Truman College Career Center

Student Resource Area

The Student Resource Area is open to all students and is designed to help students with academic and professional development. Eight computers are available for student use.

Career Information

The Student Success & Leadership Institute assists students interested in career exploration. Services provided for Truman students include:

• Career Software
• Resume Writing Assistance
• Interviewing Techniques
• Mock Interviews
• Links to Job Websites
• Job Postings
• Job Fair Tips
• Career Reference Library

Online Career Tools

	Build your resume, search for jobs, research market sectors, and more! The ultimate job search portal for Illinois!
	Find the right career, explore different career options, or plan future education and training.
	Career Information System offers comprehensive information on occupations, education and financial aid, as well as job search hints, links to employers and self-assessments.
	All students and alumni are eligible to use Truman College's online job board (Registration is Required).
	A tool for researching employers, industries, and career subjects.
	highlights the career success stories of 1001 real people
	A collection of downloadable pdfs and links helps you match majors with careers

Career Exploration Sites

• The Beehive Career Coach has online assessments and a step-by-step process to help you figure out what careers may interest you.
• Career Voyages is a full-service career site that includes information about career options, job growth, wages and career tools.
• Illinois Department of Employment Security(IDES) is a wealth of information about the employment situation in Illinois.
• Illinois Workforce Info Center is a web based computer system that contains a full-range of LMI, or labor market information. LMI is a collection of information about employment, unemployment and other factors affecting the labor market. Some examples of LMI are: wages by occupation and industry; jobs that are growing or declining; unemployment rates; employers by occupation and industry; and employment trends.
• Women Employed, in conjunction with a diverse group of partners, launched Upgrade Your Future to educate lower-income, underemployed women about opportunities and careers in information technology so that they may pursue good jobs that pay family-supporting wages.

Job Search Sites

• America's Job Bank
• Dice Inc. is the leading provider of online recruiting services for technology professionals.
• idealist.org - Action Without Borders provides a job search engine and career exploration tools.
• Illinois Skills Match is a free service sponsored by IDES.
• Illinois Education-to-Careers is Illinois' commitment to upgrade education to a new level of rigor and relevance so each student is prepared for a personally and professionally rewarding career in the 21st century, thus improving the quality and reliability of tomorrow's workforce.
• npo.net lists job opportunities in Chicago’s nonprofits.
• QuietAgent^TM is a career resource for CCC students & alumni.
• U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Youth Rules! is a resource for summer jobs for teens.
• As part of the government's creation of a federal workforce, the Transportation Security Administration is recruiting Transportation Security Screeners and several other administrative, supervisory and management positions at the Chicago area airports.

Need to post a job for our students?

You may submit your position postings using one of the following three options:

• Email tr-ssli@ccc.edu
• Fax to (773) 907-4050
• Mail to Student Success & Leadership Institute, 1145 W. Wilson, Room 1435, Chicago, IL 60640