Karla Montenegro Gonzalez: Hi everyone. Good morning. Thank you for joining us today for the session Building a Strong Resume and Beyond. I'm going to give participants one to two minutes to start joining in.
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So without further ado, I would like to introduce Cristina Garcia from the Career Transfer Center as well as Alejandra Gonzalez, who is here with general counseling and they're here to talk about building a stronger resume and beyond.
Cristina Garcia: Thank you Karla. I'm really excited to be joining you all
today. Like Karla mentioned, my name is
Cristina Garcia and I am a counselor that works at Moorpark College specifically at the Career Transfer Center,
and I have been working with students who are undocumented for many years. I definitely feel a passion when wanting to help these students, considering that the challenges that they might encounter
are unlike other students. Right? And my goal as a counselor is to be able to provide everybody with the resources with the information that will hopefully provide them
that path to success, whatever that looks like. So thank you for allowing me the opportunity to provide this information to students and also
I would really, really like the opportunity to after this workshop, if you have any questions in regards to what I discuss today to contact me. It's hopefully not a one time interaction with you all. I hope and I look forward to helping you after this as well. So, next slide?
Okay, so just to kind of give you an idea of what I will be discussing today. The, what you see on the screen are the topics that I will touch on
So the importance of gaining experience as a student. Why is it going to be crucial for you as a student to gain as much experience as possible,
to be able to build that resume that's going to highlight how you can contribute in the world of work. Okay?
I'm also going to be providing you with resume building examples just because I think it's really important for you to get the visuals of how your resume can look.
So I'm going to be giving you specific examples of different resumes to start picturing hopefully, how you would like your resume to look like in the future.
I'm also going to share or different resources you have access to as a student through the Career and Transfer Center, and like Karla mentioned, there will be an opportunity for you to ask me any questions at the end.
Okay, next slide?
So before I start, I do want to say a disclaimer. I am a counselor. I am not an expert in all of the areas of AB 540, Dream Act, DACA,
there is a lot of information out there in regards to these different things that I'm not familiar with;
however, I can help you connect with the experts in those areas. Just because I have encountered situations where students have asked me for help,
when it comes to like legal documentation deadlines, fees, all of this stuff that unfortunately I'm not familiar with because that's not my area of expertise.
What I feel comfortable helping students with is when it comes to career and academic type of planning.
So you feel free to ask me any questions in regards to those things, but I do want to share with you that I am not as knowledgeable in those areas, so I will definitely connect you with the individuals who do consider those things their areas of expertise,
and I also want to really mention the importance of you hopefully feeling safe
in asking questions relevant to the undocumented student status, just because I know that there is a lot of hesitation when it comes to
being able to disclose certain things, so I really want you to feel comfortable and safe when asking different questions related to
undocumented students and their futures, just because they know that it might trigger a lot of different emotions, it might trigger a lot of different ways of thinking, motivation. So please, please, please do not hesitate to ask anything when it comes to how I can be of service to you.
Okay, next slide?
So one of the things that I have encountered as a counselor when helping students who are undocumented is,
"What am I going to consider my future to look like when there might not be employment opportunities for me in the future, considering that I do not have a social security number?"
Or another question is, "I have DACA, but that doesn't mean that I have DACA forever. So what am I going to do once my DACA expires and therefore I will not be given employment opportunities or be considered for those?"
Also, I get asked, "What should I say when I am in an interview, let's say, and they ask me for my previous work experience who my employers are,
but my employers do not want me to disclose who they are considering that they've been paying me under the table cash?"
Or they ask me, "What should I say when an employer my asked me, do I have the documentation to be able to work," right?
So there's a lot of different situations that undocumented students may experience,
that I think is important to have a conversation with someone about just so that we, you feel more confident, more prepared in encountering these type of situations because they can be touchy, they can be uncomfortable, but the more
opportunities you have to discuss and to prepare I think is going to hopefully make you feel more comfortable encountering these type of experiences.
So one way that I think is going to be very helpful in you being able to be considered for different opportunities in the future
is going to be how much experience you have, how much experience you invest in for you to be able to hopefully highlight your skills, your strengths,
what you have to contribute in the future, right, because when someone is considering you for an internship, for a job opportunity, what they really want to know is,
what do you have to bring to the table. What kind of experience have you encountered in the past that has prepared you for this opportunity now.
