Resources for Student

• Choices 360 is an online interactive tool that students and alumni can use to explore careers, colleges, and majors, learn about financial aid, find scholarships, and much, much more! Use activation code TX01673 to create your free account.

  

• Career Coach is an interactive labor market and career information tool available to the public. This tool provides current employment trends, wages, and job postings by occupation for the Coastal Bend region. It also assists undecided students and job seekers with career assessments and a helpful resume writer, complete with marketable skills descriptions.
• The Career Kiosk (located next to the bookstore on the East campus) is a one-stop shop for your career needs making it an essential part of the Del Mar College community. These centers are designed for the initial career readiness steps and also offers access to career related search by providing mobile learning spaces, touchscreen computers, tablets, career literacy material, and career software programs.
• The Hire ME Handbook has the essentials needed to create a successful résumé, have a flawless interview, and job fair success! Email jgonzales124@delmar.edu for more information.

Career Tools

• Bureau of Labor Statistics - U.S. Department of Labor 
• O-Net OnLine 
• Personality Type Explained 
• CollegeGrad - Entry Level Jobs

Need Employment?

Career Development offers a job portal (Hire Vikings) that is exclusive to Del Mar College students and alumni seeking an off-campus job, on-campus job, or internships:

• Students: If you are seeking on- or off-campus employment, please visit Hire Vikings student system.
• Employers: If you would like to post a position, please visit Hire Vikings employers system.
• Alumni: If you are seeking on or off campus employment, please visit Hire Vikings for alumni.
• Administrators: Please visit Hire Vikings for administrators.

For all other inquiries or questions, please contact the Career Development team at 361-698-2467 or email jgonzales124@delmar.edu for additional assistance.

ON-CAMPUS EMPLOYMENT 

To get an on-campus job in conjunction with Financial Aid, please contact that office at (361) 698-1293. The Hire VIKINGS job portal is a free job posting service available to you 24 hours a day. You can review these current employment opportunities by following instructions provided on the job portal site. 

Spring 2021 Virtual Workshops

Please contact lhalfmann@delmar.edu to sign up!

February 3rd

Choosing a Major
This workshop should be designed help students learn about career decision making and step to choosing a major, including self-exploration activities and resources about academic majors.
2:00 pm -3:00 pm

February 24th

LinkedIn
LinkedIn is a professional online service with over 675 million members.  It is a powerful tool that allows you to manage your professional identity, build and engage with your professional network, access knowledge, insights and opportunities.
By attending this workshop, you also will receive personal assistance from Career Development as you build your LinkedIn profile!!  Sign up today, mark your calendar,  and be sure to attend the workshop.
6:00 pm- 7:00 pm

March 3rd

Career Fair Strategies
Tips for navigating a career fair, including strategies on what to do before, during and after a networking event.  Tips should be about virtual professional communication and virtual etiquette.
2:00 pm-3:00 pm

April 7th

Virtual and In Person Interviewing
This workshop is to help students learn how to prepare for the interview in terms of researching the employer, knowing what to expect in an interview, how to dress properly and how to eliminate interviewing anxiety.
2:00 pm-3:00 pm