Advising

Dan Macy is available for general advising and educational planning. You may make an appointment to meet with Dan by calling 303 914-6010, advise by phone 303 914-6016, or email Dan at Dan.Macy@rrcc.edu.

Career Resources

Career Exploration and Planning

Career counseling is available from Dan Macy - Academic Advisor/Career Counselor at the Arvada Campus, and can be done either online or through an appointment. Dan can assist you with the career exploration and planning process including interpretation of career assessment tests and resume critiquing.

• PSY 110: Career Development is a 3 credit class offered each semester at the Arvada Campus.  This course examines aspects of the career exploration process: assessment, exploration, research, goal setting, networking, informational interviewing, resume and cover letter writing, and interviewing skills.  PSY 110 can be used as 3 credits of transferable electives toward and associate of arts degree. For more information contact Dan Macy at (303) 914-6016.
  
• e-Discover is a career guidance and information system. It contains inventories that allow you to explore your interests, abilities, and values to determine which career fields are a match for you. Once you have determined your best career options, e-Discover will correlate your career picks with detailed information from current databases on occupations, college majors, and educational programs, including two and four year colleges, graduate schools, and military service. More infomation

Career Assessment Tools

What are career assessments?

• Tools to discover more about who you are and assit 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 widley 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. You will be presented with a detailed report that includes a list of occupations based on you interests and responses.
• Choices Explorer and Planner These two free career resources are available to all students and include basic career interest, value, skills career assessments, and a resume builder. Links to occupational information and videos along with college educational program databases and other career and educational resources make Choices Explorer and Planner user friendly and useful tools. To access visit www.collegeincolorado.org, create an account then log into either or both Choices Explorer and Planner.

  COSTS:

  The Myers-Briggs and Strong Interest Inventory are $20 each for students or RRCC Alumni and $30 for community members. Call Dan Macy at 303-914-6016 or e-mail at dan.macy@rrcc.edu for an appointment and to arrange access to the assessments.
  

Online Career Resources

• Tri-County Workforce Center
  http://www.trico1stop.org
  
  
• Student Employment Services at Red Rocks:
  http://www.rrcc.edu/jobwatch/index.html
  
  
•  America's Job Bank: US Department of Labor site:
  Post your resume and search jobs nationally
  http://www.ajb.dni.us/
  
• Occupational Outlook Handbook:
  US Department of Labor Source for current occupational information and future projections
  http://www.bls.gov/oco/

• O*Net:
  Great source for job descriptions from the U.S. Department of Labor
  http://online.onetcenter.org
  
  
• Colorado Department of Labor
  State of Colorado job, labor statistics and employment information with other helpful links.
  http://www.coworkforce.com/
  
• Monster.com:
  Search for jobs nationally and post your resume
  http://www.monster.com
  
• Hotjobs.com
  Search for jobs by category and post your resume
  http://www.hotjobs.com
  
  
• GetAJob.com:
  Award-winning employment site. Post your resume online:
  http://www.getajob.com/

• Salary.com:
  Access salary info on most occupations.
  Salary.com

• Job Profiles:
  Gives personal narratives from individuals in specific occupations.
  http://www.jobprofiles.org/index.htm

• Richard Nelson Bolles What Color Is Your Parachute guide to career resources.
  (Bolles has been at this for 30 plus years!)
  http://www.jobhuntersbible.com/index.html
  
• Career Magazine: Weekly career magazine:
  http://www.careermag.com/
  
• The Riley Guide: Employment Opportunities and Job Resources on the Internet
  http://www.rileyguide.com

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