Academic, career, and transfer advising is a shared responsibility essential to the educational experience and student success. As a result of their experience in Advising, Career & Transfer Services, students will:
- Explore fields of study and career paths.
- Take advantage of campus and community opportunities to gain experience and enhance classroom learning.
- Independently evaluate their progress toward degree completion and/or college transfer.
- Navigate the transfer process and/or pursue employment opportunities.
Advising, Career & Transfer strives to help students achieve these outcomes by offering individual appointments and a variety of activities and resources designed to supplement the individual counseling sessions.
Academic Advising
Upon admission, students are assigned a faculty advisor who will meet with them individually to guide them through their college education and degree requirements. Students can receive help in choosing a major, selecting courses to fulfill requirements for their major, and tailor their college education to prepare them for employment or transfer for further study.
Career & Transfer
Advisors provide individual assistance to students in the areas of self-assessment, career exploration, choosing a career path, employment after degree completion or college transfer for further study.
FOCUS2 Career Tool
FOCUS2 is a web-based career guidance system that helps individuals systematically make decisions about college majors and career choices. FOCUS2 is best utilized in conjunction with advising and other career development services offered.
Office of Career Success
The mission of the Office of Career Success is to ensure every student at C-GCC has access to meaningful, experiential learning opportunities that foster self-discovery and develop professional skills for lifelong career success.
Services provided to students include, but are not limited to:
- one-on-one coaching sessions for career and professional skills;
- résumé and cover letter review;
- job interview preparation;
- job and internship search assistance, and
- preparation for academic internships, including identification of appropriate learning objectives, completion of any required background checks/screening, and self-assessment of career competencies.
Each semester, the Office of Career Success collaborates with faculty to provide valuable career-related events including a speaker series, mock interviews, and workshops. Students can find out more about these events by logging on to Purple Briefcase and viewing the events calendar. This calendar also includes external events (job fairs, hiring days) that may be of interest to students.
The Office of Career Success maintains relationships with local employers and provides assistance with posting opportunities in Purple Briefcase, designing appropriate internship and experiential learning opportunities for students, and connecting with the Workforce and Student Activities offices for job fairs and other career-related student events.
Location
The Office of Career Success is located in room 113N in the Student Success Center. Appointments can be made by e-mailing intern.jobs@sunycgcc.edu.
Office hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, and evening appointments are available upon request. The office is open when classes are in session, as well as during the winter break. Telephone: 518.697.6343.