Edison Community College…
Edison Career Services Offers Support to Campus, Community 

Trying to find a job or select a career path that’s a good fit with room for advancement can be a daunting task, and Edison Community College has developed a valuable resource to help meet this growing need in the region. 

Edison’s Career and Job Services Center is a free advisory program located at the Piqua Campus that provides a wide variety of resources for job seekers and employers alike. From help with resume development and interviewing skills to providing career assessment tests that give users insight into what fields would suit them best, the center is a valuable and accessible resource that’s available to anyone, regardless of enrollment status. 

Employers who are on the hunt for qualified applicants can also find assistance through the center, with resources designed to find qualified interns, annual job fairs and free online job banks for posting openings and searching resumes. 

“We welcome and invite students, alumni, business leaders and community members to visit our website to see the wide array of resources to help with career planning and job searches,” said Pam Gibellino, Coordinator of Career Services at Edison. “We pride ourselves on providing a resource to the community that brings together the job seeker and employer.” 

The center maintains a multi-resource web page with links to a wide variety of information to help streamline a job search as well contact information and important dates that job seekers need to know. 

“Each March, we bring more than 50 area and national employers to campus for the annual career expo that Edison puts on with the Upper Valley Career Center, the Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission and our area job centers,” said Gibellino. “It’s a free event that is open to the public and provides an opportunity for job seekers to come and meet directly with employers who are looking to hire.”

Visitors to the Career and Job Services Center’s web page will find links to some valuable career assessment tools. The brief Holland career assessment can help a job seeker understand how their characteristics translate into Edison’s available programs to help meet their training and education needs. The TypeFocus questionnaire is an in-depth, online career-planning tool based on the Myers Briggs Type Indicator that provides insights into a person’s personality, interests and values, which can help determine a career path 

In addition to general resume writing advice, there are also samples that highlight what goes into creating a high-impact resume as well as multiple sample resumes available for those looking for work in the medical field, computer technologies, business and more. 

Anyone interested in taking a career assessment can do it for free online through the center’s web site. They can also schedule an appointment for career counseling through the center by contacting Gibellino at 937-778-7850. The center’s operating hours are Monday–Thursday from 8:30 a.m. until 6 p.m. and Fridays from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. Evening hours are available by appointment. More information is available online at www.edisonohio.edu/career.