Career Center
Welcome to career planning and placement at Lamar State College-Orange. You are important to us, and we appreciate your interest.
The Career Planning and Placement Office provides support services by appointment to current students and alumni. The office aids students in developing, evaluating, effectively initiating and implementing career plans. Information regarding career opportunities and career options is provided with access to local job postings.
Job placement assistance is available to all students and alumni. Full-time, part-time and summer employment opportunities are posted on the campus as they become available. The office maintains current information on career fields and the job market.
A collection of career books, periodicals and other resources with information on current career outlooks, salaries, education requirements and other occupation information is available in the Career Planning and Placement Office for student and alumni use.
The Career Planning and Placement Office is located in room 362 of the Ron E. Lewis Library.
Summary of Services
- Career salary projections
- Self-directed career searches
- Part-time campus employment
- Summer employment opportunities
For more information contact the Advising and Counseling Department at 409-882-3340
Helpful Links
- Links to Free On-line Career Assessments
- Links to Resume Samples
- Links to Other Job Sites
- Links to Other Employment Internet Sites
- Link to Additional Sites for Career Guidance
- Links within LSC-O
Links to Free On-line Career Assesments
MAPP ( Motivational Assessment of Personal Potential)
www.assessment.com/
- This is an interest survey, similar to the Strong Interest Inventory offered in five languages.
- Allow 15 to 20 minutes to complete.
- It is a collection of 71 options, each consisting of three statements. You must indicate which statement you most prefer and which you least prefer.
- When you have finished, you can review your free detailed career analysis.
Future Step
www.futuresteps.co.uk/index.php3
- The Career Style Feedback can help you determine what kind of position and organization best suit your decision-making and communication styles.
- Additionally, this tool identifies environments and opportunities where you will most naturally thrive, not just where your skills match.
- The Desired Job Characteristics help you determine the importance of personal motivators, from wealth creation to increased responsibilities to a more favorable work/life balance.
- A customized chart ranks your motivators and weights them relative to each other.
- Finally, Futurestep's Salary Feedback provides your estimated market value, based on your desired position and geographic preference as well as your current industry. The feedback is then adjusted using additional information you provide during registration, including education, work experience and your current salary information.
Career Key
www.ncsu.edu/careerkey/
- A free online interest assessment instrument used to match interests to potential careers.
Career Planit
www.jobweb.com/
- Career development section: Determine suitable fields of employment.
Links to Resume Samples
Links to Other Job Sites
- Houston Jobs
Site includes employment opportunities throughout the Houston area. Job seekers can post their resumes for free. - Computer Jobs
This site includes employment opportunities in Texas focusing in the computer field. The posted positions encompass every aspect in the computer field. - TWC
Governor Job Bank
This site includes employment opportunities in Texas. - Texas
Jobs
This site includes employment opportunities within Texas. Job seekers can post their resumes for free. - Texas
Workforce Commission
This site covers resume writing, interviewing techniques, career planning, etc. Assist in career planning, offers labor market information, including, but not limited to, job trends, wages, various job market data, etc. - Summer
Jobs
This site includes summer employment opportunities, full-time and part-time, throughout the United States. - Salary.Com
This site has the user input information about a specific job title and then produces lowest, median and highest pay ranges for a specific geographical area.
