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Cisco Academy Career Evening at NLC

North Lake College and Education Service Center Region 11 proudly present an exclusive event for Dallas-Fort Worth Cisco Networking Academy students and alumni: Cisco Academy Career Evening April 11, 2019 6-8:30 p.m. North Lake College Central Campus Building H - room H200 (view directions and campus map) Register Now If you’re looking to accelerate your career in IT/networking, don’t miss this chance to learn about job opportunities from several Cisco premier partners. This live event offers you an exclusive opportunity to meet with employers, and for employers to showcase exciting careers. Register in advance of this event on the new [...]

2019-03-27T12:16:29-05:00March 27th, 2019|Careers, Events|
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Seven Tips to Prepare Yourself for the Spring Career Fair

Are you ready to impress potential employers at North Lake College’s Spring 2019 Career Fair? This March 28, over 50 employers will be on campus in the Student Life Center (room H200) to meet with students and community members like you about job opportunities. And our Career Center expert advisors have assembled the following list of tips to make sure you stand out. Tip 1: Dress for Success. Looking your best can impress potential employers, and it may also help boost your own self-esteem. Dressing professionally helps give some people the mental edge they need to be on their game. [...]

2019-04-01T14:31:23-05:00March 5th, 2019|Careers, Events, Services|
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Career Center Activities, Spring 2019

Join the North Lake College Career Center for the following events throughout the spring semester this year. February 12, 2019 – April 30, 2019                                              3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. - Facebook Live “Career Talk Tuesdays” - every Tuesday on Facebook Each Tuesday participants will have an opportunity to ask questions, receive advice regarding careers, and suggest new topics. Tune-in for Information on topics such as “Salary vs. Hourly Pay: Slamming the Stigma,” “Keys to Career Fair Success,” “Career Spotlight-NLC,” “Employer Highlight,” and more. Join First Year Advising & Career Development Tuesdays live on Facebook.   Wednesday, February 20, 2019 1 p.m. – [...]

2019-02-25T16:43:47-06:00February 22nd, 2019|Careers, Events|
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New This Fall: Criminal Justice Class at NLC

If you’re looking for an introduction to a career in criminal justice, a new North Lake College class can help open the doors to this growing profession. Beginning this fall, North Lake College will offer Introduction to Criminal Justice, CRIJ 1301. The all-new course is offered in daytimes and evenings, suitable for students with busy schedules. Students can sign up for classes on Mondays and Wednesdays from 12:30-1:50 p.m. or Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:45-7:05 p.m. Why study criminal justice? Criminal justice courses combine a practical, career-oriented path of study with an opportunity to examine questions of public policy, criminal [...]

2018-08-08T14:04:54-05:00August 8th, 2018|Featured Courses|
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Guided Pathways Give Community College Students the Tools They Need to Graduate

Hundreds of community colleges nationwide are uniting around a reform movement called Guided Pathways (GPS). In use from Florida to Hawaii, GPS aims to ensure that community college students follow a clear path to graduation with help from supportive, career-focused counseling. GPS is designed to help students finish faster, better understand graduation requirements, and save money. Guided Pathways has been adopted by colleges like St. Petersburg College in Florida, Honolulu Community College, San Jacinto College near Houston, and the Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD). At least 250 community colleges are participating. The goal is simple: helping students graduate as [...]

2018-08-06T12:16:09-05:00August 1st, 2018|Academics, Advising, Careers|
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Demand for Construction Workers in DFW Continues to Grow

New high-rise apartments, construction cranes, glass skyscrapers, and mile after mile of new suburban residences – these are common sights in the resurgent economy in many parts of the United States, especially Texas. Those shiny developments are signs of a booming business in new construction. But they also symbolize something else: a work opportunity. Most builders are desperately in need of new workers, and paying higher wages than ever before. Why is there a labor shortage? The National Association of Home Builders believes that, nationwide, at least a million new construction workers are needed. The problem is especially serious in [...]

2018-06-19T15:55:44-05:00June 12th, 2018|Careers|
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9 Skills You’ll Need to Advance Your Leadership Career

Every business needs strong leaders. From supervising employees to managing day-to-day operations, effective leadership can have a profound positive impact throughout an organization. Companies across all industries are looking to hire and promote supervisors with leadership and training skills that will increase employee morale and retention, as well as the companies’ financial bottom lines. Whether you are just beginning to work towards your aspiration to become a supervisor or were recently promoted as one, here are nine skills you’ll need to develop in order to succeed: Critical and Innovative Thinking. As a leader, you’ll need to regularly assess situations and make [...]

2018-06-18T14:08:50-05:00June 9th, 2018|Careers|
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STEM vs. STEAM: Explaining an Academic Debate

Educators across the country are focusing on new STEM initiatives to help students become skilled scientists, technology workers, engineers, and innovators. Now, though, academics and policy-makers are talking about an alternative called STEAM – and even a third term, STREAM? What do all the acronyms mean? And what differentiates them? Let’s explore both sides of this new debate in education. What is STEM? STEM is simply shorthand for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. More practically, the term STEM refers not just to those classes, but to efforts to help students succeed in them. Dedicated STEM high schools, for instance, help [...]

2018-04-12T12:23:03-05:00April 12th, 2018|Careers|
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Courses That Will Boost Your Career

Looking for a promotion or a raise? Need just a few classes to add a skill to your resume? We can help. North Lake College's workforce training programs offer skills-focused courses taught by leading industry professionals. Many of our workforce training programs offer certificates, which are credentials demonstrating a specific professional skill. Certificates don't take long -- some can be completed in a year or less -- but they can be a leg up in job interviews or help you meet the requirements to get a new title or promotion. And some employers are able to reimburse tuition for workforce [...]

2018-04-23T20:26:11-05:00December 17th, 2017|Community College, NoPost|
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