Career Home | CAREER Services

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A note about the links below (Viewed: 462 times)	Many of the topic links below are organized on Pinterest. The website used to allow anyone to view links but now it forces visitors to create an account (which is free). I have not yet found a better way to organize links in such a great visual way (let me know if you have suggestions).
Career Coach (Viewed: 139 times)	Take a Career Assessment, Build a Resume, Browse Careers and so much more!

Great websites covering multiple topics

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Quintessential Careers (Viewed: 721 times)	Job-hunting tools, career tools, and more
Arizona State University's Major/Career Guide worksheets (Viewed: 611 times)

Career Exploration

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Career Exploration tools on MyYCCC (Viewed: 635 times)
Career Videos (Viewed: 569 times)
Decision Making (Viewed: 615 times)

Career Success

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Career Blogs (Viewed: 504 times)
Work place do's and don'ts (Viewed: 560 times)

Job Search

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Interviewing (Viewed: 629 times)
Networking (Viewed: 540 times)
Resumes (Viewed: 677 times)
Cover letters and other correspondence (Viewed: 577 times)
Job Search Basics (Viewed: 498 times)
References & Letters of Recommendation (Viewed: 451 times)

Online/social media

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Social Media and your career/job search (Viewed: 505 times)
LinkedIn (Viewed: 506 times)

How to prepare for a career/job fair

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from: Virginia Tech Career Services (Viewed: 712 times)	Summary of tips, advice, and strategies.
from: Quint Careers (Viewed: 1117 times)

Ungrouped

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Maine CareerCenter: Services for Veterans (Viewed: 660 times)

Laws

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Maine Employee Rights Guide (Viewed: 1427 times)
Maine Labor Laws (Viewed: 764 times)
New Hampshire Labor Laws (Viewed: 1014 times)

Degrees that Require Background Checks

Information about Background Checks

This is not an exhaustive list. Below you will find articles and resources to get you started.

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Background checks: why and what kind? (Viewed: 2845 times)
Job hunting when you have a criminal past (Viewed: 2433 times)
Job Search Help for Ex-Offenders (Viewed: 383 times)

Required during your program

Please note: not clearing a criminal background check or other institutional, state, or federal requirements may affect your ability to complete the below programs:

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Early Childhood Education (Viewed: 784 times)
Education (Viewed: 861 times)
Health Information Management (Viewed: 789 times)
Liberal Studies/Nursing (Viewed: 800 times)	This will not be required while you are at YCCC but will be before you are accepted at SMCC or another institution.
Veterinary Technology (Viewed: 776 times)
Medical Assisting (Viewed: 824 times)

Not required during your degree program,

but highly likely during your job search/internship:

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Accounting (Viewed: 752 times)
Behavioral Health (Viewed: 1027 times)
Criminal Justice (Viewed: 859 times)	Definitely required during your internship or job search.
Health Studies (Viewed: 760 times)

Not required during your degree program,

but possible during your internship, volunteer, or job search:

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Business (Viewed: 833 times)	This will largely depend on the position, company, and industry.
Computer/Information Technology (Viewed: 759 times)
Culinary Arts (Viewed: 767 times)
Digital Media (Viewed: 730 times)
Precision Machining Technology (Viewed: 725 times)