So without that experience is going to be really hard or very challenging for you to be able to demonstrate what you have to offer.
So as you can see on the slide when it comes to experience, it's when you participate in activities where you can learn and practice skills.
So experience can look different for different people. Right? Depending on what kinds of opportunities are presented to them.
So I'm going to be giving you different types of examples that you can use for experience on a resume,
but the reason why it's absolutely crucial for undocumented students in particular, to gain experience is because that is what you are going to be able to use to your benefit
to be able to show your employers in the future or to potential graduate schools in the future, "Look, this is what I have been involved in. This is how I've
invested my time to prepare myself for this type of opportunity." So a lot of these experiences that I'm going to mention and share with you today do not require a social security number. These are things that you can still do,
and should be able to hopefully include on your resume in the future, so that way when you present that document you're proud of, "Look at everything that I've done throughout these last 2,3,4 years." Okay? So next slide please?
So resume building, so again, the whole purpose of you being able to invest in these opportunities that are going to allow you to gain experience is to create bullets on a resume,
because if you're going to invest in gaining experience, you're going to want to highlight those experiences on a resume.
So the purpose of a resume is for you to highlight how you can contribute, what are your strengths, how knowledgeable you are about certain topics,
what skills you have, are you speak more than one language, are you computer savvy, are you able to communicate
verbally, are you able to communicate a written format. So it's basically an opportunity for you to highlight on a piece of paper, your strengths, your experience, your skill set,
and it shares a snapshot view of your accomplishments. Right? And that's again something that with experience you can accomplish so many different things, and why not highlight those things on that piece of paper?
And number one, two is that it can provide an
opportunity for an interview in the future. Why? Because if somebody sees this resume this document and it presents a whole bunch of great things that this person can contribute
to the opportunity, they're going to want to hopefully
encourage you to meet with them in person to be able to talk about those things that they see on that piece of paper in more detail to see if you are a good fit for that opportunity.
So this document, you're going to be able to use to your favor so hopefully also encourage future interview opportunities as well.
Okay? So next slide, please?
Okay, so this is one type of opportunity where you can gain experience.
It's an internship. Internships are so so valuable. The reason why is because it basically provides you with experience that you can highlight on a resume, which again, is the goal right?
Internships, they tend to be pretty structured, which means that they want you to be available to them have certain amount of hours a week,
certain days of the week, certain, it's a commitment. Okay? So it's very structured in that sense.
Some internships are paid. Some internships are unpaid, depending on the employer or the company that is offering these opportunities to students.
They have very clear learning objective expectations. So what that means is that you are basically expected to perform certain tasks or to learn specific goals by the end of the internship.
So those are always going to be kept on the radar when you're doing these internships, to be able to see if you have met these expectations or not,
and you are assigned a supervisor that is going to monitor whether you are fulfilling those expectations.
It can also count for college credit, depending on how many hours you complete in an internship.
That will determine how many academic units you can earn, so it could totally also be included on a transcript that you participated in an internship, which could look good for your college applications,
or for employment opportunities in the future. You are able to locate internship opportunities on websites like Indeed, Linked In, Ventura County Works.
So as you can see internships are specifically geared for students to be able to learn and gain something after the experience was completed.
So internships, many times they might ask for an interview. They certainly ask for a resume in some cases as well.
So internships, again, I would say, is not only a valuable experience to gain experience,
but they're also very valuable because it gives you an opportunity to get exposed to what that field is to connect with different people in that industry. So build those connections. Right? So
as important as academic preparation is what you read in the books, and what you learn in the classroom, that's absolutely valuable,
but internships are just as crucial because that's where you're going to apply what you learn in the classroom actually out in the field, which is going to make you super employable in the future.
Okay, next slide?
Oh, so this is an example of what Indeed looks like just to kind of give you somewhat of an idea of how those search engines look like.
You basically type in a keyword, it can be marketing, it can be working with kids, it can be whatever it is that you feel you are interested in, and trying to search internship opportunities for, you choose the location,
and then once you plug in that information, a list of a whole bunch of different internship opportunities will pop up.
