Career Assessments
The Career Center offers different on-line, free, career assessment tools. Commonly used assessments:
- Type Focus – Career and Major Exploration (Login to your Single-Sign-On to access this tool)
- Eureka True Colors
- California Careerzone Interest Profiler
- For a guided and comprehensive career exploration COUN-165 (Career Search, a one-unit, CSU transferable class), offers the MBTI, STRONG, and other assessments and provides solid action steps.
Career Counseling
- Career counseling appointments are available to assist students explore (interests, talents, skills, passions, values) to develop academic and career goals.
- New, continuing, and prospective students (with a Palomar ID#) can request a career counseling appointment with a Career Counselor or by calling the Career Center in San Marcos at (760) 744-1150 x2194.
Employment
Connect to Job listings, internships, and Service Learning Opportunities on Handshake.
Handshake is a free platform on which Palomar students can view available job, internship, and volunteer/service learning opportunities. To access Handshake, login to your student portal here with your student.palomar.edu email address and password. Click on the Handshake tile.
You can view this brief video on how to set up your profile and start applying for jobs. This checklist can help you make sure that your profile is complete. You want to present the best profile possible to potential employers.
We recommend setting up your profile as soon as possible even if you’re not looking for a job or internship right now. That will allow you to find out about jobs and internships that align with your interests.
Employment Assistance
Connect with the Job Developer through Handshake to make an appointment for Career readiness support with resume writing assistance and interviewing tips.
You can also visit Palomar College Employment Assistance page for more information.
Internship Assistance
Visit Cooperative Work Experience & Internships for available internship opportunities.
On-Campus Job Opportunities:
- Bookstore (Follett)
- Palomar College Human Resources: Student Employment
- Palomar College Financial Aid (Work-Study)
Off-Campus Jobs:
- CareerBuilder
- Glassdoor
- Indeed
- North County Career Centers
- Palomar College Office of Student Affairs Job Board
- San Diego Workforce Partnership
- Simply Hired
- Ziprecruiter-Jobs/Internships