Moorpark College’s Career and Transfer Center will host its annual Career Week starting Monday, March 11 through Saturday, March 16, featuring a job fair, workshops, and activities throughout the week.
The week-long event is meant to help students get part-time or full-time jobs, internships, apprenticeships, or networking experience. The fair is meant to create opportunities for students to connect with employers and learn about future opportunities that can benefit their future. This event has been an ongoing annual event since 2004.
Former Moorpark College student, Amanda Baker, a game designer who graduated last semester, received a 3-D design internship from the game design department at Moorpark College. Baker expressed that her internship helped bring her new experiences and beneficial skills, such as time management.
“Internships help bring valuable hands-on experience that you don’t get in classrooms,” Baker said. “It’s important to stay organized and get started early.”
Here is an overview for the week, broken down by Moorpark College’s Placement Project Specialist, Celine Park, who is also the Career Week event coordinator.
Monday, March 11: Career and Internship Expo
This job fair is not exclusive for Moorpark College students, it is also open to the public. The event runs from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Quad Area on Raider Walk. According to Park, there are about 160 employers coming from various industries, such as manufacturing companies, health, education, navy, and more.
“Students are not required to but are encouraged to dress nicely to make a good impression to employers coming,” Park said.
Tuesday, March 12: Major and Career Development Day
Career Strategist Digital Badge workshop – 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
For the first time, a Career Strategist Digital Badge workshop has been organized for Career Week. This workshop is meant to help students look for careers, and develop an online Linkedin resume with a professional photograph included. Linkedin is an online service used for networking and job hiring. This workshop will be led by Santa Barbara City College and a Linkedin representative in LMC 138 and 139.
“Students are going to be learning how to showcase and strategize their career experience, help them identify their strengths, personality style, and career planning,” Park said.
According to Park, a benefit in completing this event is that, “the industry employers know that [students] took this kind of workshop and they have developed competency, learned a skill set and are proficient in this area.”
Students are encouraged to dress business casual because their picture will be taken and it will be uploaded on their Linkedin profile.
Career exploration workshop — 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
This workshop at Fountain Hall 218 is for students who haven’t declared a major who still need assistance in finding the right career.
Film & television entertainment industry panel– 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
This panel will have representatives from the entertainment industry at the Exotic Animal Training and Management (EATM) lecture hall in 208 to show students how to get a foot in the door. This event is tailored for attendees pursuing careers in the television and film and provides them the opportunity to network.
Wednesday, March 13: Health Career Day for middle school students
This event, running from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. is limited to local middle school students. Over 200 middle school students from Simi Valley and Conejo Valley school districts will be visiting to learn about health-related careers and opportunities available through Moorpark College.
Thursday, March 14: Career Education Day for high school students
This is also an exclusive event happening from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. where over 200 high school students will be going to workshops for Career Technical Education and have hands-on activities.
For more information, an overview of the events or list of employers attending, please visit Moorpark College’s Career Center Website. Or stop by The Career and Transfer Center in Fountain Hall 110 or call (805) 378-1536.
