Professional Development

Professional Development  refers to skills and knowledge attained for both personal development and career advancement.
The TCC Career Center is here to meet all of your professional development needs. 

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS:

Looking to enhance your professional skills? Need a current resume?

The TCC Career Center can help!

We offer a variety of workshops including:

• Resume Development
• Interviewing Skills and Professional Dress
• Proper Social Media Networking
• Smart Professional Networking

Click here for the SPRING 2012 Workshop Schedule!

For Personal/Academic Development, please visit the Learning Commons web-site.

WHAT IS PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING?

Professional Networking  is actively building connections and appreciating how these connections can enhance your own skills and career development.

Nearly 7 out of 10 jobs are landed through networking, not through other conventional means such as responding to want ads.

Smart professional networking can help you identify jobs that are posted internally but not publicly.
Get out and shake some hands!

Local Networking Groups or Associations that may be helpful to you:
Access Tallahassee
Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce
TalTech Alliance
Big Bend Paralegal Association
FL Surveying and Mapping Society
Business and Professional Women/Tallahassee
Leon County Economic Development Council

Take advantage of your existing network by talking to family, friends, past co-workers, prior employers and college professors. Let them know that you are seeking employment and ask for a referral or recommendation.

NETWORKING THROUGH LINKEDIN:

LinkedIn can provide powerful opportunities to network and find jobs that are not posted publicly. Create a LinkedIn account at www.linkedin.com/

• Customize your profile just like a resume
• Highlight your unique strengths and sell yourself
• Use Advanced Search options to identify TCC Alumni and other persons that can help you land a job