Tag: Career Development Department

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Center for Career Development provides crafts for vision boards

Haylie Godoy

Vikings had the opportunity to create their own career vision board on Feb 8 in the Harvin Center on Heritage Campus. The event was hosted by Center for Career Development, who provided all the craft materials as well as snacks, coffee, and music. Vision boards are a popular way of putting your dreams on paper. By creating a physical representation of your goals and aspirations, you will have a constant reminder of what you are working towards in academics, in your career, or just life in general. Emily Longoria with the Center for Career Development said the office hopes to…

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Career Development Office offers career opportunities and networking with other local companies

Mark Garcia

Jennifer Gonzales has been the director of Career Development since 2019 and still gets goosebumps when she explains what she sees as her favorite part of her job. “The most rewarding part of this job is seeing the career counselors interact with our students and see the students go through every stage of the process,” Gonzales said. According to Gonzales, a popular service the student body uses is the one-on-one counseling sessions with career counselors, but the department provides more than just this one service. “The top services that are being used by the student body have been choosing a…

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Center readies students for next step

Warren Maxwell

Warren J. Maxwell wmaxwell@foghornnews.com Students often wonder what the next step after college really means to them. Some choose to transfer while others already start looking for employment. Former Del Mar student Victor Alcocer fortunately was well-prepared and found employment in a local refinery with the help of the Career Development Center. “Securing a career in today’s job market is very competitive,” Alcocer said. Students have many tools and resources available to them so they can begin their journey into the workforce while they’re still in school. “The Career Development Center is an empowering resource that provided the confidence to…

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Ready for the future

Azrael Montoya

Azrael Montoya Radiology major Dana Portillo credits the Career Development Department at Del Mar College for helping her plan for life after graduation. “The student resources here at Del Mar have really helped me move along my future career,” Portillo said of the job listings, resume building and interview skills help she’s received. The Career Development Department on Oct. 31 held an Open House in the Career Kiosk in the Harvin Center to make even more students aware of those resources. The Open House aimed to offer students help with any resources pushing them forward to find a job. One…

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Desarrollo para un éxito integral

Josselyn Obregon

Josselyn Obregon @JTO_NEWS Empezar siempre es una etapa difícil para todos, y tomar la mejor decisión en la vida académica es sumamente importante. La elección de una carrera a la que le dedicaremos gran parte de nuestra vida puede tornarse complicado. DMC ha creado una diversidad de recursos para asistir a sus actuales estudiantes y todos aquellos potenciales vikingos. Ejemplo de ello es la oficina de Desarrollo de Carreras (Career Development Office) por sus siglas en ingles. El Kiosco de Desarrollo de Carreras está disponible de lunes a jueves en el Harin Studen Center salón 190. Cuentan con personal calificado…