Career development is a lifelong path. HACC provides vital resources wherever you find yourself along that path, from exploring majors and searching for jobs, to professional development and career advancement. Below are resources that aid in your career and major exploration, support your professional development and help you with the job search.
HACC’s career services team is here to help you explore, discover and connect at any point on your career path.
Finding the career that’s right for you starts with identifying your interests, strengths and personality characteristics. Below are resources to help you learn a little more about yourself before jumping into your educational life at HACC and career search.
Your time at HACC should focus on you. Choosing your major can be one of the biggest decisions toward that goal. Knowing what majors are available at HACC and what careers they may lead to can help you in this vital decision process.
A parallel pathway is a second program of study that HACC students identify at the beginning of their educational journey. These give students more options in situations if they want or need to change their major.
According to the U.S. Department of Education, about 28% of associate degree-seeking students will change their major in the course of their educational career. Life changes, new discoveries, shifts in interests or selective criteria like minimum grade point average (GPA) or pre-entry exams are just a few of the reasons a student might change their major. With parallel pathways, you’ll be prepared to switch majors without losing credit, or adding time and money to your educational career.
Your parallel pathway options depend on your interests, values, strengths and other factors. Students interested in healthcare careers might identify a parallel pathway as a medical assistant, medical coding specialist, or physician office assistant. Students who want to work with children may pursue parallel pathways in early care and education or early childhood-elementary education. And those who want to earn a degree with a variety of transferable skills can establish parallel pathways in general studies or liberal arts.
HACC has partnerships and connections with dozens of local and national employers to offer internship and job recruitment opportunities to our students.
HACC’s career services platform, College Central Network, hosts an online job board with numerous internships and employment opportunities specifically for HACC students and alumni. Get tips to get started and answers to frequently asked questions (pdf).
Career Services is always compiling helpful tips, strategies and resources to help you get your next job. Whether you're just starting or polishing up your cover letter, revising your résumé or prepping for the big interview, HACC is here to support you in your career path.
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HACC’s Career Services is here to support you throughout your education at HACC and beyond. Please schedule an appointment with a career services advisor in Navigate or via email at careerservices@hacc.edu.