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If you’re still wondering what you want to spend your life doing, let us help. Using Focus 2 software, we can help you make career choices based on your skills and interests. It is a self-paced, online career and education planning tool for use by college students which enables you to self-assess your career relevant personal qualities and explore career fields and major areas of study that are most compatible with your skills and talents. more

Let us help you create a polished, professional resume & cover letter. more

Optical Resume Student Instructions (pdf)

Optimal Resume has everything you need to begin your job search.

• Create a resume and cover letter with this easy-to-use software.
• Upload a resume you previously created.
• Search through the jobs and employers on the website.
• Create Practice Interviews.
• You can even put together a Portfolio that contains documents that show the employer why they should hire you.
• Create your own website.

Webinars links to help make the best use of Optimal Resume:

Optimal Resume Overview

This brief 5 minute video provides a great overview to the Optimal suite of tools and demonstrates just how Optimal helps job seekers make the optimal first impression!

Optimal Resume Builder

Recording of Optimal Resume webinar held on June 6, 2012. Learn about the free career tools available, including our Resume Builder, Letter Builder, online Portfolio Builder, Skills Assessment, Interview Prep, and Video Resume. 60 minute video

Updating a Resume

In this session, we'll discuss how to take an existing resume in another program (such as Microsoft Word) and import the content into Optimal. Even if you're in the draft stages of resume writing, you can incorporate existing content into the Optimal Resume Builder.
30 minute video.

Searching & Applying for Jobs Online Part 1

Part 1 discusses valuable skills for job seekers. In this session, we'll discuss the benefits of using the Internet and cover common online tasks such as visiting websites, using a search engine, and creating an email account. If you've ever been overwhelmed by online activities, this session will help you become a more confident Internet user. 35 minute video.

Searching & Applying for Jobs Online Part 2

Part 2. In this video, we'll discuss how to locate and apply to online job postings. Learn about our favorite online resources and tips. 35 minute video.

Creating a Video Resume

The Video Resume Module makes it easy for users to introduce themselves and highlight their professional capabilities to prospective employers. Learn the two ways that you can create a video resume. 15 minute video.

The O*NET program is the nation's primary source of occupational information. Central to the project is the O*NET database, containing information on hundreds of standardized and occupation-specific descriptors. The database, which is available to the public at no cost, is continually updated by surveying a broad range of workers from each occupation. Information from this database forms the heart of O*NET OnLine, an interactive application for exploring and searching occupations. The database also provides the basis for our Career Exploration Tools, a set of valuable assessment instruments for workers and students looking to find or change careers.

The Occupational Information Network (O*NET) is being developed under the sponsorship of the US Department of Labor/Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA) through a grant to the North Carolina Department of Commerce. Learn more about the O*NET project partners.

What do you want to do for a living? Visit My Next Move and describe what your dream career is and browse careers by industry. There are more than 900 career options for you to look at. This site will suggest careers that match your interest and training.

Career Coach is designed to help you find a good career by providing the most current local data on wages, employment, job postings and associated education and training.

• Learn how to build a budget.
• Find professions that will match your desired salary.
• See how much you’ll have to pay in taxes, what your monthly income would be, and so much more. more

National Association of Colleges & Employers:

Let NACE help you find a job. Here is some of what you can find:

• Resume & interview advice
• Tips on how to market yourself to employers
• Guidance for on-the-job success
• A salary calculator - search by occupation, location, experience, and more
• Your rights and responsibilities as a job seeker
• Information on  why you should use career services
• And so much more

Texas Cares:

Texas Cares is a collaboration of helpful links and videos for career exploration. It is a product of the Texas Workforce Commission/Labor Market and Career Information (TWC/LMCI) and is modelled after the desktop application of the same name. more

Employers:

List your jobs on our website. You can also send the information to us. If you have a flier, we’ll post your flier. If you just want to send us the information, we’ll create a flier and post it on the job board.

Visit the Kilgore College Optical Resume Website

Quick Job Posting Instructions (pdf)

Posting a Job Online Webinar (video):

Learn how to create an account and design job postings for free in Optimal Resume! Our Corporate-Connect program is an easy way to get noticed by students and job seekers.

Watch the 30 minute video

Jobs Search Links:

Career Builder
Indeed
Monster
Texas Workforce
Find the Right Job
Job Openings
Career Jet
Journalism Jobs
Cool Works
Jobing
Nation Job
Nurse Recruiter
Texas Nursing Jobs

Temporary Jobs
Net-Temps
careerJET

Career Services Hours:

Monday through Thursday: 7:45 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Friday: 7:45 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.

For a free career assessment, contact our office:

Location: SS111
Phone: 903-983-8678
E-mail: careerservices@kilgore.edu

Mission Statement:

The Career Services Staff at Kilgore College would like to help you take the next step in your career. Our office is dedicated to helping both students and alumni prepare for their job search. We work closely with businesses, encouraging them to consider our students and alumni during their hiring process. We provide resume writing assistance, interview tips and job search skills. We look forward to assisting you, so please contact us for more information.