Diversity and Equity Career Resources
OCC is committed to serving ALL students. Each and every one. To that end, we offer these resources:
- DACA and Your Workplace Rights helps undocumented students understand their rights throughout the job search and hiring process.
- Life After College offers information on internship searches, networking, and resumes.
- Getting Legal Help is where you can ask about immigration options in terms of your educational and career goals.
- Pre-Health Dreamers provides information and support for undocumented students who want to pursue careers in the health care industry.
- DACA at OCC explains how students from ALL walks of life are welcomed and supported at OCC, regardless of immigration status.
- Work in the USA is a helpful resource from International Student.
- MyVisaJobs.com provides information about work visas.
- International Students at OCC is where you can find your community at OCC, including information on working in the U.S.
- Human Rights Campaign: Workplace Information includes the Corporate Equality Index (workplace ratings related to LGBTQ+ equality).
- Out & Equal is a nonprofit organization dedicated to achieving global LGBT workplace equality.
- ProGayJobs is a job search website for LGBTQ+ friendly companies (requires registration).
- California Department of Rehabilitation is an employment and independent living resource for people with disabilities.
- U.S. Department of Labor’s Disability Resources conveys information about employment, education, benefits, civil rights and much more.
- Autism Speaks provides an employment toolkit for job seekers who are on the autism spectrum.
- Job Accommodation Network (JAN) delivers free, expert and confidential guidance on workplace accommodations and disability employment issues.
- Ticket to Work Program is a free and voluntary program that can help Social Security beneficiaries go to work and become financially independent while keeping their Medicare or Medicaid.
- Disabled Students Program and Services (DSPS) at OCC ensures that no OCC student with a verified disability is denied the benefits of, excluded from participation in, or otherwise subjected to discrimination in an education program because of the absence of auxiliary aids or academic accommodations.
- VA.gov provides support for veterans in all stages of the job search (vocational rehabilitation and education benefits, starting your own veteran-owned small business, resources for military/veteran family members and much more).
- Transition Assistance Online: Careers for the Transitioning Military includes the Military Skills Translator, transition advice, veteran friendly companies, a job board and more
- Military.com Veteran Jobs offers a job board, transition information, job fairs, skills translator and more.
- Veterans at OCC assists veterans, reservists, service-persons and spouses or dependents of veterans with acquiring and using G.I. education benefits to help achieve educational goals. It also features employment opportunities for OCC students who are veterans.
- Women for Hire dispenses information for women in the workplace, including a job board, how to work from home and advice for job searches and interviewing.
- Feminist Jobs lists jobs and internships that progress the status of women and/or encompass passions for social justice.
- Nontraditional Training and Employment features resources for both men and women who are pursuing careers where one gender comprises fewer than 25% of the individuals employed.
- AARP’s Work & Jobs Resource provides a job board and helpful articles on topics such as “Returnships,” career change, working at 50+, age discrimination and unemployment
- LiveCareer delivers helpful advice and resources for mature and older job seekers.
- CareerOneStop’s Job Search Help for Ex-Offenders covers tips on talking about your conviction (especially during interviews or background checks), who hires ex-offenders, how to get your record expunged and more
- Jails to Jobs furnishes ex-offenders with the tools they need to find employment, including a step-by-step job search plan, tattoo removal services, free interview clothing and more.
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