Career Services

Coastline College's Career Center provides career services to guide, provide, and empower students and the community.

Updates

Drop-in Office Hours

Fall 2020

First Wednesdays 11am - 12pm

• Sept 2nd - Connect via Zoom
• Oct 7th - Connect via Zoom
• Nov 4th - Connect via Zoom
• Dec 3rd - Connect via Zoom

Places Hiring During Covid-19

Read about job search strategies and check out this list of places hiring during Covid-19. This is a live document which will be updated as new information becomes available.

OC One-Stop Centers

Laptops and hotspots available for check-out beginning May 1, 2020. For more information, see our Student Resources page or visit Orange County One-Stop Centers. You may also view the press release.

Career Services

The Career Center provides support through the following services:

• Career exploration, development, and planning
• Career assessments
• Job, internships, volunteer, and experience search strategies
• Mock interviews
• Resume and cover letter critiques
• Career fairs
• In person or virtual career workshops
• Graduate school planning and applications
• Videos with tips and tools for success

With a social justice lens, we assist individuals of all backgrounds with identifying their personality, strengths, interests, values, skills, passions, etc. and connect it with a career that best fits those factors. Furthermore, we develop a long-term game plan to maximize their probability of achieving their ultimate career goal.

Online Appointments

Online appointment scheduling:
Please call (714) 241-6311 to set an online appointment.

For information about Cranium Cafe, including software requirements and support, please see our Cranium Cafe web page.

Career Coach

Career Coach

Career Coach

Find careers that match your strengths and discover programs at our college that will prepare you for success with the new Career Coach tool. Ready, set, try Career Coach!

Your Career Success Guide & Resources

• Career Assessment

  Career Assessment

  16 Personalities: Free Personality Test as sometimes it helps to learn which career best fits your personality.

  Career Coach Assessment: Career suggestions on demand! Take our Career Assessment to learn about yourself and Career Coach will give you career suggestions based on your interests.

  My Next Move - O'NET Interest Profiler: 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.

  Orange County Career Café: A virtual career center for California Community College Students.

• Majors / Career Exploration

  Majors / Career Exploration

  Coastline's Career Center has compiled its top-picks for career and/or major exploration. Browse through the following:

  Bureau of Labor Statistics – Information on duties, education, training, pay and outlook for hundreds of occupations

  Coastline Career Coach Assessment

  CACareerZone – See the variety of California Industry Sectors

  Cyber Security Education - Resources and tips to help you make the most of your career in Cyber Security

  O*NET: Find a variety of occupations

  Road Trip Nation: Explore your overall interests

• Local Career Fairs

  Local Career Fairs

  If you're looking for a job, the Career Center encourages you to check out local career fairs. If you need any help preparing a resume, contact us!

  Choice Career Fairs
  Orange County career fairs and job fairs

  Diversity Career Group"
  Providing Professional Career Fairs and Job Fairs.
  

  Eventbrite
  Job fairs in Fountain Valley, California

  Google Events - Orange County Job Fairs

  Hire Live
  Locate a hiring event today!

  Job Fairs In - Orange County Database

  Women Hiring Women

• Resume & Cover Letters

  Resume & Cover Letter Templates

  Looking for a job? Make sure you have a resume and cover letter. The Career Center recommends finding a template as that'll surely help you land a job!

  • Career Coach Resume Builder
  • Application.Careers - Resume writing tips and examples
  • Free cover letter templates
• Internships & Volunteer

  Internships & Volunteer Opportunities

  During your career search, an internship can be beneficial for multiple reasons. At Coastline, we make sure to curate resources to possibly connect with your next internship or volunteer position:

  Collegegrad.com/internships
  Browse jobs by level, title, industry, location, and employer. Get expert advice on all stages of the Job Search process

  Idealist.org
  We connect idealists with opportunities for action

  Internships.com
  Land the Perfect Internship

  Ocgov.com/gov/volunteer
  Information about volunteer and internship opportunities in Orange County

  Volunteermatch.org
  Find a cause that lights you up. Get in touch with a nonprofit that needs you.

• Marketing Yourself

  Learn How To Market Yourself

  You may want a certain job, but are you marketing yourself to that industry? Find out how through the following resources:

  Linkedin.com
  The world's largest professional network.

  Weebly.com
  Websites, eCommerce & Marketing in one place. So you can focus on what you love.

• Formerly Incarcerated

  Employment Resources for Formerly Incarcerated Students

  70 Million Jobs
  A job search platform made easy with anyone with a criminal record.

  Center for Employment Opportunities
  National employment programs working with formerly incarcerated.

  Center for Living and Learning
  Range of services for individuals looking to re-enter the workforce.

  Chrysalis
  Free service to prepare job-seekers for employment and improve job searching skills.

  Homeboy Industries: Workforce Development
  Job training opportunities and support for formerly incarcerated.

  Jails to Jobs
  Resources for ex-offenders when trying to find employment.

  Know Your Rights: California Fair Chance Act
  Learn about "Ban the Box" during your job search.

  The Los Angeles Regional ReEntry Partnership - Employment
  Employment reentry tools.

  LA RISE
  Participating Social Enterprises within the City and County Los Angeles.

• Additional Career Resources

  Additional Career Resources

  LinkedIn - Salary
  Get the full picture. See a detailed breakdown of salaries by job title and location.

  OC One-Stop
  The Orange County One-Stop Center(s) provide comprehensive employment and training services.

  Cornell University: Undocumented Students Resources
  Learn about specific information and resources for Undocumented Students.

  DREAMer Jobs Facebook Group
  Public Facebook group.

  Veterans Employment Center
  Translates military occupational codes into civilian career paths. Provides a list of employers and organizations that have made a commitment to hire or train veterans.

• Job Search Engines

  Job Search Engines

  So you're looking for a job? The Career Center wishes you more than just luck, we provide you a list of job search engines. Happy searching!

  California Job Service
  Complete set of employment tools for job seekers in California. Job seekers and employers access jobs, résumés, education, training, labor market information.

  CareerBuilder
  Find the right job. Right now.

  Dice
  Technology job search engine

  EdJoin.org
  California Jobs in the education field

  GovernmentJobs.com
  Find a government job today! Use our job search engine to browse federal, city and state jobs, and apply online. From entry-level to executive, find your career.

  Indeed
  This site scours other job search engines and brings all those job opportunities to this one site.

  LinkedIn Job Search
  Find jobs through LinkedIn

  Monster
  Monster can help you find the best jobs, employers and career advice.

  OCGov Job Listing
  County of Orange job listings

  SimplyHired
  Search for job opportunities across the United States on Simply Hired. Browse by job category, city, state, employer and more. Get a head start and post your resume.

  Jobs Near Me

  Search for job opportunities literally near where you are

  ZipRecruiter
  The Smartest Way to Get Hired

Career Services Documents

Stay Updated with the Career Center

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Are you on social? Follow us on Facebook: Facebook.com/CoastlineCareerCenter. If you'd like to request a workshop or presentation, please e-mail the Career Center.