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| Fall 2022- Workshop Series | JCPenney – Suit Up Event | Girls Leading Girls |
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| Early Educator Apprentice Program (EEAP) | The Unity Council | California Women Lawyers |
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| Job Fair | Beats Rhymes and Life | Spectrum Center |
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| UPS Recruitment | Before & After School Teacher | Merritt Tutors |
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| MANOS | MANOS | Legal Processing Assistant |
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| Courtroom Clerk | CUTCO | Faces of Agriculture: USDA Speaker Series |
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| Legal Administrative Assistant | The Shepherd Law Group- Bookkeeper | Paralegal |
Welcome to the Career Center at Merritt College!
Sara Alturk 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. 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.
*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/ |
| PathSource | http://www.pathsource.com/start |
| Roadtrip Nation | https://roadtripnation.com/edu/merritt |
| 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/ |
| What Can I Do With This Major? | http://www.lavc.edu/transfer/majors/default.html |
Researching Careers
| Career Cornerstone Center | https://www.careercornerstone.org/ |
| 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/ |
| Engineering Pathways | https://www.titlemax.com/engineering-games-and-projects-from-titlemax-com/ |
| How To Become A Doctor/Pre-Med | https://hpa.ucdavis.edu/medicine |
Career Workshops
| Resume | Cover Letter | Major & Career |
| Interviewing | Networking |
Employment Opportunities
| Streaming Job Fair | https://streamingjobfair.com/ |
| College Central Network | 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 |
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