So I encourage students to start looking into internship opportunities sooner rather than later, just because as you start searching, you're going to notice that a lot of these internships also are asking for qualifications.
They also want you to have certain things met just to intern. So for you to be able to plan accordingly
for what opportunities do you see yourself wanting to pursue in the future, why not start looking into your internship opportunities now to see what the qualifications look like,
so that way if there's something that you haven't accomplished yet in a certain area you can start working towards that, so when you are ready to intern, you have everything that they're asking for.
Okay? So next slide please?
So there are also volunteer opportunities and I get asked this question a lot. "What's the difference between an internship versus a volunteer opportunity?"
And volunteer opportunities, it kind of depends on where you're volunteering, how structured, or unstructured it is. Sometimes they basically allow you to volunteer however many hours a week, you are able to be
giving your time to the agency, or to the company, or to the clinic, wherever it is that you're volunteering at. It usually tends to be unpaid.
Again, there's more flexibility when it comes to the hour they try to accommodate you a little bit more versus internship when things are more set in stone to some extent.
The supervision may vary, there's still somebody basically telling you what they would like you to do as a volunteer, but it's not to the point as an internship or learning objectives are discussed.
There are a whole bunch of different volunteer specific websites too that you can look into such as Volunteer Match and Idealist. So I'm going to show you the next slide, where it provides you with an example of what Volunteer Match looks like. So, next slide please?
So this one's volunteer match.com and I know it's a little hard to see. That's the way it looks on the website too. I don't know why they don't make it darker,
but there's a whole bunch of different categories that you can pick from for you to be able to volunteer. As you can see there is women
rights there, hunger, emergency and safety, if you want to work with animals,
if you want to get experience in the education field, health and medicine, that's huge. If you want to also help specifically with crisis support.
So as you can see, there's a lot of different types of opportunities out there for students who want to volunteer their time and to gain that experience,
and I, when I was looking at the Volunteer Match website, they have so many opportunities now virtually that it's really
limitless when it comes to what kind of opportunities you want to invest your time into. So before you know you might have been more restricted to a certain demographic area where you could volunteer. Now you can really pick anywhere, which is great. So
now that you might have a little bit more time in your hands, considering that, you know, you can't really do too much outside of the home, why not consider volunteering for something that you're interested in?
Okay, next slide?
There's also opportunities for you to get leadership experience, and again, this is what's going to make a huge difference on your resume. Why? Because leadership is a skill that you can use in so many different settings.
So when employers see that you feel comfortable being in a leadership position they
are going to be able to really hopefully trust you know that you've gotten certain skills in place as a leader, such as being able to work with others, feeling comfortable communicating with others, being able to problem solve,
it shows that you're committed to something. So those are different examples on the screen of what type of opportunities you can consider to be able to gain those leadership capabilities. So you can join campus clubs.
They're on the next slide. I'm going to show you what kind of campus clubs, there are. There's so many to pick from.
You can also join Associated Students, where it's like student government, you're actually, really expected to make a difference in your campus,
and have a specific role that you need to fulfill where, again it shows that leadership capability. You can join academic teams like the Debate Club, for instance, or
depending on your campus there might be different academic teams that you can be part of you can be part of a sport, athletics teaches students so many great skills.
Also, if you wanted to participate in the Arts, Theater, for example, that's great to to highlight or if you wanted to volunteer your time or even find a part time employment opportunity when it comes to tutoring other students.
So if you go to the next slide, please, I can show you an example of the different types of student organizations that are available,
and if, let's say none of these catch your eye, and if you feel like you want to bring something to the campus, and you want to bring students together for certain cause,
then you can start your own organization at your campus as well, and you can take the lead on that.
So as you can see, there's like photography club, right? There is designers anime club. There's the geography club. I wonder what they do there. I don't know what the footprints club is but that looks kind of cool to look into. So as you can see
again, this is another opportunity for you to hopefully have some kind of role where you are taking a lead to be able to document that on your resume.
Next slide please?
