individual counseling.

Instructors are encouraged to use this event as a class assignment. Students are encouraged to attend one of the CDPC Workshops prior to this event:
Getting Ready for the Career Fair, on Wednesday, April 19th, from 11:00 - 12:00, in S121
Readiness for the Career Fair, on Thursday, April 20th, from 1:00 - 2:00pm, in S121

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.