Career Engaged Learning Office

Career and Experiential Learning

MISSION
The mission of the Career Engaged Learning Office is to support the institution's academic programs by designing, implementing, and managing services and programs that meet the career and educational development and employment needs of the students.

Engaged Learning

The Career Engage Learning Office offers an array of professional services that will assist students with exploring, developing, and participating in experiences, that relate to each student’s unique educational and career goals. Students are encouraged to begin career planning early, and the Career Engaged Learning Office can guide you on strategies for how to become a marketable candidate in the workforce.

The Career Engaged Learning Office can assist with:

  • Exploring careers and college majors
  • Job and internship search
  • Résumé and cover letter reviews
  • Interview preparation
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    • Contact the Career Advisor at (210) 486-5612.
    • Stop by the CELO office in Brazos Student Union, room 125.
    • Schedule an on-campus or virtual appointment by emailing:  nlc-careers@alamo.edu.
    • Attend virtual drop-in times.  Visit this link for session times and Zoom link: Contact Us
  • Brazos Student Union, Room 125
    phone:  (210) 486-5142
    email:  nlc-careers@alamo.edu

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Explore Careers
  • Focus 2: An online, career tool that helps to match careers based on your personality self-assessment. Create your profile today! Use the Northeast Lakeview College access code: nighthawks
    • Explore majors based on self-assessment
    • Research careers associated with specific majors
    • Compare occupations
    • Learn important industry data and facts
    • Decide which career fields and majors are best for you
  • Career Coach: A web-based tool that provides local data on wages, employment, job postings, and the associated education and training that can lead to your intended career.
    • Create a professional résumé using the Build Your Resume feature
    • Undecided? No worries, take the Career Assessment to discover occupations that interest you!
    • Link majors to careers
    • Action Plans
    • Career Portfolio
    • What Can I Do With This Major?
  • U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - Occupational Outlook Handbook guide includes career information for hundreds of occupations!
  • O*Net Online: This site is the nation’s primary source for occupational information.   
  • Texas Reality Check: Use one of three methods to compare occupations, lifestyles, and salary goals to find recommended careers.

 

Career Readiness
Search Jobs & Internships
  • Handshake: Premiere job board for college students. Access on your ACES Student tab.

  • AlamoEXPERIENCE: Access your ACES Student tab to discover events and other experiential student opportunities.

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    Parker Dewey Micro-Internships: Connects students to micro-internships, short-term, paid projects, offered by real companies. Students can apply to work on entry-level tasks, from a remote setting.
  • Alamo Colleges District – Office of Workplace Learning: Offers several ways to enhance your education through paid, hands-on opportunities in San Antonio or across the globe through local and regional internships, federal internships, STEM Research, and internship workshops.
  • City of San Antonio - Student Internship Program: Link theory to practice, gain real-world experience, and develop specialized skills while working in departments within the city’s organization.
  • Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU): Find internship opportunities, available scholarships, and job search.
  • Texas Internship Challenge: Find internship opportunities in a variety of industries all over Texas
  • Internships.com: Identified by Forbes as a “Top 10 Career Website,” this site lets you search through over 70,000 openings by using keywords and location.
  • WayUp: (Formerly InternMatch) Search for volunteer and paid internships by companies, cities, or categories. Sign up and create your profile to let recruiters find you.
  • ZipRecruiter: An additional internship resource. Can search by degree, location, salary, etc. 
  • Idealist: Gain experience by participating in volunteer work in your community. 
  • Volunteer Match: Find volunteer opportunities.
  • United Nations Volunteers: If you’re looking to take your online volunteering worldwide, this is the place to start. UNV connects you with organizations working for peace and development in need of skills like research, writing, art, and design. There are already over 12,000 volunteers from 187 countries lending their talents to organizations around the globe.
  • Catchafire: This volunteer search tool is exclusively for online volunteer projects. Each one has a timeline that can range anywhere from an hour to a few weeks. So whether you have an afternoon or several, you can help not-for-profit with tasks like writing thank-you letters or editing photos.
  • Smithsonian: The Smithsonian Institution is the world's largest museum, education, and research complex, but even they could use a little help sometimes. Help make their collections more accessible by volunteering online to transcribe historical documents or edit Wikipedia articles related to their artifacts and research.
  • Amnesty International Decoders: Operated by Amnesty International, this network of digital volunteers helps conduct research into global human rights violations. Volunteers have used their phones and computers to verify the location of oil spills, fin evidence of drone strikes, and flag abusive tweets to women politicians in India.
  • Translators Without Borders: For those fluent in more than one language, check out this nonprofit that combines language skills with humanitarian aid. Volunteers provide translations (10 million words a year!) to international organizations that focus on crisis relief, health, and education.
  • Zooniverse: A platform for people-powered research that literally wouldn’t be possible (or practical) without the help of online volunteers. Spend as much or as little time as you’d like identifying endangered animals, classifying galaxy systems, or transcribing Shakespearean manuscripts.
  • Crisis Text Line: Here’s a perfect example of technology being used for good. Become a volunteer to help the Crisis Text Line continues to offer free, 24/7 support for those in crisis. If you’re at least 18 and can commit to volunteering four hours each week, you can apply to be trained for free.
  • Points of Light: Help create a global culture of volunteerism. Points of Light encourages you to find a way to get involved by reviewing the world’s largest network of volunteer opportunities.
  • DoSomething.org:  DoSomething empowers young people to enact social change both online and off. Volunteer online through one of our campaigns to help solve real-world problems. DoSomething members have used the interview to successfully urge Apple to diversity their emojis, change the dictionary definition of "Black/black", and create the largest crowdsourced anti-bullying guide.
Campus Events
Employers

Thank you for working with Northeast Lakeview College.  We are committed to assisting employers find talent to fill part-time, full-time, seasonal, and internship opportunities.

