Career Center

Welcome to the BMCC Career Center Page

At Blue Mountain Community College, we want to support our current, past, and future students, as well as our community members in a variety of ways.

BMCC’s Career Center can assist the user in gaining more clarity and understanding in their search for a career that better suits their unique self. We hope that users of the Career Center will utilize these tools to better understand themselves personally, academically, and occupationally.

The Career Center is a leap towards a reformed culture of career and academic pursuits, giving new connections between high school students, BMCC students, young adults, and adult learners to Career and Technical education as well as employment in our community and beyond.

PathwayU is a self-guided online education career guidance platform that uses patented predictive science and scientific algorithms to help explore career options based on interests, personality, values, and workplace preferences. Through self-discovery, career exploration, and a job connector, PathwayU gives each learner critical insights into their best education and/or career pathway. That’s right–PathwayU isn’t just for college students. The assessments and tools you’ll find on this platform can be immensely valuable at any stage of life, ages 16 to 65. If you’re looking to find more purpose and meaning in your own career, PathwayU can help. PathwayU has a goal to help an individual find a career that helps give purpose and meaning to career and educational goals.

PathwayU Can:

Assist an individual explore and identify personality traits and passions as it relates to potential areas of study and career interests.
Predicts what direction in education and career pathways is best suited for an individual based on the most honest and authentic answers given on the assessments.
Assist an individual with insight into vocational interest specific work environment likes and dislikes, and guides in career areas more in-tune with workplace preferences.
Assists in helping direct individuals to career, and educational paths that help create a more self-fulfilled path. Research has shown that people that work in particular areas that fit their personal traits experience a more content, meaningful and fulfilled life.
Help create resume and cover letters and links to job sites that match your unique results.

Things to Consider

PathwayU assessments are not meant to tell you exactly what you should do, but rather help you understand more about yourself and offer pathways that best match your assessment results.
It’s always a great course of action to talk with someone in careers or meet with a navigator if continuing education is your goal.
Follow up if you feel you need some assistance in understanding your results or you disagree with your results.
Know that seasons in our lives change which can also change the way we see ourselves and the world around us, therefore, the assessments can be retaken to re-evaluate if our results would change as well.

Understanding Your PathwayU Results

Go to Understanding Your PathwayU Results

The Oregon Career Information System (CIS) provides a system of occupational and educational information to help Oregonians learn about the world of work and education. We work with schools, colleges, social agencies, and businesses who provide career guidance and employee development services. They use CIS products with their students, clients, customers, and employees to assist them with the process of career planning or career transition. The information that Oregon CIS develops is comprehensive; for example:

Current employment, wages, outlook, hiring practices, preparation, and licensing, in addition to the skills, abilities, and knowledge required, are reported for each of over 600+ occupation titles. These occupations cover over 95% of the labor market in Oregon.

Training

Intern Apprenticeships

Mentorship

Job and Skills Training

MY NEXT MOVE
ROADTRIP NATION
OREGON CIS
Schools to Career: Patti Hyat (541) 276-7411 schools2careers@pendletonchamber.com

Employment Services

Exploration

Job Shadow

Indeed
Schools to Career: Patti Hyat (541) 276-7411 schools2careers@pendletonchamber.com

Career Fairs

see BMCC calendar and dates for the Career Connect Conference and Career Days

Work Based Learning

Work-Based Learning (WBL) is an instructional strategy that provides students with career exploration opportunities and hands-on learning where knowledge gained in CTE courses can be applied to real-life work experiences. It bridges the gap between education and the working world by preparing students for future careers.

Preparation

Student Services