So classroom experience. So classroom experience is definitely something you can also highlight on a resume. A lot of students have this
idea that the only type of experience that should be highlighted on a resume should be just like work experience,
which is not the case. Why? Because you do a lot of skill building and a lot of knowledge, you're gaining more knowledge in the classroom experience as well.
So these are absolutely things that you can also highlight on a resume. For example, learning content.
So you by you taking courses with a in psychology, in graphic design, in political science, and communication,
those are classes that you're taking, but at the same time you are gaining content knowledge, you're gaining a skill sets as you're learning about those disciplines. So why not highlight those things on a resume?
Also practical application, especially when it comes to like STEM majors or like the Art majors, where they're learning software, how to use let's say
specific software related to graphic design. That's something that you're learning in the classroom, but that you can also mention on a resume that you have experience in.
Also research opportunities, depending on the campus that you're attending there might be some research opportunities that you can
volunteer for or you can assist with, which again will highlight that specific skill set,
and just skills in general that students tend to acquire as they are completing their academic goals which are critical thinking, problem solving, innovation, oral and written communication, teamwork.
So all of those things to some capacity you can also use in the classroom setting to mention in a resume or in an interview of how you use those skills.
So if you can go to the next slide please?
So all experience, as you can see, can be very, very valuable. I always get asked, "What kind of experiences better than the other?"
It really does it make a difference whether let's say an internship is going to be better than a volunteer opportunity, because at the end of the day,
what really matters is how meaningful, how purposeful, how was your learning experience. So that's really what you have to think about when you are investing in these type of opportunities,
"What am I going to get out of this, so that one day I can put it on my resume or I can talk about it in my interview because they need to be of value."
So like I mentioned a little bit before these experiences not only are great to highlight on a resume, but it's really an opportunity for you to get exposed to different people,
for you to get exposed to different industries,
For you to really determine "Is this something that I want to do? Is this something that really makes me feel excited? Is this something that I look forward to doing or is it absolutely not what I was expecting, and I do not want to do it anymore?"
As great as it is for you to be able to learn about the things that you like, it's also just important for you to be able to learn about the things that you don't like,
so that way you are able to filter out things that you don't want to consider anymore, and the only way you're going to get to that point,
is by putting yourself out there, getting involved, and trying different things,
because just reading about different fields is not going to give you that experience like actually speaking to people, seeing what they do, looking at what their work environment looks like.
So I always, always encourage students to just throw themselves in there and I'm sure whether it's a positive experience or a negative experience you're going to come out learning more about yourself at the end.
You're also going to be able to gain a skill set. Again, when employers are looking at resumes what they really want to see is
"Does this person have the skills, the abilities to be able to perform what we want them to do with us?"
So unless you have those skills laid out on that resume, it's going to be super hard for those of employers to be able to see whether you meet that criteria or you don't.
So if you do not have experience, if you do not have skills on that resume, it's going to be really hard for you to convince these employers that you have what it takes to perform whatever tasks it is that they want you to complete for them.
It also provides you great opportunities for you to build a professional network. Professional network is key in
finding opportunities in the future. So your professional network are basically people who are professionals in a certain industry, in a certain field that you are interested in.
So the reason why it's important for you to start building these connections with these people is because you want to start building your reputation as a future employee, as a future intern.
So it's going to be hard for you to be considered for these opportunities in the future if you don't have these connections out in the field,
because these people are going to be your allies. These people are going to be the ones that are going to throw your name out there for potential job opportunities in the future. They can be your mentors.
These are the people that are going to be in your corner trying to help you as much as they can to get you in the field, if they see that you have a lot to contribute in their area.
So I always again, recommend students to start introducing themselves to people in their desired field of interest,
because the more you get yourself out there, the more opportunities hopefully you'll be considered for in the future. Also,
the experience that you gain is going to give you ways to be able to really ace the interview.
Why? Because your resume is only going to give them like a snapshot view of what you've done it's not going to give them the full story. It's going to give them
an idea of what you've done, but in an interview that where you're really going to be able to describe to be able to provide them with the details of what they see on the resume.
