Moraine Valley Community College

Career Resources

Whether you are a student, graduate or community member, the Job Resource Center offers tools and guidance to help you prepare for your next opportunity. Explore resources for writing resumes and cover letters, preparing for interviews, searching for jobs and building your professional skills.

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Visit the Moraine Valley Library’s Careers Guide resource page for tools to explore various careers, to find job opportunities and prepare for interviews.

The Careers Guide includes the Reference Solutions database, which provides quality information to help you search jobs, find new business opportunities and research companies. Go to the Starting Your Career area at the bottom of the U.S. Jobs/Internships section to explore Skills, Interests and Self-Assessment.

The Job Resource Center has the tools to help you find your next career by providing help in many areas. Get information and tips and information on every step of the job hunt, including preparing a great resume and cover letter, attending a career fair, learning strategies for your interview and evaluating your job offer.

Correspondence

Professional correspondence is essential to a successful job search. Learn about creating thank you letters, letters of acceptance and networking letters with our helpful JRC Correspondence Guide.

Interviewing Strategies

Congratulations! You followed all the steps and now you have an interview. To present yourself well in an interview and feel confident, it is important to prepare by doing your research. Research the job, the industry and the employer and know your skills. We can help you with all these questions and more with our Interviewing Strategies for Success Guide.

  • Jenniffer L.

    My internship had a great impacted in my career because, it gave me the opportunity to gain knowledge, education, and most important “The Experience” that most companies required to obtain a job. It was also important because, it showed me what my life could be like right after college, and that can be most of the time pretty inspiring.

Find your best career match

Take A Career Interest Assessment

Not sure which career is right for you? Use our Interest Profiler to explore careers that fit your interests.

Find Your Next Career Here

Students may schedule a 30-minute appointment with a Job Resource Specialist for assistance with resumes, cover letters and job search related matters. Please call 708-974-5737 or email jrc@morainevalley.edu for an appointment. Be sure to register on College Central Network prior to your appointment.

  • The Forage – a free online platform offering virtual job simulations created by top companies to help students and job seekers gain real-world experience, explore career paths, and build employable skills through self-paced, accessible programs. Free virtual job simulations and career prep | Forage
  • Career One Stop – CareerOneStop’s Career Videos page offers short, informative videos on hundreds of careers, organized by industry clusters, showcasing job tasks, work environments, education requirements, and employment outlooks to help users explore career options visually.  Career videos | Videos | CareerOneStop

  • A strong resume and cover letter can help you stand out in today’s competitive job market. Our Resume & Cover Letter Guide walks you through creating a professional resume that highlights your education, skills and experience while demonstrating your value to employers. You’ll also find resume examples, formatting tips, cover letter guidance and recommendations for preparing a professional list of references.
View the Resume & Cover Letter Guide

The Job Resource Center has the tools to help you find your next career by providing help in many areas. Get information and tips and information on every step of the job hunt, including preparing a great resume and cover letter, attending a career fair, learning strategies for your interview and evaluating your job offer.

Professional Communication

Communicating professionally with employers is an important part of any job search. Our JRC Correspondence Guide provides tips and examples for writing thank-you letters, job acceptance letters, networking messages and other professional communications to help you make a lasting impression.

View the Correspondence Guide

Interviewing Strategies

A successful interview starts long before you meet with an employer. Our Interviewing Strategies for Success Guide helps you prepare by researching the position, learning about the organization and practicing how to communicate your skills and experience with confidence. You’ll also find tips for answering common interview questions, making a strong first impression and following up after the interview.

View Strategies for Interviewing Guide

Contact Us

To reach the Job Resource Center, visit us in Building S, Room S202, by phone at (708) 974-5737 or by using this form below.

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