Your Career Development Portfolio (CDP) is the best way to showcase why an employer should hire you. It empowers you with action steps and tools that help you illustrate how you can deliver on the job. It includes not only your resume, but also highlights your work and learn experiences, and your professional network and connections. You will complete your CDP with your career coach by your side.
Career Coaching	Personalized Approach	Work and Learn
A focused, one-to-one relationship with a career coach who will help you figure out the right steps for your career path. You can ask questions, work with the coach to explore programs and careers that feel right for you, and lean on them for navigating your next steps.	Your experience with the Career Coaching and Employer Connections program will be personalized to fit YOU. Whether you know your ideal path, need some help deciding, or are making a career change, your career coach will help every step of the way.	Often times you want to test drive a car before buying it. Why not test drive a career? With work and learn you will get the opportunity to network with employers and gain experience in careers that interest you, like assisting a chef in a kitchen, aiding a teacher in a classroom, or working on a computer with an expert.
Tools for Success	Employability Skills	And So Much More!
Throughout the Career Coaching and Employer Connections program you’ll have assistance building your custom resume, practicing for interviews, attending virtual and/or in-person job fairs, and learning how to build a strong network of connections. Your network is more than your social media connections, it’s also about meeting potential employers, alumni, community members and industry leaders.	Making the transition from student to employee can be tough. The Career Coaching and Employer Connections program will make sure you are ready by helping you polish the skills that lead to success, like time management, decision making, effectively using feedback, and more.	To get started, contact your campus today! Find career coaches in the drop down menu below.

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CAREER RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS AND ALUMNI

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HireIvy is so much more than a college-wide, online job board for local, regional, and statewide opportunities. It offers access to your Career Development Portfolio, Work and Learn opportunities, resume review, mock interviewing, and career-related events! Current students will be prompted to use single sign in authentication to access the system. Alumni, faculty, and employers can create a free account as well.
For Current Students and Alumni.

 

 

 

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Ivy Career Strong is a career assessment platform for students. Take the SuperStrong®  assessment to illustrate how your interests intersect with potential major and career pathways, and to learn which Ivy Tech programs could take you there.

Available to current students only via Single Sign On.

 

 

 

 

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Interviewing.com is an interactive experience for individuals who want to prepare for job interviews. This website allows you to review helpful interviewing tips, allow users to complete a web-based mock interview, go through a complete a self-evaluation of interviewing skills and email the interview to another person for feedback. 

For Current Students and Alumni with ivytech.edu email accounts. 

 

 

 

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Whether you’re exploring majors for 2 or 4 year college degrees or searching for information about your chosen field, "What Can I Do WIth This Major" can help! Learn typical career areas and types of employers that hire in these fields, as well as strategies to make you a more marketable candidate. 

For Prospective and Current Students as well as Alumni.

 

 

 

 

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Check out these videos for quick tips on career-related topics like how to dress for interviews, how to network virtually, and using keyword searches to help focus your job search.

 For Current Students and Alumni.

 

 

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Indiana Career Explorer is an easy, online tool available to all Hoosiers to explore their career interests, complete career assessments based upon interests and skills, identify occupations that would be a good fit, explore salary and job projections based upon U.S. labor statistics, establish educational strategies and prepare for their job search and connect to employers. Powered by the State of Indiana's Department of Workforce Development, this tool will be available to all citizens in Fall 2021. 

For All Hoosiers.

 

 

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updated June 2022