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Advising Center in the Saulsbury Campus Center

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Career Coach-Career Assessment
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Undecided on a major? This tool can help determine the program...

My Next Move-Career Assessment
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Take a quick assessment to determine your areas of interest…

O*NET OnLine-Career Information
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Explore what you can do with your degree, salary information, jobs…

Career Coach-Job Board
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Find a number of employers and open positions posted on Career...

Part-Time Jobs-Odessa College
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Find a job on campus by exploring the part-time positions available…

USA Jobs-Government Careers
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Shape America’s future by exploring federal government jobs
 
Explore more of our resources below:
Undecided on a major? This tool can help determine the program or department you should explore based on your interests. Take any of the three assessments available and begin planning your career plan!

Step 1: Access the Career Coach login page.
Step 2: Create an account using your OC email.
Step 3: Set a password. 

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Take a quick assessment to determine your areas of interest. The O*Net Interest Profiler can help you find out what your interests are and how they relate to the world of work. You can find out what you like to do and helps you decide what kinds of careers you might want to explore! 

Step 1: Access the My Next Move homepage
Step 2: Find Discover your interests and click Start 
Step 3: Read the instructions for the O*NET Interest Profiler assessment and click Next

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Explore what you can do with your degree, salary information, jobs, skills, and more! O*NET Online has detailed descriptions of the world of work for use by job seekers, workforce development and HR professionals, students, developers, researchers, and more!

Find, search, or browse across 900+ occupations based on your goals and needs. Then use comprehensive reports to learn about requirements, characteristics, and available opportunities for your selected occupation.

Step 1: Access the O*NET Online homepage. 
Step 2: Use the search bar to explore occupations. 

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Find a number of employers and open positions posted on Career Coach—the official job board used by Odessa College students and alumni. Career Coach is committed to helping you reach your career goals. It’s easy to use and mobile-friendly. You can search, save, and instantly apply to opportunities that match your skills and interests! 

Step 1: Access the Career Coach login page.
Step 2: Create an account using your OC email. 
Step 3: Set a password. 

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Find a job on campus by exploring the part-time positions available. Federal Work Study is available for those that qualify. Work Study and Non-Work Study jobs at Odessa College are exclusively for OC students. All on campus positions are available through Career Coach.  

Step 1: Access the Career Coach login page.
Step 2: Create an account using your OC email. 
Step 3: Set a password. 

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Shape America’s future by exploring federal government jobs, uploading your resume, and learning more about the federal hiring process.

Step 1: Access the USA Jobs homepage
Step 2: Use keywords and location to filter your search

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Online Resources

Kuder Journey: An online resource to help you plan for the future. Learn about your interests, skills, and work values and use those results to build a personal career plan, explore occupational information, and plan for career success. 

  • Please log-in and register to search jobs in the Permian Basin area. Click on link to set-up your account and to view jobs in the area: College Central (Your username will be your Odessa College 7 digit ID number)
  • Resume Builder

Career Corral: Discover majors and in-demand careers and education based on your interests!

Career OneStop: Pathway to career success. Tools to help job seekers, students, businesses, and career professionals Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor. 

The Jobs Y’all career exploration campaign and website launched in 2018 to raise awareness about the opportunities and benefits of Texas industries, to inspire and attract young Texans to explore careers, and understand the education and training needed to best position themselves for where the jobs will be when they enter the workforce.

The Texas Workforce Commission has launched MyTxCareer.com, a new online job search site designed to help Texans quickly register, search for, and apply for jobs available right now in Texas. 

 

OC Campus Jobs

If you want to find a job on the Odessa College campus as a student worker, please visit Odessa College Human Resources.

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