Career Readiness Toolkit

Take a professional assessment:

• Awato - learn about your interests, skills, and experiences
• O*Net Interest Profiler - learn which careers your top interests are connected to

Design a career compass to help you navigate your career journey:

• Career Compass video series
• Career Compass worksheet
• Career Compass worksheet - industry comparison
• Career Compass worksheet - work view/life view

Research jobs and career pathways:

• JCC Libraries career research
• Government career guides (GoGovernment.org)
• Occupational Outlook Handbook (US Bureau of Labor Statistics)

• Informational interview networking tips
• Informational interview networking questions to ask (The Muse)
• LinkedIn college student checklist (LinkedIn)
• LinkedIn tutorial videos

• Career competencies that employers want (National Association of Colleges and Employers)
• Skill articulation worksheet
• Soft skills by industry

• Events hosted by JCC - transfer and career development
• Events hosted by employers
• Forage job simulations (Forage)
• Google career certificates (Google)
• JCC Workforce Development courses
• LinkedIn Learning - free for all JCC students using your MyJCC login
• Parker Dewey Micro-internships (Parker Dewey)

• Resume and cover letter resources
• Resume scanner for keywords and applicant tracking systems (ResyMatch)
• Resume video playlist
• Soft skills by industry
• Tutorial video: Basic controls in Word and Google Docs

• Common interview questions and answers (The Muse)
• Interview warmup (Google)
• Illegal interview questions (The Muse)
• Interview attire - J. Hawk Career Closet
• Interview tips
• LinkedIn interview prep tool (LinkedIn Learning)

US Department of Labor:

• Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) (U.S. Department of Labor)
• Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (EEOC)
• Wages and Fair Labor Standards Act (U.S. Department of Labor)

New York:

• Access for Individuals with Disabilities (NYS Department of Labor)
• Equal Opportunity (NYS Department of Labor)
• Nursing Mothers in the Workplace (NYS Department of Labor)
• Paid Family Leave (NYS)
• Paid Sick Leave (NYS)
• Pregnancy Rights for Employees in the Workplace (NYS)
• Unemployment Insurance (NYS Department of Labor)
• Workers’ Compensation (NYS Workers’ Compensation Board)

Pennsylvania:

• Breastfeeding at Work (PA Department of Health)
• Disability Services (PA Office of Administration - Human Resources)
• Equal Employment Opportunity (PA Office of Administration)
• Unemployment Compensation (PA Office of Unemployment Compensation)
• Workers’ Compensation (Department of Labor and Industry)

Salary research:

• Salary research activity worksheet
• Occupational Outlook Handbook (US Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• Occupational Wages (NYS Department of Labor)
• Pay Equity (Glassdoor)
• Salary Estimate (Salary.com)
• SUNY Graduates’ Wages (SUNY)

Salary negotiation:

• Negotiating Your Job Offer and Salary (LinkedIn Learning)
• Salary Negotiation Guide (NYS Department of Labor)
• Work Smart and Start Smart: Free Salary Negotiation Online Course (American Association of University Women)

New York:

• Minimum Wage (NYS Department of Labor)
• Salary History Ban (NYS)
• Statewide Pay Transparency Law (NYS)

Pennsylvania:

• Minimum Wage Law (PA Department of Labor and Industry)

• Fraudulent job awareness and resources
• Job search tracking sheet
• Tips for filling out job applications
• Tips for job searching

• FAFSA and financial aid process
• Federal work-study program (U.S. Department of Education)
• JCC student worker information
• JCC student worker information for international students

General sites:

• 43North
• Disney College Program (Disney Careers)
• Handshake
• Indeed
• LinkedIn

Civil Service - state and federal sites:

• United States government federal jobs (USAJOBS)
  • Navigating USAJOBS: The Gateway to Federal Employment (YouTube)
  • American Climate Corps (AAC)
• New York statewide government jobs
  • Allegany County government jobs
  • Cattaraugus County government jobs
  • Chautauqua County government jobs
  • Erie County (NY) government jobs
  • SUNY Empire State Service Corps (SUNY)
• Pennsylvania statewide government jobs
  • Erie County (PA) government jobs
  • McKean County government jobs
  • Warren County government jobs

Nonprofit sites:

• AmeriCorps
• FoundationList.org
• Idealist
• Student Conservation Association

Remote sites:

• Working Nomads
• Remote.co
• NoDesk

New York:

• Employers close to campus
• Buffalo-Niagara Chamber of Commerce
• Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce
• Chautauqua County Visitors Bureau
• Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce
• NYS Department of Labor Job Zone
• WNYJobs.com

Pennsylvania:

• Erie, PA Chamber of Commerce
• Pennsylvania Career Link
• Warren, PA Chamber of Commerce