Academic Advising at the Arvada Campus
Dan Macy is available for general advising and
educational planning and specifically for Radiologic
Technology, Sonography and the Holistic Health
Programs. To make an appointment call 303.914.6010,
advise by phone 303.914.6016, or email Dan at dan.macy@rrcc.edu.
Career Resources
Red RocksCareer Services: www.rrcc.edu/careerservices/
Career Assessments
Red Rocks offers individual appointments for the
Myers-Briggs and Strong Interest Inventory career
assessments. Assessments are $20 each for students
and alumni, or $30 each for community members.
College in Colorado Career Resources
This free online career resource from College in
Colorado is available to all students and community
members. Included are free skills, values and
interest assessments, occupational and salary
information, resources to locate degree and
certificate programs by college, occupational videos
and additional resources such as a resume builder. To
access: www.collegeincolorado.org, and
choose Career
Planning.
Career Development Course
PSY 110, Career Development is offered each fall and
spring semester as a hybrid course on Tuesday nights
from 6-7:30 pm and online each summer semester.
PSY 110 covers all areas of the career development
process, including formal and informal career
assessments and activities (personality, values,
interests, skills, strengths, and beliefs), personal
career exploration, occupational, labor and job
market resources, the changing global workplace, goal
setting, decision making, networking, informational
interviewing, resume writing and interviewing skills.
Upon completion students will have a clearer
understanding of themselves, their role in the
workplace and will create their own career action
plan. Information: Dan Macy 303.914.6016, dan.macy@rrcc.edu.
Career Assessment Tools
What are career assessments?
Tools to discover more about who you are and assist
you in making intelligent and insightful career
choices. Career assessments also give you an
opportunity to explore career and college major
options.
Assessments offered at Red Rocks Community College
Myers-Briggs Personality Profile (also known as the
MBTI). The Myers-Briggs looks at your personal
preferences in four areas of your life: what gives
you energy, how you learn, how you make decisions and
how you get things done. You will receive a career
report on your psychological type with a list of
careers based on your personality preferences. This
report will list job families and specific careers
based on your responses. The Myers-Briggs is the most
widely utilized career assessment tool in use
worldwide today. Millions of individuals have
benefited from its results and it has been translated
into 30 languages worldwide.
Strong Interest Inventory The Strong
looks at how your interests relate to those who are
satisfied in their careers. The idea being that if
your interests are similar to individuals who are
satisfied with their careers, then that career may be
worth exploring for you. You will be presented with a
career profile and a detailed report that includes a
list of occupations based on you interests and
responses.
Online Career Resources
Red Rocks Community College Career Services: www.rrcc.edu/careerservices/
Jefferson County Workforce Center: www.jeffcoworkforce.org
Student Employment & Internship Services at RRCC: www.rrcc.edu/jobwatch/index.html
Occupational Outlook Handbook: US Department of Labor
Source for current occupational information and
future projections including occupational
descriptions, training, salary and outlook. www.bls.gov/oco
O*Net Online: Look up an occupation and get detailed
info on skills, interests and values.
www.onetonline.org
Colorado Department of Labor: Job, labor statistics
and employment information with other helpful links. www.coworkforce.com
Connecting Colorado: Colorado Department of Labor Job
Search Resource. www.connectingcolorado.com
Indeed.com: One site that pulls all job search sites
together. www.indeed.com
CANPO: Colorado Non Profit Association. www.canpo.org
Job Hunters Bible: From Richard Nelson Bolles of
"What Color is Your
Parachute fame". Bolles has been
developing his resources for over 30 years. Great
site! www.jobhuntersbible.com
The Riley Guide: Another Comprehensive
“All-In-One†career
resource site. www.rileyguide.com
Career Stories: Individuals telling stories about
their work. Interview responses from more than 1900
people in more than 200 occupations. www.citytowninfo.com/career-stories
Linkedin: Popular and useful social networking career site. www.linkedin.com
Arvada Campus
Arvada Contact info Directory
Red Rocks Advisor Dan Macy can help you plan your
educational goals.