Mission Statement
Our vision is to empower students by creating meaningful experiences for students and explore majors and career opportunities. Career services at Cuyamaca College fosters collaboration with employers and community groups to provide the link to work opportunities and assist diverse student populations to achieve their education and career goals.
Our Career Center offers career counseling and guidance for choosing a major, creating
a career-educational plan and career assistance for students. Talk with a counselor
about career guidance and which courses to take for your education plan.
To make an appointment, you will need your student ID# and date of birth.
Appointments are done virtually at this time.
Items to discuss with a Counselor include:
Career research, guidance, and academic counseling
Choosing a major to match a career
Career assessments and interpretations to help choose a major
Explore career websites and resources
Schedule your 1-hour Virtual Appointment with any available counselor.
Items to discuss with a Counselor include:
Career research, guidance, and academic counseling
Choosing a major to match a career
Career assessments and interpretations to help choose a major
Explore career websites and resources
About The Career Center
The Cuyamaca College Career Center is a partnership between Student Services and Instruction. We provide career and employment
guidance and counseling to students, alumni and community members. Our FREE services
include career and job counseling, career workshops, job search boards for students
and employers, career assessments, career classes, career research information, an
annual job fair and much more!
Cuyamaca Career Center services are available to all students, alumni and community members regardless of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.
For more information on specific services, select a topic below:
Our Career Counselor Lena Heckbert offers career counseling and guidance for choosing
a major, creating a career-educational plan and career assistance for students.
Talk to Lena about career guidance and which courses to take for your education plan.
To make an appointment, you will need your student ID# and date of birth.
Appointments are done virtually at this time.
Counseling Services offers career counseling and guidance for choosing a major, creating a career-educational plan, and career research assistance for students.
Currently, Career Counseling services are provided through live 60-minute Appointments click this link:
Select Lena Heckbert from the drop down list.
Items to discuss with a Counselor include:
Career research, guidance, and academic counseling
Choosing a major to match a career
Career assessments and interpretations to help choose a major
Explore career websites and resources
Create a career and education plan
The Career Center offers support and job-readiness training to Cuyamaca College students and alumni through:
Individual career coaching
Workshops on campus
Classroom presentations
Employment events
We also offer support in:
Your job and career search
Networking skills
Resume and cover letter reviews
Interviewing techniques
Developing 21st Century Skills.
For more information, visit the Job Placement web page or contact
cuyamaca.career@gcccd.edu
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Workshops and Events
Register for a workshop here. You will need your student ID.
The Cuyamaca Career Center provides workshops and events to help you gain insight on what employers are looking for and ways to prepare yourself for seeking, interviewing, and landing a career. Our workshops and employment events are currently held online only due to the Covid19 pandemic campus closure. Many of our workshops are available for viewing online 24/7. Workshop topics include:
Financial Literacy
Job Search
Interview Skills and Professional Communication
Personal Branding and Networking
Resume and Cover Letter preparation
Soft Skills/21st Century Skills
For more information about our workshops and events, please contact :
The Cuyamaca Career Center hosts an annual Career Expo on campus every Spring. Typically we have over 80 employers on hand to showcase their company and available careers and provide opportunities for students to network and present resumes. We also lead up the week to the Expo with Resume prep workshops and skills training to help you make that all important first impression.
If you are a student or community member wanting more information about our next Career Expo. contact us at cuyamaca.career@gcccd.edu.
If you are an employer wanting to participate in our fairs and expos, please contact:
The Career Center has a variety of student assessments and tools to help students with their Career Development and Job Skills needs. These tools and assessments include:
Personality Type Assessments
Learning Styles Assessments
Multiple Intelligence Assessments
Career Interests and Career Values Assessments
O*NET Interest Profiler
Career Professions and College Search Tools
Interviewing Software Program
Online Job Search
Gallup Clifton Strengths
MBTI
For more information on these assessments and scheduling, please come to the Career Center or contact us at cuyamaca.career@gcccd.edu.
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Find wage and employment trends, occupational requirements, state-by-state labor market conditions, millions of employer contacts nationwide, and an extensive career resource library online. Including Career Videos grouped by career cluster, with over 300 videos in Spanish.
This is not a government-run site but it does have the information about federal jobs and internships that are currently available, and career guides.
Find your category of major and explore related careers with their “What Can I Do With This Major?” section.
Find out what salary you will earn in your chosen occupation. The salary wizard calculates your salary based on geographical area. Links to job boards are included.
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