We welcome employer and community partnerships, to help build a pipeline, of skilled and educated talent for the North East San Antonio area and our surrounding municipalities.

To learn about additional partnership opportunities, please visit the Alamo Colleges District Employer Partnership web page, https://www.alamo.edu/about-us/employer-partnership-opportunities/.

Post jobs and internships at no cost

Additional Ways to Connect

    • Schedule an Informational Table
    • Attend the Career Fair
    • Host an Information Session
    • Present to classes or student groups

NLC Campus Map

    • Check-in: Please check in at the Welcome Center, located in the 1st floor of the Brazos Student Union (building 300). 

About NLC: History of NLC, Fast Facts & Student Profile

Career Resources for Diverse Populations

African-American, Black
 Category Resource Description

Job Website

IMDiversity

Diversity employment news, Job search, Employer directory, Diversity Villages by subgroup: African-American, Hispanic, Asian-American, Women, Native-American

Job Website

Diversity Employers

Jobs with employers committed to diversity targeting new college graduates of diverse backgrounds, Job search, Employer directory, Access to virtual career fairs

Job Website

Black Career Network

Network of companies recruiting African-American professionals, Create searchable professional profile, Job search, Career events

Job Website

African America Hires

Easy to use job search tool, Blog covering diversity employment issues

Resources

Black Career Women’s Network

Online community, Blogs, Ask a Mentor, Career resources

Job Website

IMDiversity

Diversity employment news, Job search, Employer directory, Diversity Villages by subgroup: African-American, Hispanic, Asian-American, Women, Native-American

Ex-Offenders/Formerly Incarcerated

Category

Resource

Description

Job Website

Career One Stop

Information on education and job training, Getting Back to Work checklist, Career exploration, Job readiness resources, Job search                      *Sponsored by Department of Labor

Resources

Companies that Hire Ex-Offenders

 Extensive list of companies that hire individuals with a felony record

Job Website

Jobs for Felons Hub

Job postings for people with a felony record, Resources on accessing housing, Connect with re-entry programs, Blog

Job Website

Help for Felons

Extensive list of resources related to employment, housing and education, Legal information, Re-entry program directory

Job Website

Reentry Works

A comprehensive list of employers that hire felons with links to the company webpages.

Article

12 Recognized Companies that Hire Ex-Offenders

Article

Resources

Employment Information Handbook for Ex-Offenders

Handbook

Resources

National Re-entry Resource Center

Re-entry resources listed by state including employment, housing, and family reunification

*Sponsored by Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance

Hispanic/Latinx

Category

Resource

Description

Job Website

 

Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement

 

Job search, Webinars on career topics, Career fairs, Leadership programs for college students and women

Job Website

 

iHispano:  Jobs and Careers for Latino Professionals

 

Network of companies recruiting Hispanic and Latinx professionals, Create searchable professional profile, Job search, Career events

Job Website

 

Hispanic/Latino Professionals Association

 

Job search tool with partnerships with prestigious companies, Job fairs, Employer directory

Job Website

IMDiversity

Diversity employment news, Job search, Employer directory, Diversity Villages by subgroup: African-American, Hispanic, Asian-American, Women, Native-American

LGBTQIA+

Job Website

Out & Equal

Job search tool, Post resume, Career advice

Job Website

Out Professional Network

Job search, Career Events, List of companies committed to diverse hiring

Professional Organizations

Corporate Equality Index

Research companies who are committed to equality for LGBTQIA+ people

Professional Organizations

GLAD Know Your Rights

Know your rights information by topic and location

Professional Organizations

Out Professionals – Gay and Lesbian Networking

Networking, Career-building educational programming, Job board

Resources

Pride at Work: AFL-CIO

Information and resources related to LGBTQ rights at work and economic issues, Guide to discussing LGBTQ issues

Professional Organizations

National LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce

Company search of LGBTQ friendly companies

Persons with Disabilities, Mental Health Conditions

Category

Resource

Description

Job Website

Ability Job

Job search, User can upload their resume for job recruiters

Job Website

Ability Links

Job search, User can upload their resume for job recruiters

Job Website

DisabledPerson.com

Jobs specifically posted to site by employers, Build a resume, Post a resume, Blog, Marketable skills courses

Job Website

Getting Hired

Job postings of inclusive employers looking to hire veterans with disabilities

Veteran & Military-Affiliated
Women

Category

Resource

Description

Job Website

Career Women

Job search site for professional women

Job Website

Feminist Majority Foundation

Job and internship search

Job Website

Fairy God Boss

Job search, Networking opportunities, Employer database with company reviews by women, Articles and podcasts, Access to webinars, hiring events

Job Website

She Runs It Job Bank

Job bank for marketing, media, and tech jobs, Networking and training opportunities, Mentoring program, Library of webinars

 

Resource

The Glasshammer

Career tips and resources for women working in finance, professional services, Tech and Law

 

Job Website

Corporette

Fashion and lifestyle blog for professional women

 

Job Website

Women for Hire

Career and job-search advice, Resume and cover letter templates, Connect with professional organizations, Job board

Job Website

IMDiversity

Diversity employment news, Job search, Employer directory, Diversity Villages by subgroup: African-American, Hispanic, Asian-American, Women, Native-American