The Employers Meet Students practice is designed to offer career development

experiences that allow students to consider nontraditional careers and to broaden career

choices for LEP students. Each spring and fall the colleges hosts an "Employers Meet

Students" series. These three-day events host 23 of the areas largest employers.

Employers are organized into the following categories:

• Hotel and Resorts

• Law Enforcement

• Communications

• Hospitals

• Forestry & Parks/Recreation

• Banking & Finance

• Government

• Education

Students are interviewed by and conduct informational interviews with the employers.

As part of these events, students are also invited to attend job search workshops hosted by

the job placement specialist. The workshops assist students in preparing for an interview

by covering a number of topics including resume writing, mock interviews, dress for

success, etc.

Comments solicited from employers after each event are used to improve the next one.

Comments are also reported to the administration in the "College of the Desert Career

Center Year-end Report and Goals."

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