From one-on-one guidance from career and transfer coaches to job coaching and workshops, you'll be well prepared to select courses and a major that fit your personality and interests. Then you'll learn the skills to stand out and be a success when you look for a job.
Even better: All these services are available for free to currently enrolled students and to alumni with an Oakton-awarded degree or certificate.
Because we aim to be a resource for our whole community, we also offer career-search tools for free at the Career and Transfer Center on the Des Plaines campus during school business hours. These include job search workshops, our online job board, computer-assisted career guidance software and useful tools such as computers, printers and fax machines.
The Career and Transfer Center is a member of CCJobNet's-CollegeCentral.com. Students, alumni and members of the community can view job listings sent to 14 partner community colleges by registering on www.collegecentral.com/oakton/.
The Career and Transfer Center exists to provide comprehensive career support services to students enabling them to discover and pursue their career goals by aligning their academic efforts and personal development to their chosen career and transfer pathways.
Empower students to explore, discover, and design a career and transfer pathway consistent with their interests and aptitudes to achieve a fulfilling profession where they can deliver maximal value to the organizations and communities they serve.
When you meet with a career and transfer coach, you'll have the opportunity to:
You'll do all this and much more so you can leave the CTC with a clear understanding of what you want to do—and how to make your goal a reality.
Figuring out what you want to do is just the first step. Getting hired is second. With job search coaching, you will:
These are just a few of the job searching coaching skills you'll develop at the CTC.