Student Career Services

Career Exploration / Readiness

Mastering Career Readiness Course

Career Services’ Mastering Career Readiness Course is optional (non-credit) and consists of four self-paced modules designed to equip GGC students with employability skills. As a currently enrolled student, you are automatically enrolled with access until you graduate.

Each module includes content related to your focused area of study and wraps up with activities that reinforce employability skills to support personal and professional achievement. Your learning will be assessed with short quizzes, and you’ll earn a certificate after completing all modules and assessments.

  • Introduction
  • Module 1: Explore
    • Take the Focus 2 Career assessment.
    • Complete ClawLink, powered by Handshake, profile.
  • Module 2: Prepare
    • Build a resume.
    • Create a professional reference list with three references.
    • Create a LinkedIn profile.
  • Module 3: Apply
    • Develop two goals on a goal-setting worksheet.
    • Use Steppingblocks – Search360 to identify careers of interest and complete the employability skills worksheet.
  • Module 4: Connect
    • Take the TruMotivate assessment to identify your top five motivators to succeed.
    • Conduct a mock interview, in person or via the Big Interview online platform.
  • Module 5: Achieve
    • Assess career competency proficiency based on the NACE career competencies for career readiness.

Completion of the Mastering Career Readiness Course and resulting certificate complement your career portfolio and add demonstrated skills to share with prospective employers, community service organizations and education-related organizations.

Mastering Career Readiness modules quick facts sheet for students (PDF)

Email careerservices [at] ggc.edu (careerservices[at]ggc[dot]edu) with questions.

Access Mastering Career Readiness Course: MyCourses (Brightspace by D2L)

What can I do with this major?

Visit the online database to answer the question: What can I do with this major?

Visit the online database

Career self assessment: Focus 2 Career

 Explore your interests, personality and skill sets to guide your career choice.    

Focus 2 Career

Career self assessment: Stepping Blocks

Receive a personalized career assessment, identify skills employers are looking for and explore career options by major with Stepping Blocks (login required), an online portal that provides career exploration based on 100+ million real career paths.

Stepping Blocks (login required)

Career self assessment: TruMotivate

The TruMotivate experience is an assessment tool that is designed to bring motivation insight to students during their college experience. Using their own stories, students can evaluate their past successes and use this information to realize the interests that drive their career choices.

TruMotivate Assessment

Job Search Process

A job search can be a large and intensive task filled with unknowns. Career Services provides a job search process with tips, tools and resources to aid your success.

Job Search Process

Occupation search: O*NET OnLine

Browse O*NET OnLine database of occupational information.    

O*NET OnLine

Search and research jobs/employers: Glassdoor

 Search and research jobs and employers using Glassdoor for Students.

Glassdoor

Professional Photo Booth

 Learn more about obtaining a professional headshot to aid your career search success.

Professional Photo Booth

Interviewing and Résumé Resources

list check

Browse examples to assist your résumé development.

Résumé Examples

Polish your interviewing techniques with the online tool Big Interview.    

Interviewing practice

Network with employers and professionals to share your job-related experiences and academic achievements through LinkedIn. 

LinkedIn
person chalkboard

Borrow professional attire from the Lending Closet, and get assistance coordinating color, style and fit to look your best at job interviews, classroom presentations or business events.    

Lending Closet: Career-ready Attire

Student Planning Tools

Academic Maps

Chart your four-year schedule of courses.

Academic Maps

Mentoring Milestones

Engage in your college experience.

Mentoring Milestones

Program Plans

Track program requirements and progress.

Program Plans