Student Employment Services
GCC maintains a Student Employment Services office for current students, former students, and alumni. Services include referral for full-time and part-time positions and job placement. The office works in conjunction with counseling on job-readiness skills, career counseling, counseling seminars, and testing. Call 856-415-2154 for information.

Cooperative Education Program
Cooperative education is based on the idea that learning takes place in many different settings — both inside and outside the classroom. The purpose is to create a total learning experience through which students will gain not only specific skills and a broad range of knowledge, but also a sense of professional, financial, and personal responsibility. Cooperative education at GCC integrates organized and supervised employment experiences with regular classroom study.

College credits may be earned for work experience if students’ jobs are related to fields of study or career goals. Appropriate learning objectives are identified and approved for evaluation. Flexibility is built into the program by offering work experience options and related classroom seminars. Students may earn up to six credit hours in certain programs. Additional credits may be earned as free electives. Call 856-415-2154.

Co-Op Advantage to Students

• It gives reality to learning. Students find that studies have more meaning when work experience is coordinated with classroom instruction.
• It increases educational motivation by engendering a sense of professionalism.
• It stimulates personal growth. Students discover that experience can provide them with opportunities to broaden their outlook and shape their behavior patterns to meet demands of their future.
• It provides orientation to the world of work.
• It provides finances. Students with limited finances earn money for a college education which otherwise might have been unattainable.
• It provides experience that is often required for permanent employment.
• It enables students to discover new career opportunities and get paid for their experience.

Cooperative Education Program Options
The cooperative education program offers two options for students — parallel and extended day. Each option requires that an application for employment or approval for a position be submitted to the Cooperative Education office. A permit to register must be submitted at registration. A seminar is held on campus, and regular interaction with a faculty coordinator is required.

The parallel option is designed for students who wish to be employed in a career-related position on a part-time basis (7–20 hours per week) while attending classes. The program supports supervised work experience based upon learning objectives. The extended-day option is for students who work full-time (21 or more hours per week) and attend classes part-time. This option provides direction and individualized career development. Extended-day students may select co-op work experience credits while taking at least one other course at GCC.

For more information, see the Cooperative Education listings under Course Descriptions in this catalog, or call 856-415-2154.

Career Web Sites

Career Key:

A center to assess your career interests and explore information pertaining to occupations.  http://www.careerkey.org.  Search the web for free Careerkey sites.

NJNextStop:

A website to use as a resource in exploring careers and occupations within the State of New Jersey.    www.NJNextStop.org

The Riley Guide:

Comprehensive listing of career resources.  Great place to start your quest for career information!  http://www.rileyguide.com/careers.html

Also try these:

http://career.missouri.edu/students/explore/thecareerinterestsgame.php   Career Interests Game from the University of Missouri

www.monster.com The largest online job search page available.  Also links to a variety of other career and employment resources

http://www.monstertrak.monster.com/resources/mtcc/resourceframe_index.html  This tool converts majors to career options.

http://www.salary.com/  Find out what your credentials and experience are worth across the country  

http://www.bls.gov/emp/  Search for occupational information on a variety of careers and find out career projections, starting salary, and educational requirements.

MYROAD.COM

MyRoad.com  -- an easy-to-use, interactive web-based site that enables students to explore majors, careers, and colleges.

Sign-Up instructions for new users

Please follow these instructions precisely:

- log on to www.myroad.com,

- CLICK on "Sign UP Today" button

- A new page will appear with a box to put in our 'SCHOOL PROGRAM' code

- contact the HUB on 856-415-2197 for codes.

- since this will be your first time, you'll want to take the 'create an
  account' option, so you'll select SIGN-UP

• this step will have you create your own MyRoad account, after
  which you'll have a user name and a password (of your choosing)

• thereafter GO TO http://myroad.collegeboard.com (notice: NO ‘www.’), and begin using your individual account

- repeat this last step each time you visit MyRoad

• The first section you will want to work on is the 'I.D. Me' section, in which you will be doing a self-assessment.  If done properly and allowing for the proper thinking time, be prepared to spend 30-40 minutes on this section.

• On MyRoad, click “Allow Counselor Access To My Plan”
  This will allow our Counselor, Mr. John Ortiz, to review your progress and provide you with valuable feedback in later discussions. Be assured that it is safe to share your plan this way, as Mr. Ortiz abides by the strict standards of confidentiality maintained by all professional counselors.

After that, do explore other sections of MyRoad so you can become more familiar with the type of helpful information the site contains.  If technical difficulties are encountered, please contact Mr. Ortiz, jortiz@gccnj.edu. 

If using MyRoad, you will benefit from discussing and processing your experience with Mr. Ortiz; please call 415-2197 for an individual appointment.

Tasks to complete on  MyRoad:

• Log on to MyRoad and Sign-Up
• Complete the ‘I.D. Me’ Module as instructed
• the QuickStarts’ short questionnaires
• 2-part Personality profiler
• View My Profile

    (containing QuickStarts and Personality Profiler results)

• Make notes on any thoughts or ideas that may come to you

• Complete the ‘Explore Majors’ Module

         The personalized list of majors you’ll develop represents the majors
          you would have rated with a high or moderate interest level, and
          majors suggested by your responses in the ‘I.D. Me’ section.

         This list will also be used in the ‘My Plan’ section of the site as the
          basis for finalizing your selection of a major, and in building your
          personal plan.

         Make notes on any thoughts or ideas that may come to you.

If you wish, schedule a session with Mr. Ortiz at your convenience by calling 856-415-2197.