Career Connection

Career Connection is a career-planning and university-transfer service that helps students explore and identify academic majors and careers they may be best suited to follow.  The services enable students to make an informed decision about their educational and career paths.

Student services include:

• Career search - Search local and national databases.
• Career information - Find the right career for you.
• College search - Learn about colleges and transfer information.
• Career Connection library - Access career search resources both online and in the Career Connection office.
• Family Member Checklist - Discover ways to support your family member with a career search.

...Important Note to Faculty
Career Connection will come and speak to classes about services offered to students. Please contact the campus closest to you to schedule an appointment.

Career Assessments

• Facts.org - Florida's Official Online Student Advising System
  • Choose Career Planning link then Career Portfolio for College Students to create, record, and store your accomplishments as a portfolio.
  • Choose College/Vo-Tech Planning link to search for institutions by characteristics.
• Free Personality Assessments
  • Type Focus - Personality assessment related to career choice
  • Human Metrics - Jung Typology Test
    (Once you have completed the test, choose the interpretation by J. Butt.)
• Career Interests Game - Helps you determine how you fit into specific work environments and careers.

Career Information

• My Florida Employment Labor Market Statistics
• Florida Wages
• Florida Research and Economic Database
• Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) 2006-2007 Edition
• O*Net Online - Occupational Information Network
  • Find Occupations
  • Skills Search
  • Crosswalk Search

PJC Information

• Student Job Services - Assists PJC students and alumni with their employment needs.
• Spyglass Degree Audit
• Career and Technical Education Student Resources - Internet-based resources available to all career and technical students

Career Connection Evaluation

• Career Connection values your input.
• Please let us know about your Career Connection experience.
• An online evaluation is provided for you to send feedback to the department to help better serve your needs.
• If you will leave an email address, Career Connection will contact you regarding any concerns you may have.

Mission and Confidentiality Statements