Transcript BCTC Career Development & Counseling Center

Located in
Oswald 320C
246-6550
Personal Counseling
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 The dedicated and professional staff is ready to listen to a
variety of concerns you, a student, may have. Services are
available at any of our campuses - Cooper, Leestown, Danville,
Lawrenceburg, Winchester, and our newest location
Newtown.
 The staff’s top priority is to make sure you, the student, feel safe
and comfortable in a confidential and no-pressure counseling
atmosphere.
 At no time are there any charges for
our services.
Personal Counseling
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A list of just a few of the concerns our counselors are trained and experienced to
help facilitate healing in a student’s life.
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Depression
Anxiety
Problems forming relationships
Lack of satisfaction with current
relationships
Loss of relationships (through death,
divorce, break-ups, moving away)
Family problems
Anger
Loneliness
Homesickness
Being different from others due to
ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability,
nationality, or race
Experiencing violence now or in the past
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Problems related to alcohol or other
substance use
Rape/sexual assault
Problems with eating or body image
Adjusting to college
Adjusting to a new culture
Wanting to learn to make healthier life choices
Having a general sense of "not feeling
like myself"
Having a general feeling of unhappiness or
unease
Confusion about identity, who or what you
want to be
And many others
Career Counseling
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 Counselors are available to help students in the career/major decision
making process by helping to clarify their
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Values
Interests
Abilities
Skills
Research potential major and careers .
 Various forms (paper and internet-based) of career assessment tools
are available.
 BCTC also offers the course, SDC 105: Career Planning Seminar.
Study Skills
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 The Study Skills Services are offered to assist students with study
strategies on an individual basis, in small group workshops, or in
classroom settings. Assistance can be provided in the following areas:
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Study Skills Assessment
Test Preparation
Test Anxiety
Note-Taking
Textbook Reading Skills
Memory Techniques
Time Management/Procrastination
Concentration
Learning Style Preference
Goal Setting/Motivation
Career Services
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 Your professors/faculty help prepare you by teaching the
knowledge you need to be successful; Our job is to help
prepare you for finding a career once you graduate.
 There are ways we help such as job search, résumé
writing, the application process, reference lists, cover
letters, and interview skills.
Career Services
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 We sit down with you and determine your needs.
 When we create a résumé, we map out everything for you
and let you create it from there.
 Job searches are done in your academic field by looking at
job sites, the occupational handbook, and other resources.
Career Fair
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 In addition, a Career Fair in the Fall and the Spring are
conducted to assist you with employment.
 Fall Fair - Leestown campus
 Spring Fair - Cooper campus
 There are businesses reaching out to graduates as well as
internships and co-ops available.
 Free and open to the public
BCTC Career Link
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Bluegrass Community & Technical College is
offering a platform for employers in the
community and our students to network
together.
What is Career Link?
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 Career Link is a website
used by BCTC students
so they may conduct job
searches.
 Career Link is a website
similar to:
 www.careerbuilder.com
 www.monster.com
 www.indeed.com
BCTC Career Link
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 The BCTC Career link is a program managed by the
Career Development & Counseling Center.
 It is a system designed to make it easier for BCTC
students to search for open positions from companies
located in Central Kentucky and throughout the United
States.
 It helps companies reach out to our students for open
positions and our students to reach out to companies
seeking them. It is only visible for BCTC students and
alumni.
Employer’s Responsibilities
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 The responsibility of the
employers on Career Link
is simple. They are to post
open positions within
their company.
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student résumés to locate
individuals they wish to
contact for an interview.
 Employers send a copy of
the position they have open
to a Career Development
Specialist.
 The Specialist will review
the job to make sure it meets
BCTC’s criteria and
qualifications.
 Then the position will be
posted to the Career Link
site.
Employer
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 The employer will sign on to the following website:
https://blugrass-kctcs-csm.simplicity.com
 The employer will enter in the following information
 Click on the employer option
 Click register to list your company in the database
 Fill in all information that is required about your company
Student’s Responsibilities
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 As a student, you will
register with Career Link
and be eligible to search
open positions.
 You will submit your
résumé to the Career Link
site for approval.
 Your résumé will be a
reflection of you so we
will make sure it’s
flawless.
 You will be able to see what
positions have been posted
by which companies.
 You will receive instructions
on how to apply for the
position.
 You will be able to have
contact with an employer
and begin networking with
the employer to setup a
possible interview.
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 Students will sign on to the following website
http://bluegrass-kctcs-csm.simplicity.com
 You will be then prompted to answer questions and
supply the necessary information to create your account.
 Once you have your account created, you will be eligible
to start searching the sites for career opportunities.
Student
Background Information
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 In this section, you will be asked to answer questions
about the following:
 Student ID number, a photo of yourself, your full
name, then your first, middle and last name.
 You will be asked for your student and personal
e-mail addresses, as well as your school and
permanent home addresses.
 You will be asked for your phone number and
employment status.
Student’s Profile
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 In this section you will be asked to answer questions
about the following:
 Your projected graduation date, your year in school, and
your major.
 Your GPA, your degree level, applicant type, program type,
degree level if you are a alumnus, work authorization and
geographic preferences.
 Items that have an * by them are required.
Career Center’s Responsibilities
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 Our responsibility is to see the companies we allow to
post on our job board are posting:
 Real positions
 Positions which are reputable
 The company is aligned with BCTC goals.
 The company has the student’s best interest with their
postings.
Career Center’s Responsibilities
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 Our responsibility to the companies is:
 Our students are putting their best examples of their
résumé for employers to view.
 Our students know how to present themselves in a
professional manner.
 Our students are well prepared to be an asset to their
company.
The Right Track
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 By creating the Career link system, we feel BCTC is
making great strides in helping students be more
successful in their job search after graduation.
 Due to Career Link, graduates can be more prepared
with building a solid reputation and companies will be
more inclined to look at our students first.
Summary
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Career and Counseling Center is here to make
your transition from a student to the real world a
smooth one.
BCTC Career Link is just the tip of the iceberg.
Schedule your next personal, career, employment,
or study skills appointment.
 Visit: www.bluegrass.kctcs.edu/counseling
 Call: 859-246-6550