So without experience, how are you going to be able to elaborate on those things that you mentioned on the resume, right? That's what's really going to sell you as a potential employee, intern
for the opportunity that you're seeking based on how you describe those experiences that you've gained in an interview,
and it also provides a great opportunity for you to just mention on your college applications what you've done outside of the classroom, how you've used your time, how you've invested your time
in preparing yourself for that field. Just because I know for the UC's there is an extra curricular activities section in the application that they expect you to have some on there.
Whatever it is, whether it's internships, part time job, whether it's you being part of a club, they want to see that you are investing your time, not only in the academic area, but also beyond, right?
So especially also for graduate school. If you're thinking about pursuing graduate school, then you have to start building this resume again, so once you're ready to pursue that goal, there will be
a story to tell from the time you were at the community college to when you transfer to beyond that will hopefully showcase how you have had this passion throughout all of your academic experience.
And the last one, it just makes you employable, right? Experience is what makes you employable. When it comes to the input or the information that employers have shared with us,
they always, always, always have the same comment to share, which is, "We want to see how students apply what they learn in the classroom out in the field,
because we want to make sure that the person that we choose for our opportunity has had the opportunity to experience how the learning concepts are actually applied,
in the day to day." So if you don't have those related work experiences, it's going to be, again, very hard and very challenging for you to be considered for certain opportunities you're hoping to be considered for in the future.
Okay, so next slide?
So when it comes to your resume, so now that we discussed
the importance of experience and how those experiences can look, right? It could be through internships. It can be through volunteering.
It can be through extracurricular activities. It can be through your classroom experiences. It can be through your work experience as well.
How is that experience going to be laid out on a resume?
And that's where this light comes in because you're going to try your best to target your experience on that resume to meet
the need of the employer. The employer needs to see the connection between your resume, what you've done to the opportunity that you're seeking.
So you have to make it as easy for them to connect the dots as possible.
So as you can see here on the slide it says "Your skills
plus their need equals the connection," right? So they need to see the connection of how your skills will really make a difference for their company.
How your skills have prepared you for the position that you're applying to. So, the easier you're able to tailor to target your resume to that specific job opportunity, the easier is going to be for them to connect the dots as to why you're the best candidate for that position.
So how do you do that? Right? How do you target a resume? How do you tailor a resume? So that's what I'm going to be able to provide you some examples,
specifically, of how students have used their skill set and their experiences to really tailor them to the field that they're planning to pursue. So next slide?
Okay, so I got all of these examples from the career resource guide from UCLA. I would say, out of all of the different resume guides that are out there, I really, really like the UCLA one specifically,
just because it's very student friendly. It gives you some really good solid examples, and if you are interested, I would be happy to provide you with the link or the PDF of that career guide, just because you'll find so many great, great information on there.
So all of the resumes that you're going to see are basically from that handbook and they're all from UCLA, which is why you're going to see UCLA or Jessica Bruin because it's all catered to that specific campus.
But if you notice on this specific resume, look at how descriptive, they were when they were describing their education.
They wrote their college or university, they wrote their major. They also included their GPA, their cumulative GPA, but also their major GPA.
If they were on the dean's list if they received any type of you know awards of any kind, and they also used that little heading right there to include all of the activities that they've also participated in.
So you can really highlight so many things in a small area of your resume if you really wanted to,
and if you notice there's also a section specifically related to the relevant coursework. So this is a student, let's say, who's thinking about pursuing accounting
or something in the business field. So on their resume, they also highlighted specific classes that they've taken that they've completed that are relevant to that field. So like management accounting, micro economic theory, principles of accounting,
intermediate accounting, so that way, just by looking at the students resume the employer already sees how familiar, they are with the contents related to the field which is a great way for you to highlight how knowledgeable you are about that subject.
Okay, next slide please? So this is another example of how you can use classroom experience to again tailor target your resume.
So I know that for like a lot of Engineering, Computer Science majors, it's hard for them sometimes to find internships, just because they want
you to have a certain level of knowledge when it comes to software and some students don't haven't reached that point yet in their academics, but they still want to be considered for other opportunities.
That's where I tell students "Well, why don't you highlight your classroom experience on your resume?"
and if you notice there's a section specifically for engineering research. So if there was a class where research was needed for a paper, let's say,
then why not highlight what class that was, what subject to you were able to research, and what you got out of all of the data that you collected?
