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COL: Life Skills - Moving out & moving on: Employment before and after Graduation

This guide will help you find Library resources that focus on life skills of cooking, finance, renting, home care, automobile care, college transferring, dressing for success and getting the job.

Books about Resumes, Interviews and Job hunting

These books are available at ECC Library in Union.  Electronic online books are available from any internet computer.  These books focus on resume writing, interviewing skills and job hunting.

Yikes! Pick a career?

ECC Career Services can help.

They offer the following services to students, alumni, and community members:

  • Career Interest/Skill/Value exploration
  • Resume/Cover Letter/Interviewing assistance
  • Online Job Board
  • Physical (printed) job board at Union campus
  • Labor market and wage information
  • Information on available Internships in the area
  • Information on local job fairs
     

ECC Library also has many resources on various careers

Graduated now what?

ECC Libraries has more resources available than those listed on this guide. 

If you have a specific need, please let us know. 

JUST ASK!

Here are some books on college graduate life skills.

Video

25 minute clip "My First Job" by Films on Demand

Students are introduced to the preparations typically needed to survive, and possibly even enjoy, their first day

Weblinks for additional resources

Missouri Connections - Online assessments that can help you learn about your interests, skills, and what matters to you on the job. Learn about different colleges, programs offered and costs. 

Use the following login: 

GUEST Username: EastCentralColl

GUEST Password: 2viewmoc 

First log in with the Guest username and password, then click on "Create My Portfolio" in the upper right of the page to create your own account.

Career One Stop: http://www.careeronestop.org

Occupational Outlook Handbook: http://www.bls.gov/ooh/

Job Bank USA: http://www.jobbankusa.com

Books about Success in Careers

Video

58 minute video "175 Resume Secrets" by Films on Demand

Bite-size bits of information cover everything from the basic building blocks—formats, layouts, fonts, action words, and much more—to topics such as crazy mistakes people make on their resumes, how recruiters spot liars, and Interests and Activities blunders.