It goes without saying that the job search processes is laborious, even in good economic times. Luckily, Moraine Park’s Employment Services realizes this, and they are more than willing to help out current and former students, even if they graduated many years ago. It’s good to know there will always be a place I can turn to if I should need assistance 10 to 15 years down the road. During the presentation this week I learned what MPTC’s Employment Services has to offer.
A really useful tool available to students and alumni of Wisconsin Technical Colleges is TechConnect. It’s a website that lists full and part-time jobs as well as internships related to the fields students are learning. Students can use this tool while on campus through the myMPTC portal under Employment Services, and graduates and soon-to-be-graduates are eligible to gain off campus access by registering with Employment Services. I’ve already used the site to search the miscellaneous job postings.
During the presentation we were given the Graduate Follow-Up Report. Michele said they show this report to middle and high school students. It’s also useful for soon-to-graduate MPTC students, because they can see where jobs are located for their field and what kind of wages they may expect for their first job after graduating.
Employment Services has found ways to bring employers to potential employees. Michele told us that we could find events listed on TechConnect. On campus recruitment and job fairs are available throughout the year with the possibility to be interviewed on site. The website has a new feature where students and graduates can upload their resume to be searched by employers. This is something new and still in the process of being refined.
I took away more information than I expected going to this Lunch ‘n’ Learn presentation. If you’re a student and you’re able to go to them, you should. The “Lunch” part and the “Learn” part are both free. That’s why they call them Lunch ‘n’ Learns.
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