There's also a section specifically for engineering projects. So this is where, again, this student is really highlighting the skill sets that they have learned as a student inside the classroom,
and it paints clear picture for the employers to see, "Wow, they're really knowledgeable, knowledgeable about those different areas within Engineering. That's great."
And then there's a little activity section too where you can also highlight what you've done outside of the classroom as well,
but that's something that a lot of students sometimes don't consider to really elaborate or go into detail about what they use in the classroom, or what kind of projects they can highlight
on their resume, which again would be amazing for you to just talk about in more detail in an interview, as well.
Okay, next slide?
So this is and I know it's really small, hopefully you can see it. This is more of a well rounded experience. This is in the medical field. So let's say if a student is interested in pursuing something in health science,
if you notice everything on this resume is going to be tailored or targeted to health or medical so they have
a specific area where it's their clinical experience, there's a specific area again, where they highlight their research, their work experience,
leadership experience, community involvement. So when students are able to categorize their resume into specific sub categories like clinical research, work experience, leadership,
when the person sees that document is going to be really easy for them to find the information that they're looking for.
It's a very straightforward, to the point, it's a very easy to read, it's very easy to find the information.
So again, it's you going above and beyond to be able to make it as easy for the employer as possible to see why you are qualified, why you should be considered for that opportunity, which is why the importance of that experience right, comes back
to mention that you have to invest into the opportunities now,
because that's really what's going to give you the opportunities in the future that you're seeking. Because let's say you didn't do any research, you didn't get any work experience, you don't have any
extracurricular activities, you didn't get involved in the community, but now you want to do a resume?
What are we going to write about, right? So again, these are really good examples of why it's good for you to invest your time now because this is what the outcome is going to look like in your future.
Okay, next question. I'm sorry. Next slide please?
Okay, so this is another one, and again, I'm so sorry if you can't see. I was trying to fit in as much as I could in the little slide here.
But this is another well rounded experience in the Arts. So we went over, like the medical right, so now let's do something more related to, like, creativity, the Arts.
So again, you can totally tailor, you can totally target your resume, depending on what deals that you want to highlight what kinds of activities are related to the Arts. So in this case, the student
mentioned exhibitions that they were part of or where their work might have been something that was,
I don't know what the right word is, I guess it was shown to the public or shared amongst the attendees of these exhibitions.
There's also relevant experience again, relevant experience just because I have encountered students
who have their bachelor's degree, in some cases they even have their master's degree, and they're not able to lock in whatever opportunity they're seeking and the reason why is because they have the experience,
they have experience, but not in the field that they want to pursue.
So in that case, it's like, well, how helpful really is for you to invest your time into something that's not really going to prepare you for the specific path that you're on?
So by students being able to create a relevant experience area or in their resume, it's really going to help again, the employer, see, "Wow, they've invested their time preparing themselves for our field."
And then it also says leadership experience in extracurricular activities.
So again, it's really up to you how you want to format your resume. You can create different sections for leadership and extracurricular activities or you can combine both of them together.
It's a matter of how you're going to present this information and how you're going to feel proud hopefully by the end of this
document once it's completed to hand it out to others.
And then very important too, if you notice on the very bottom, there's a specific skills section,
and again, for people in the Arts, there has to be some knowledge base when it comes to certain software, I would imagine.
So make sure you mention those things on there because that's what's going to make a difference when it comes to whether or not you're going to be considered as someone who is going to contribute to that field.
Okay, next slide?
Oh, okay. So like I mentioned earlier, I am at the Career Transfer Center at Moorpark College. That is the phone number. If you wanted to get a hold of me.
I'm sorry, that's the phone number if you want to get a hold of someone from the Career Transfer Center who would be able to then connect you with me.
I can also provide you my contact information afterwards, if you are interested for you to make an appointment with me. I would love that opportunity to get to know you better.
We do offer career counseling to students. So if you're not sure how you would want to go about getting this type of experience,
or looking for these type of opportunities to hopefully then be able to highlight them on a resume, we can absolutely help you with that. That's something that you have so many websites and
search engines online that you would be surprised how many opportunities are available to you. It's just a matter of looking for them.
