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Cape Cod Community College Career Services offers a variety of services and resources to assist students with defining and reaching their career goals:
Career Counseling
Current students may schedule an individual appointment with the Coordinator of Career Services. To set an appointment use the appointment book outside Career Services or email your availability to kierardi@capecod.edu. Alumni, former students and community members may utilize these: career planning resources. Plus 50 career services are also available.
Information Packets
Packets covering a variety of career related topics are available around campus or as downloadable PDF files:
- Choosing Your Career for career decision making
- Get to Work for resume and cover letter writing, job search strategies and interviweing information
Self-Assessments
In order to identify a career that is a good match for you, you first need to have a clear understanding of your own interests, skills, values and personality preferences. Take some free, online interest, skills and personality assessments:
- CHOICES software – Site ID and password available from Career Services or in the Choosing Your Career packet
- Jung Typology Test – then get a full type description at PersonalityPage.com
- America's Career InfoNet Library
- New York Career Zone (Holland)
- Careerview/Collegeview.com
Research Occupations
The following resources can help you learn more about the occupations you are considering:
- Occupational Outlook Handbook
- Massachusetts Career Information System
- O*NET
- America's Career InfoNet
- CareerView (CollegeView)
- BrainTrack
- www.job-descriptions.org
- Career Stories
- Green Job Information
Career Videos
- Write a Resume and Cover Letter – watch the video
and download the packet
- Consider a career in Early Intervention -watch the video
- Nontraditional by Gender Careers
Job Search Advice
- The Riley Guide
- TheJobHuntersBible (companion site to What Color is Your Parachute)
- Susan Ireland
- Plus 50 career links: SimplyHired+50, Monster +50, AARP, Workforce50, OurExperienceCounts, RetirementJobs

