Career Resources for Parents
Career Planning Tools & Advice for Your Children
FOCUS : A computer assisted guidance tool is available to help your children determine career paths appropriate for their skills, interests, personality, and values.
LVC JOB CENTER: Your one-stop automated, 24/7 access to on-campus recruitment, job fairs, workshops and events, internships, summer jobs, and graduate school programs. JOB CENTER is also the home of Career Connections an online mentoring service provided by LVC volunteers willing to offer advice on career exploration and assistance in the job search process.
Project CLOSE-UP: A career exploration program for first-year students. Shadowing a professional in the workplace, particularly a LVC alumni Career Connections mentor, is one of the best ways to learn what a job is really like - from the inside out.
A Parent's Guide to Career Development: Ways to encourage your student in their career development.
Top Ten Career Strategies for Freshmen and Sophomores
CareerSpots: Twelve great three minute videos prepared by leading experts to prepare students for the job search.
Becoming a Parent of Influence
Consider becoming a volunteer with the Career Services Office. Provide valuable career advice and job search assistance to current LVC students through a variety of annual programs and workshops. Contact us for details at careerservices@lvc.edu.
Register yourself and/or your employer in our JOB CENTER system. Introduce your company, organization, or school district to potential future employees. Post employment and internship opportunities; register for career events and on-campus recruiting.
Registration details and login information can be found at www.lvc.edu/career-services/interfase.aspx.