Employment opportunities for students around campus article
By: Eddie Ortiz
Are you a student who’s in desperate need of employment? Are you tired of begging students for extra spare change for gas or the bus? Well, I have the solution. The Employment Resource Center (ERC) can help you with your resume, cover letter, job interviewing skills.
According to Mary-Beth Wynn, Job Placement specialist, students can get assistance finding both full – time and part-time employment.
Job developers assit students in getting work that ranges from entry level to an employment that requires a couple years of experience; help is not strictly minimum wage opportunities.
The ERC offers numerous services that focus both on the student and employer. The ERC services include: help design cover letters, format resumes, computer access for job searching, or Microsoft word to type your cover letter or resume. Students can go to www.jobs.fresnocitycollege.edu to look up current job listings online and apply for jobs.
The ECR participates in many job fairs.
The ERC’s Recruitment day, employers come to campus and recruit fellow students for employment.
Last Wednesday, the job fair was held in the campus cafeteria. The all day event brought in hundreds of students. Many filled out job applications and some just examined the scene.
Approximately 43 employers participated in the job fair. Longs Drug store, the U.S. Navy, FedEx, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Wendy’s, Gottschalk’s, The Fresno Police Department, American Eagle Outfitters, came out in hopes to recruit students.
“I have filled out seven applications so far.” replied nursing FCC student Jeremae C. Mendigorid.
The event also included barbeque lunch and $ 10.00 and $ 50.00 gift certificates to the FCC bookstore were raffled away.
“I think this event is very helpful for us students.” stated FCC student Donesha Jackson, an Education major. “It’s difficult finding a job; too have the job fair on campus is even more helpful.”
The ERC has applications from different employers; students can pick them up and fill them out in the center or take them to the facility on their own. The ERC also offers the Federal work study program, orientations, and they also offer job related copying and faxing.
According to Wynn, since August the department has received nearly 300 job listings for full-time work. For part-time employment, an estimated 300 job listings had been received for the month of September. Altogether, nearly 400 job listings for September have been available.
Wynn states that the ERC works many employers. They work with big employers to small employers; it changes season to season. They work with Community Hospital, EOC, and FedEx. Wynn says Contemporary Services works with the department numerous times, and during the holiday season many employers seek employees; Gottschalk’s and KB toy store are some of the employers the ERC receives applications or employee requests from.
Wynn states a student should already have soft skills when seeking help from the ERC. “The ability to learn is important,” she stated, “that if a student is seeking employment they should be cooperative, on time, trainable, hard-working, accurate, and most importantly they should have a positive attitude.”
The ERC assists currently FCC students and former students as well. It is open Monday through Friday, 8to 5p.m. at no cost.
