Career Exploration & Civic Engagement
Get Involved! Explore your future career while helping in the community!
Get Involved! Explore your future career while helping in the community!
Why should you get involved in civic engagement?
A great résumé builder; makes your skills and accomplishments stand out
Narrow down your career path- confirm or refute what you may be thinking of pursuing
It encourages: time management skills, teamwork, professional job skills
Reduces stress, helps to create a connection with the community, and proven to be healthier
Focus-2 – A self-paced, online career and education planning tool for college students (Access Code = Blazer)
My Plan Values Assessment - free online assessment that matches industries and jobs to your personal and work values
What Can I Do With This Major? - Exploration tool providing information on what careers naturally flow from more than 70 different majors
Alumnifire - An online networking platform that allows you to connect with Hood graduates to learn about career fields, occupations, career pathways, and practice interview with experienced professionals
Places to Volunteer:
American Red Cross
Advanced Biofuels USA
Boys & Girls Club of Frederick County
Campus Compact Mid-Atlantic
Community Living, Inc.
Daybreak Adult Day Services
Frederick Police Department
Frederick Rescue Mission
Girls on the Run Frederick County
Habitat for Humanity
Hood College Alternative Breaks
Interfaith Housing Alliance
Literacy Council of Frederick County, Inc.
Million Women Mentors
Mission of Mercy
Peace Corps
Second Street and Hope
The ARC of Frederick County
The Religious Coalition for Emergency Human Needs
4K for Cancer - Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults
United Way
Wags for Hope
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