Career Home | CAREER Services

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A note about the links below (Viewed: 427 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: 102 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: 663 times)	Job-hunting tools, career tools, and more
Arizona State University's Major/Career Guide worksheets (Viewed: 563 times)

Career Exploration

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Career Exploration tools on MyYCCC (Viewed: 578 times)
Career Videos (Viewed: 531 times)
Decision Making (Viewed: 581 times)

Career Success

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Career Blogs (Viewed: 473 times)
Work place do's and don'ts (Viewed: 524 times)

Job Search

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Interviewing (Viewed: 594 times)
Networking (Viewed: 509 times)
Resumes (Viewed: 635 times)
Cover letters and other correspondence (Viewed: 546 times)
Job Search Basics (Viewed: 463 times)
References & Letters of Recommendation (Viewed: 418 times)

Online/social media

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Social Media and your career/job search (Viewed: 471 times)
LinkedIn (Viewed: 470 times)

How to prepare for a career/job fair

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from: Virginia Tech Career Services (Viewed: 667 times)	Summary of tips, advice, and strategies.
from: Quint Careers (Viewed: 1082 times)

Ungrouped

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Maine CareerCenter: Services for Veterans (Viewed: 607 times)

Laws

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Maine Employee Rights Guide (Viewed: 1375 times)
Maine Labor Laws (Viewed: 703 times)
New Hampshire Labor Laws (Viewed: 893 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: 1850 times)
Job hunting when you have a criminal past (Viewed: 2316 times)
Job Search Help for Ex-Offenders (Viewed: 326 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: 732 times)
Education (Viewed: 798 times)
Health Information Management (Viewed: 738 times)
Liberal Studies/Nursing (Viewed: 740 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: 718 times)
Medical Assisting (Viewed: 768 times)

Not required during your degree program,

but highly likely during your job search/internship:

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Accounting (Viewed: 698 times)
Behavioral Health (Viewed: 970 times)
Criminal Justice (Viewed: 802 times)	Definitely required during your internship or job search.
Health Studies (Viewed: 708 times)

Not required during your degree program,

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

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Business (Viewed: 777 times)	This will largely depend on the position, company, and industry.
Computer/Information Technology (Viewed: 710 times)
Culinary Arts (Viewed: 714 times)
Digital Media (Viewed: 680 times)
Precision Machining Technology (Viewed: 671 times)