Career Corner
Are you working on what career to pursue and wondering what type of education and skills you might need to begin a career?
Self Assessment and Investigation
Career exploration is a process of examining your preferences, including your skills and talents, your values, and your interests. It also involves gathering information about various careers and discovering which one is the best match for you.
Check out these profiles and compilations by Landmark College alumni and parents. The profiles provide first-hand information on careers our alumni or parents are in. We will continue to add new profiles for your reference.
Email inquiries regarding the profiles to alumni@landmark.edu, and you will get a direct response from the author.
Non-Profit Sector
Elizabeth M. Lucas, parent of a Landmark College graduate, describes the non-profit sector and provides examples of nonprofit organizations and various functions of non-profits.
Quality Assurance
Jason B. Guyan ’97 Landmark College Graduate describes the skills and education needed for a career in Quality Assurance, based on his experience in the gaming industry for Treyarch, working on games such as Call of Duty: Black Ops.
Resource Links
What Can I Do with this Major? - Wondering how to connect majors to careers?
http://www.landmark.edu/career/majors/default.html
Career Exploration Tools - Use the O*Net Career Interest Inventory and the O*Net Career Values Inventory tools from O*Net, a primary source of occupational information and career exploration tools. Both are simple to complete.
http://www.onetcenter.org/
Resume Dos and Don’ts - Avoid many of the common mistakes associated with a poor resume. Helpful hints in resume writing.
http://www.landmark.edu/transfer_services/careers/resume_rules.cfm