Career & Employment Services

We provide students, alumni, and community members the opportunity to explore interests and values through assessments, research careers and identify a career direction, experience work cooperative and internship opportunities, and develop job search skills.

Meet Our Career Specialists

The Career Center provides many services, including:

• Counseling and referral
• Worker Retraining
• Opportunity Grant applications

Career Resources include:

• Personality type indicator - match your personality to occupations
• Interest profiler - find out which occupation areas interest you most
• Career skills assessment - pinpoint your strongest skills and add them to your resume)
• Job search tools - get a list of popular job search engines
• Resume writing assistance - learn what to put on your resume. Submit it at hireconnections for evaluation
• Interview practice - The Perfect Interview! lets you play back YOUR answers to common interview questions. See what your next employer sees in you
• Free access to our reference library, which includes books, magazines, and videos!

Contact Us

Career and Employment Services is located in the
Admissions Center.

Which major prepares you for the career you will love? Connecting a major to your career requires research.

Explore career options:

What can I do with my major?

Keep in mind that you may be qualified for additional occupations not listed.

See: Job Search Strategies to view resources on specific fields.

See: Fields of Study in which you can earn a degree at LCC.

See: Workforce Explorer Washington for quality labor market information.

See: Qualifying Occupations for Southwest Washington Workforce Development Area for in-demand occupations.

View a Job Choices magazine for career and job search information.

Business & Liberal Arts

Diversity Edition

Science/Technology Edition

Click here to view New Directions: A Re-Entry Guide for past offenders.

Southwest Washington Career & Employment Fair

Thursday, March 8
10 am - 4 pm
Kelso Red Lion Hotel

Employers are seeking you, so prepare for the Career Fair by attending Career Center workshops designed to help you sell yourself, your skills and your training!

For Employers
Employers interested in participating are encouraged to register on-line as early as possible.

For more information and to register please access
HireConnections.

WOIS/The Career Information Center

Take the WOIS Career Interest Assessment to learn more about careers that suit you.

Call 360.442.2330 to obtain a site key, then login to:

WOIS/The Career Information Center

Hire Connections
Post your resume and check job openings. This free service matches job-hunting LCC students and alumni with employers.

• Register at Hire Connections

New! Perfect Interview

Perfect Interview is an innovative learning tool that you can use to enhance your job interviewing skills and develop an edge over the competition.

Visit perfectinterview.com/lcc to create an account that will allow you to practice and perfect your interview skills using your personal computer and web cam.

Career Cruising

Visit www.careercruising.com and contact Career Services to learn how to log into our LCC account. 360.442.2330

Are you ready to start your job search? Take this short self-assessment to find out.

1. I can describe my career interests.
2. I know which of my skills employers are seeking.
3. I know where to find high demand jobs.
4. I have a job search strategy that will help me find and apply for desired positions.
5. My resume is effective, updated, and targeted to my potential employer, with additional copies available for interviews.
6. I have practiced answering interview questions and feel confident in my ability.

Stop by the Career Center for assistance completing these steps.