Discover career paths, personal strengths/weaknesses, and degree programs that best match you with HCC’s free tools.

Career Assessment Tools

FOCUS 2 APPLY: for prospective students – Not sure what to study in college? Focus 2 Apply offers a brief 10-minute assessment that helps you to discover what careers and HCC programs (credit and non-credit) match your academic strengths and your work-interests.

FOCUS 2 Career: for currently enrolled students – Focus 2 Career offers five self-assessments that include personality, work interest, leisure, values, and skills assessments. The reports provide in-depth results to help you discover majors and career programs that match your interests and strengths to occupations that could lead to lifelong career satisfaction.

Career-Readiness Tools

Big Interview: Learn and practice interview skills to interview with confidence and success!

Candid Career - Get Hired: A library of short career advice videos by industry professionals to learn how to succeed at work, learn what employers are looking for in candidates, and learn about resume writing, interviewing skills, and networking.

Career Exploration Tools

Candid Career - Explore Careers: A library of short career advice videos to explore career options and gain information regarding jobs by industry, career titles, and college majors.

Firsthand Career Library: Connect with experienced mentors, review company rankings and profiles, find jobs and internships, access career guides and advice.

College Central Network: Explore HCC’s online job board with tools that help facilitate the job/internship seeking process.

• Resume Writing Tool
• Portfolio Tool
• Interviewing Tips
• Career Podcasts
• Job Seeker Advice
• Internships
• Job Postings
   

HCC College Career Resource Guide: Explore future career and internship resources with this free to access website for HCC students!

O*NET: offers an Interest Profiler assessment & Occupation Search tool to discover work activities and occupations that match one’s interest. Use the “Occupation Keyword Search” to search by job title to learn about job requirements, characteristics, job analysis, and available opportunities.

CareerOneStop: offers a comprehensive toolbox to research careers, find training, and search for jobs.

What Can I Do with This Major? Not sure what career paths are available in your major? Visit this site to learn about potential employers and different employment areas offered in your field.

Learn How to Become: Match with relevant colleges based on your needs! Basic information regarding degree requirements and professional advice/statistics are tailored to majors for your convenience.