This document provides information about the Career Services Center at Sierra Vista Campus, including its staff, programs, and services. It describes resources for students related to career exploration, job search skills, student employment, cooperative education, community service, graduate placement assistance, and upcoming events. The center helps students discover careers, gain work experience, and find employment through various programs and individual advising.

1. CAREER SERVICES CENTER
Sierra Vista Campus, Bldg. P-4

2. CAREER SERVICES CENTER
SIERRA VISTA CAMPUS
Joanne Darbee
Career Services Center Coordinator
Cooperative Education
Community Service
DISCOVER Advising
Andrea H.
Career Development
Specialist
Graduate Assistance/Student
Employment
Job Search Skills Assistance
Work-Study
Position currently open
Rachael B.
Office Specialist,
Sr.
Work-Study
Student Employment

3. Job Search
Resource Center
Cooperative Education
Graduate Placement
Assistance
Work-Study
Community Service
Student Employment
Career Services Center
Programs
DISCOVER Career Info.

4. Job Search Resource Center
 Print resources: Salary surveys, Job Choices
magazines, state and local employer listings, job
search skills information, etc.
 Media Library: Interviewing, business etiquette,
resume writing, time management skills, etc.
 Internet links
 Student employment database
 America’s Workforce System: Access to
AZ Dept. of Economic Security (DES) job bank

5. Work-Study Program
 Students have opportunity for paid jobs on
campus
 Students must be enrolled in 6 units; 2.0 GPA
 Work-study positions posted on campus
 Students and applications referred through
CSC to department
 CSC processes new hire paperwork and
distributes timecards bi-weekly

6. Community Service
 Students placed in paid jobs in community
agencies up to 20 hours/week
 Student must be FWS-qualified
 CSC given specific yearly allocation of FWS
funds for this program
 Participating agencies must be literacy-
focused (public schools a target)
 Students can earn co-op credit (EDU 224)
 Good public relations vehicle for College

7. Student Employment Program
 A service to employers and students
 CSC posts employer openings at no charge
 CSC refers students as specified by employer
 Includes jobs for continuing students-helps in
retention by providing financial support
 CSC maintains employment database
 Job posted on boards at 2 SVC locations
 CSC provides assistance with applications
and resume review

8. Cooperative Education
 Applies academic theory to workplace
 Students may have program
requirement for field experience
 Students may enroll for exploratory
purposes (as appropriate)
 Faculty advisors from program area
supervise students in field
 Students receive credit and grade

9. Where are our students
getting their work experience?
Walt Disney World
Sierra Vista Unified School District
FC Business Systems SAIC
West Civilian Personnel Operations Center-Ft. Huachuca
Cochise County Sheriff's Office
Café Roka Benson Chamber of Commerce
and more…

10. Graduate Assistance Program
 Focus on in-depth services to
graduating students seeking career jobs
 Career fair offered each spring
 Provides job search skills assistance in:
 Resume development
 Job search/networking methods
 Interviewing techniques

11. DISCOVER
Career Information Software
 Career interest inventories
 Abilities and values inventories
 Information on occupations & careers
 Information on college majors and
related jobs/career fields
 Listings of schools and programs of
study nation-wide
 Job search skills information

12. What are students saying
about our services?
“Cooperative education experience is just as
important as any class I’ve taken at the College”
“I’m so much more confident now after
my co-op experience!”
“I really appreciate all the job search help. I never
realized there was so much to learn about this process!”

13. Upcoming CSC-SVC Events
 October is DISCOVER month at CSC
 Walt Disney World internship recruiter:
 October 19th
1:30 PM-Horace Steele
 Job fair with CCWD—November 2nd
 Dress Up Your Resume workshop:
 Monday, October 31st
9AM-3PM
 See Andrea for more information