Updated 02/13/2012 03:58 PM

MCC Launches Online Job Search Tool

By: Wendy Mills

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Monroe Community College has launched a free web-based career-exploration tool to help you find a job.

The new search tool covers job opportunities from Rochester to Buffalo to Syracuse and as far south as Ithaca. MCC calls the job search tool Career Coach. It is designed to show a connection between what you are studying and the job opportunities out there.

The free job search tool has up-to-date local employment data, job openings, estimated earnings and even the number of people in a specific field and what programs MCC's offers to prepare for one of those jobs.

"The reason we have looked at this is to take a look at ways really to promote career technical education," said Todd Oldham, MCC VP of Economic Development. "The tool is mapped to all occupations that we provide training for, but we want to be able to do it to provide accurate and timely information to parents of students and to students and prospective students in high school and existing students so that can see what types of careers are available and we believe it supports a lot of the middle school careers which nearly half the jobs in New York State are middle skill."

Middle skill careers are those that require a high school education, but not a four-year degree. For more information you can call (585)-292-3058.

Career Coach