Career Services at HACC assists individuals in exploring career options, identifying college major and career direction, locating internship opportunities, conducting a job search, resume and interview preparation, networking and connecting with employers, and preparing for the world of work. The department offers workshops and webinars, career and internship fairs, assessments, handouts and guides. The main phone number is 717-780-2433, and the email is Email: HACC Career Services.
Link to Career Services on hacc.edu: HACC Career Services [www.hacc.edu]
PRO TIP:
"Find Your Why"
All of us as humans are stretched thin. We might have to balance schoolwork with a job, perhaps with a family, perhaps with financial struggles, perhaps even with relationship challenges. The result is that it can be tough to stay focused on our education, to prevent life getting in the way and making our schoolwork feel unimportant in the big picture.
When we face those moments of adversity or struggle, we are much more likely to stay focused on our education if we have a strongly embedded goal for our education. We need to establish that "why" in our hearts and minds. We need to establish why we are at HACC and what we are trying to attain. If we know the why, then we are more likely to stay motivated when we confront the hard times that life often throws our way.
To get to the why, ask yourself these questions:
§ Why am I at HACC?
§ What do I hope to do when I finish my work here?
§ What will make this work worth all the effort?
Once you answer those questions, examine your responses and figure out what is the heart of your motivation. Maybe it's getting a better job and earning more money. Maybe it's being a role model for your kids. Maybe it's fulfilling your lifelong dream. Whatever the case, once you figure out these questions and establish your why, then you need to write it down and repeat it to yourself regularly. Write it someplace you see it daily; set it as the background of your phone; and repeat it to yourself regularly as a reminder. In doing so, you will condition yourself to stay focused on the why, even in the face of the hardest times. The result is your why will become your way.
-Tim Barshinger, Assistant Vice President, Student Progression
