Category: Employment Preparation

3 reasons why you need a Project Management Certification and how to get it

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Employment Preparation

Project management across the United States is an extremely diverse and growing industry.  By 2020, there will be an expected 6.2 million jobs for certified project managers, which is about a 12% increase from today’s market. The Tampa Bay area alone has experienced a 38% growth in job postings for project managers since 2012 and is … Continue reading 3 reasons why you need a Project Management Certification and how to get it →

Need a job? Try public utilities

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Career Exploration, Career News, Employment Preparation, Events,

St. Petersburg College Seminole Campus featured Public Utilities for its most recent job exploration fair! Currently, 2,500 job openings exist for the City of St. Petersburg, and a large portion of those jobs involve water treatment. Water treatment, a public service, encompasses many areas of expertise that all collate to one enormous goal: provide safe … Continue reading Need a job? Try public utilities →

Want to fly a drone? SPC offers training in growing industry

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Career Exploration, Employment Preparation, Industry News,

With so many technological advancements in the field of pilotless aircraft, UAVs (“Unmanned Aerial Vehicles” that are better known as drones) are poised to play a much larger part in the business model of a variety of different industries, as well as become common in our everyday lives. Over the next 10 years, Unmanned Aerial … Continue reading Want to fly a drone? SPC offers training in growing industry →

SPC Graduate Leadership Academy starts Feb. 26

Graduate Leadership Academy
Employment Preparation, Events,

Take what you’ve learned at SPC to the next level through the SPC Graduate Leadership Academy, a three-week program designed for those who are graduating from SPC in either the Spring or Summer 2016 terms. In the SPC Graduate Leadership Academy, you’ll learn about: Your personality type How to work in a team for winning … Continue reading SPC Graduate Leadership Academy starts Feb. 26 →

SPC to host job hiring event for Frontier Communications

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Career Exploration, Employment Preparation, Hot Jobs,

St. Petersburg College will host a hiring event with Frontier Communications at the St. Petersburg/Gibbs Campus on Jan. 12 and 13. The Frontier hiring event is from noon-2:30 p.m. and 4-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 12, and Wednesday, Jan. 13, on the St. Petersburg/Gibbs Campus, Room SA-114, 6605 Fifth Ave. N. It is open to the public. … Continue reading SPC to host job hiring event for Frontier Communications →

Why would I take an internship that doesn’t pay anything?

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Employment Preparation,

Throughout your college career, you most likely will hear about various opportunities regarding internships. You probably know that an internship is a temporary position within a company that focuses on on-the-job training rather than simply being another job. Perhaps you are also aware that there are both paid and unpaid internships. But then you may … Continue reading Why would I take an internship that doesn’t pay anything? →

Reach for the Stars: NASA is looking for 200 interns!

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Career Exploration, Employment Preparation, Internships,

Erin Coscia, a St. Petersburg College graduate and current NASA employee has informed SPC’s Career Services that the agency is now accepting applications for more than 200 summer internships across the country. Many of those internships are right here in the Sunshine State at the Kennedy Space Center. These internships aren’t just for those entering fields of … Continue reading Reach for the Stars: NASA is looking for 200 interns! →

2015 St. Petersburg College JOB Fair!

Career Exploration, Career News, Employment Preparation, Events, Hot Jobs,

Join us on Monday, November  30th at the Clearwater Campus from 11 a.m.-2 p.m! Use this opportunity to meet with employers and stand out from other candidates. Get an overview of what it’s like to work for a company or a sector that seem interesting to you. Participating Employers will collect resumes and exchange business … Continue reading 2015 St. Petersburg College JOB Fair! →