The Career & Transfer Center has been a hot spot this summer!

Students and alumni have been working hard toward identifying their “dream job,”

applying for jobs, preparing for interviews, and often getting work in their field.

Check out some of the exciting jobs our students and alumni have recently secured!

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Business Administration alumnus Blair Eversley

now works as a Management Services Technician

for the California Correctional Health Care Services

in Elk Grove. During his time at Columbia College,

Blair was a Student Ambassador and the ASCC

Treasurer. Blair is thankful for Mike, Cindy, and

Doralyn for helping him find his career path.

Columbia College

alumna Melanie Bruce

just accepted a job as a

Sourcer for Balance

Staffing in San Jose!

Melanie received her

degree in Psychology

from Columbia and

recently graduated

from San Jose State

University. While at

Columbia, Melanie

worked as a Student

Ambassador and could

not be more thankful for

Mike, Anneka, Cindy, and

Ramona for being such an

amazing support system.

Columbia College alumna Erika Anselmi

got hired at MACT Health Board as a

Human Resources Assistant after

attending the job fair in April! Erika got

her AS in Allied Health from Columbia

College and recently completed her BS in

Healthcare Administration at Grand

Canyon University. Erika shared, “This job

is exactly what I went to school for.”

Business

Administration major

Errin Bass has spent

the summer interning

with the Tuolumne

County Superior

Court. During his

internship, Errin

conducted most of

the research, analysis,

and writing for a

presentation to be

delivered by the CEO

of the Superior Court.

The internship gave

Errin invaluable

experience to help

him achieve his goal

of studying public

administration. Errin

is thankful for

Professor Thomas

Johnson for

announcing the

opportunity in class.

From Left to Right:

Beautiful Grandson;

Darlene Gibson!

Columbia College student Melvin

Wignall recently landed an internship

as a GIS Analyst with the Twain Harte

Community Services District. Melvin

will be using the skills he learned from

his GIS micro credential to input water

meter information into GIS mapping

software. Melvin stated, “This wouldn't

have been possible without the

patience and support of Jeff Tolhurst."

Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

major Dan Burdick is now working at the

San Francisco Public Utilities Commission

at Hetch Hetchy as a GIS Technician. In

this role, Dan analyzes and organizes

private utility data using GIS. Dan is

thankful to Jeff Tolhurst and the TRiO

Department for helping him achieve this

momentous job opportunity.

#IGotTheJob

Tech Connect - LinkedinUse your LinkedIn account to connect with alumni to network for your future

dream job endeavors and promote your current skills. If you do not already have a

LinkedIn account, you should create one today and add Columbia College in the

education section! For help, visit the CTC!

Columbia College alumna Shasta Garcia has been

working her way up in the media world! In addition

to pursuing her BA in communications from

Sacramento State University, Shasta has spent the

last year working in media for TeamMy58/Estrella TV,

the Stockton Heat Hockey as an in-game host, and

she currently has an internship with KLOVE and

AIR1. After finishing her internship, Shasta will utilize

her radio experience to run a new radio show at Sac

State in the Fall (KSSU).

Students/Alumni: Do you need help exploring

career options, applying for jobs, or creating

your resume and cover letter? Do you want to

be featured in the next newsletter?

Faculty: Do you want assistance helping the

students in your courses gain the skills to

pursue the job/career of their dreams?

Employers: Are you hiring or would you like to

let students know about career paths in your

industry? Let the career center help connect

you with our wonderful and talented pool of

students!

Call, email, or stop by the Career & Transfer

Center to see Mary:

588-5273 / wattsm@yosemite.edu

Do you have an interview lined up or do you

need more professional clothes for your new

job? We can help you!! Columbia College

students and alumni can have 1 free

professional outfit per semester! They have

been kindly donated by staff and faculty. To

make an appointment to snatch up a

professional outfit, stop by the Career &

Transfer Center!

Interview Clothing Closet

Columbia College now has free access to Road Trip

Nation, to help you explore careers, leaders, and

majors and create your own roadmaps.

To create an account, go to

https://roadtripnation.com/edu/gocolumbia

Unique Membership Code: GOCC19