Career Counseling

Career Counseling assists students with the development of individual career plans, which includes: self-assessment, information gathering, decision-making, and the school-to-work process. Individual and group counseling is available by appointment.

Additionally, students may participate in other career services offerings such as career seminars and workshops, mock interviews, the mentor program, on-campus interviews, resume writing, interview, and job search skills assistance, and the administration and interpretation of assessments. Counseling Services:

Counseling & Career Development

• Individual Counseling
• Choosing A Major
• For BSC Alumni
• Clarification of Values
• Assessment of Life Skills
• Education/Training/Career Choices
• Short-and Long-Term Goal Setting
• Seminars & Workshops on Career Fields
  • Informational programs on the job search process, including interview preparation and resume writing. Practice interviews may also be scheduled on an individual basis. In conjunction with various academic departments, career-related info-sessions are held several times during the year.
  • "We encourage all students and alumni to register at www.collegecentral.com/bsc so you can access information about upcoming seminars and events."
• Videos:
  • Five resume No-No’s
  • Answering the salary question
  • Networking your way to a job
  • Inside the mind of the interviewer
  • Preparing for a career fair, Do’s and Don’ts

Career Assessment

• Administration of Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Career Exploration Invention, Self-Directed Search, and other assessments
  • The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Self Directed Search, Career Exploration Inventory, and other assessments are available through an individual appointment with the career counselor.
• Interpretation and Discussion of Test Results
• Analysis of Possible Career Matches

Resume Writing

• Personal Consultation for Development of Career Objectives, Job Experience and Skills
• Resume Resources (books, videos, internet, and catalogs) in the Career Center's Resource Library
• Interactive Computerized Resume Writing Programs
• Preparation of Resume with Consultation, " Effective Cover Letter Writing

Preparation for Employment

• Identifying Your Skills
• Effective Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication
• Identifying Your Desired Work Environment
• Mentor Program
  • A practical supplement to the academic experience, this program pairs students for one semester in one-on-one relationships with successful persons in career fields of interest. Short-term informational interviews are also arranged on an as-needed basis. Open to students sophomore level and up. (May apply at end of freshman year.
  • If you are an alumni or parent interested in participating in this worthwhile program as a mentor, please go to www.collegecentral.com/bsc, click on the mentor icon and sign up, or call Doug Hamilton at 226-4719.

Job Search

• www.collegecentral.com/bsc
• On Campus Interviews
• For BSC Alumni
• Effective Job Search Techniques
• Information Interviews
• Researching Prospective Employers
• Networking
• Job Search Links
• WorkBirmingham.com

Interviewing

• How to Make a Good First Impression
• Maximizing Your Communication Skills
• Selling Yourself
• Pre-Health Mock Interviews
  • This program pairs students with successful Health Professionals to practice interviewing for admission to health related professional and graduate schools. To sign up go to www.collegecentral.com/bsc and click on the Search For On-Campus Recruitment Jobs link, if you have not already done so, upload your resume and submit it for interview selection. You will receive an email that you have been selected for an interview at which time you may go back in and select an interview time.

Job Referral & Employment

• Resume Referrals to Potential Employers
  • Seniors and alumni are encouraged to register and upload their resumes to www.collegecentral.com/bsc so that we may refer their resumes to employers who notify us of job opportunities.
• Campus Interviews
  • All students and alumni are encouraged to register at www.collegecentral.com/bsc so that you may access information about organizations coming on campus and to sign up for interviews and information session on line.
• For BSC Alumni

Graduate School & Professional Fair

This event offers students the opportunity to talk with recruiters about graduate schools, internships, and professional training. Held in the fall of the year in conjunction with other area colleges and universities.

Resource Library

Contained in the Counseling & Health Services office, our library contains information on job search preparation, career fields, specific employers, and graduate programs. Job listing binders are also available to view containing announcements of full-time, part-time, summer, temporary, and internships. Furthermore, the Resource Library contains audio tapes, videos, CD's, and books on physical and mental health topics.

The Career Counseling Office is delighted to announce that we have added the Vault Online Career Library to our vast collection of resources for our Birmingham-Southern students and alumni.

Vault is the world’s leading source of career information. It will make your efforts at researching employers, industries, and career subjects infinitely easier and more efficient. This new online resource contains:

• Downloadable Vault Career Guides and Employer Profiles
• 3,500+ Company Profiles
• 1,100+ Vault Career Advice Articles
• Industry and Occupational Profiles
• Access to over 2,000,000 message postings on our Electronic Watercooler for insider information

Interest Inventories:

• About Work

Databases:

• Occupational Outlook Handbook (Job Descriptions)
• America's Career InfoNet

Education & Training Opportunities:

• Peterson's Education Center
• Choosing A Major