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Career Services
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Welcome Gavilan Scholars! Career Services is your hub for a variety of services and resources to help you reach your academic, career and personal goals. Let's get started!
Meet with a Counselor
The professional counselors at Gavilan College provide academic, career, vocational, transfer, and personal counseling and can help you identify your career interests and how you can achieve your career and academic goals. To learn more and arrange an appointment, please go to the Counseling Department.
Take A Career Assessment
A career assessment can assist you to determine what careers will likely be a good fit for you. Whether you are just starting out or wondering if another career path would be a better option, career assessments can provide you with different options to choose from. Career assessments help you understand how your interests, aptitudes, skills, and previous experiences assist you to evaluate which career is the best match for you. These are some career assessments we recommend.
CCCMyPath Career Coach
Get information on careers that appeal to you and learn about Gavilan College career paths and opportunities to help you select your certificate or degree major.
A comprehensive career and educational information internet site. Take a self-assessment, receive college and occupational information. Students need to request a "Eureka Site ID Code" to utilize this resource by contacting Daisy Lopez-Jimenez at djimenez@gavilan.edu.
Myers Briggs
This free assessment is designed to help you with your career exploration and decision-making. Explore how your interests, personality style, values, and skills relate to possible career choices. We recommend that individuals see a counselor for an interpretation of their results.
O*NET Code Connector
These career exploration tools allow you to begin planning career options and exploring your school-to-work transition. They allow you to review your interests, work values, and abilities and match them to the requirements of your desired occupation.
Take this assessment under 10 minutes and find out more about your personality type and how to connect with others in your career.
Explore Your Career and Academic Interests
What Can I Do With This Major? Whether you’re exploring majors or searching for information about your chosen field, this website will help. Begin your exploration by learning about typical career areas and types of employers that hire in these fields for your major, as well as gain insight on strategies you can be doing NOW to be a more marketable candidate.
O*NET Online
A great resource which analyzes employment trends by state and region and provides information about education, salary and typical duties associated with thousands of occupations.
Take A Career Guidance Course
Register for GUID 1: Self Assessment and Career Development! This course for students to learn about personal values, personality, interests, exploration of career choice, and occupational opportunities through the use of various personal assessment instruments. The delivery options for this course also include online and self-paced formats. Connect with a counselor today!