We also work with Dr. Park and Raul Torres, they're the ones who manage the volunteer
internship and actually not really volunteers, it's more of an internship program,
where if you are able to locate an internship and you are interested in earning academic units for the hours that you put in for that internship, you will be able to earn academic credit.
So that is where the connections again, with these faculty is going to be key when looking for these opportunities. Dr. Park. she is amazing, when it comes to helping students create their resume to target their resume and tailor their resume, she
basically needs with students in a group or individually to create that resume that hopefully will be tailored to that field, or to that industry, or that opportunity that they're hoping to lock in,
and she also provides mock interviews. So mock interviews are basically when somebody pretend that they're the employer and they ask you a lot of very common questions that are asked in an interview to kind of practice your answers,
because when it comes to anything, right, the more preparation you have, the more confident you feel. So if you really want to again provide others with
what your capabilities are, your strengths, to be able to talk about them with confidence, you definitely have to practice interviewing. It's not something that comes easy to everybody,
it's definitely something that you have to practice to be good at. So why not start practicing, so when these opportunities become available you are 100% ready, not only with a really strong resume, but also ready to talk about their resume in more detail in an interview setting? So,
I think that's it. I don't know if I have another slide I think I might? Yes. So that is where my email is I know I played it in somewhere, I just forgot which slide it was. So feel free to contact me if you have any questions. I also have this really cool resource. It's called,
I forgot what it's called, and it's not going to come to me right now probably continue like at 2:00 or 3:00 in the morning, right?
Where it's, specifically for undocumented students, what can they do after they earn their bachelor's degree? What kind of opportunities are available to them? There's a lot of fellowships
available for undocumented students to try to encourage them to get that experience, to be able to open more opportunities in the future. So,
if you're interested in wanting more information about those type of opportunities I can help you locate those too and we can just go from there. Any questions?
Karla: Hi there, Cristina. Yes, so actually we have a participant who has raised their hand.
Cristina: Okay.
Karla: Let's see here.
Okay.
Thank you for joining us, Dina, what was your question?
Dina Pielaet: Hi, Karla. Can you hear me?
Karla: Yes, I can hear you.
Dina: Okay, so I am on the been Ventura Adult Continuing Education program and they have something really cool, I actually posted this as a question, but they have a closet,
and that closet is all of this professional articles of clothing. Like, you know, jackets, and ties, and shirts, and
skirts, and, you know, all kinds of articles of clothing that somebody might want to come in and and check out so that they can look professional when they go on to an interview and some of our students don't have, you know,
the means for stuff like that, so is this something that I don't know either through Raider Central or one of our current programs, we could create a closet that people who have professional clothing could donate to, so students can, you know, dress for the role of interviewing?
Cristina: Absolutely, I think Brandi Rieger has a connection with someone I know it was something that was starting to happen before COVID hit,
I'm kind of curious as to what the status of it is now, but I can ask her, just because you're absolutely right, it's definitely something that some students can really benefit from,
and why not, you know, get access to those to that attire, if it's something that, you know, it's going to again boost their confidence?
Dina: Yes, and I would be more than willing to help with this effort. So let me know what I can do.
Cristina: Awesome, thank you so much, Dina.
Dina: You're welcome.
Karla: Thank you, Dina. Are there any other questions from our attendees?
Alright, so, there seems to be no further questions from our attendees. If you do have further questions from us, feel free to contact Cristina Garcia, she works over at the Career Transfer Center,
and if you have any other questions in regards what we do with how we can help you here at Moorpark College if you're a DREAMer, just also feel free to reach out to me. My information is outline in our website, so that's readily available for all our students.
All right, thank you so much...[Cristina]: Thank you... [Karla]: Cristina for... [Cristina]: Yeah...
leading today and bringing... [Cristina]: My pleasure...
Thank you. I really appreciate it. I look forward to meeting with all of you in the future, hopefully.
Karla: Sounds good. Thank you so much Cristina.
Cristina: Thank you.
Karla: Alright so this has conclude our webinar today. Thank you for joining us, everyone. Bye.