Career Center

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Welcome to the Career Center at Merritt College!

Sara Alturk is the Career Counselor at Merritt College. She started her educational journey at UC Berkeley with a bachelor’s degree in Social Welfare and a minor in Education and received her master’s degree in College Counseling from San Francisco State University. She provides academic, career, and personal counseling and enjoys working with students from diverse backgrounds. She is passionate about working with students from different backgrounds and experiences to help them reach their job placement, educational, and career goals. She most enjoys students navigating the community college to help them feel empowered in their process and continue to reach their career and academic goals. 

*The career center will provide remote + in person services to assist you with your career questions. Please contact Sara Alturk at salturk@peralta.edu with any questions or concerns you may have regarding your career journey or click here to schedule your appointment. 

*Please see a counselor for access codes for some websites listed below

Career and Major Exploration

Eureka	https://eureka.org/
What for Work	https://whatforwork.com/
Roadtrip Nation	https://roadtripnation.com/edu/merritt/roadmap
Interviewing	http://merrittcollege.interviewprep.app
My Next Move	https://www.mynextmove.org/
O*Net Online	https://www.onetonline.org/
CA Career Zone	https://www.cacareerzone.org/
Personality Assessment	https://www.16personalities.com/
CCC My Path	https://www.cccmypath.org/

Researching Careers

Salary Surfer	https://salarysurfer.cccco.edu/SalarySurfer.aspx
Explore Health Careers	https://explorehealthcareers.org/
Discover Engineering Careers	http://www.discovere.org/discover-engineering/
Occupational Outlook Handbook	https://www.bls.gov/ooh/
Learn How to Become	https://www.learnhowtobecome.org/
Labor Market Information	https://www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov/data/occupations-data.html
How To Become A Registered Nurse	https://www.edumed.org/how-to-become/registered-nurse-rn/
Career Coach	https://ccc.lightcastcc.com/browse-careers
How To Become Pre-Med	https://hpa.ucdavis.edu/medicine
CareerSpring	https://careerspring.org/

 

Career Workshops

Resume	Cover Letter	Major & Career
Interviewing	LinkedIn	Networking

Employment Opportunities

Streaming Job Fair	https://streamingjobfair.com/
College Central/Merritt	https://www.collegecentral.com/Merritt/
Natural History and Sustainability Job Board	https://www.merritt.edu/nhs/jobs-bulletin-board/
Together Bay Area	https://www.merritt.edu/nhs/advisory-board/
Applications & Infrastructure Security Advisory Board	https://www.merritt.edu/securityprogram/advisory-board/

Classes

Counseling 57

Offered in Fall & Spring! In-depth career and life planning: Self-exploration, identifying values, interests, needs and goals; development of skills for assuming careers and lifestyles over the life span, the influence of career choice on the quality of life, and the development of a career action plan. Designed to assist those students considering the transition of a career change or undecided about the selection of a college transfer major.

Service Area Outcomes 

SAO #1	Identify Major/Career: After completing career assessments through the Career Center, students will be able to identify at least one potential career and related major.
SAO #2	Opportunities for employment, internship, or major: After acquiring career knowledge and skills from the Career Center, students will be able to pursue opportunities for employment, internships or learn the steps in the process of seeking employment (Resume, cover letter, applications, cold calling, introductory emails, and informational interviews).