Career Home | CAREER Services

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A note about the links below (Viewed: 409 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: 81 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: 638 times)	Job-hunting tools, career tools, and more
Arizona State University's Major/Career Guide worksheets (Viewed: 545 times)

Career Exploration

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Career Exploration tools on MyYCCC (Viewed: 547 times)
Career Videos (Viewed: 507 times)
Decision Making (Viewed: 561 times)

Career Success

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Career Blogs (Viewed: 458 times)
Work place do's and don'ts (Viewed: 508 times)

Job Search

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Interviewing (Viewed: 580 times)
Networking (Viewed: 493 times)
Resumes (Viewed: 613 times)
Cover letters and other correspondence (Viewed: 532 times)
Job Search Basics (Viewed: 447 times)
References & Letters of Recommendation (Viewed: 404 times)

Online/social media

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Social Media and your career/job search (Viewed: 455 times)
LinkedIn (Viewed: 457 times)

How to prepare for a career/job fair

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from: Virginia Tech Career Services (Viewed: 647 times)	Summary of tips, advice, and strategies.
from: Quint Careers (Viewed: 1061 times)

Ungrouped

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Maine CareerCenter: Services for Veterans (Viewed: 585 times)

Laws

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Maine Employee Rights Guide (Viewed: 1338 times)
Maine Labor Laws (Viewed: 675 times)
New Hampshire Labor Laws (Viewed: 839 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: 1763 times)
Job hunting when you have a criminal past (Viewed: 2258 times)
Job Search Help for Ex-Offenders (Viewed: 299 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: 706 times)
Education (Viewed: 765 times)
Health Information Management (Viewed: 711 times)
Liberal Studies/Nursing (Viewed: 704 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: 684 times)
Medical Assisting (Viewed: 741 times)

Not required during your degree program,

but highly likely during your job search/internship:

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Accounting (Viewed: 665 times)
Behavioral Health (Viewed: 939 times)
Criminal Justice (Viewed: 772 times)	Definitely required during your internship or job search.
Health Studies (Viewed: 682 times)

Not required during your degree program,

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

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Business (Viewed: 745 times)	This will largely depend on the position, company, and industry.
Computer/Information Technology (Viewed: 689 times)
Culinary Arts (Viewed: 685 times)
Digital Media (Viewed: 658 times)
Precision Machining Technology (Viewed: 638 times)