October 2-6, 2017

Know, grow and live your strengths during this fun and informative week that introduces CliftonStrengths!®

CliftonStrengths, formerly known as “StrengthsQuest”, is a system that identifies your personal strengths and helps you to maximize them in the classroom, the workplace and life. The Career Development Center showcases what you can learn from this insightful program.

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All Week

Check out social media — Facebook, Twitter, Strengths Blog, Instagram and Pinterest — for great info on strengths. Follow the Career Development Center for great info throughout the year.

Twitter Contest: Tweet @careerdevjccc with #jcccstrong and share your strengths! The person with the most unique content at the end of the week receives a $50 Amazon gift card!

Monday, Oct. 2

Strengths and Well-Being Mini Workshops
Noon to 1 p.m.
Collaboration Center, OCB first floor

Learn about how your strengths contribute or detract from your overall sense of well-being. A huge plus when handling stress. Snacks served!

Continue reading “JCCC’s 3rd Annual Strengths Week!”

By Debbie Eisenhower

Coordinator, Staff & Organizational Development

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The Co-Lab was a great space for the Strengths Week Advice with a Slice! Students, faculty, staff and guests from the business community converged to explore and share their strengths journey. This was one of many events that week hosted by JCCC’s Strengths Advisory Council. Check out the pic of the panel following the article! Continue reading “Strengths are Strong at JCCC”

By Linda Dubar and Kayla Harrity

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Linda Dubar and Kayla Harrity are Career Coaches at Johnson County Community College. The Career Coaches work with students majoring in Computing Sciences/Information Technology, assisting them with navigating their academic program and their transition into the workplace.

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Learner, Input, Empathy, Intellection, Futuristic.

Developer, Connectedness, Intellection, Restorative, Achiever.

What do these words mean? On the surface, it looks like nothing more than a list of adjectives. But if you’ve taken the StrengthsFinder assessment, you know that this list of adjectives actually tells you a great deal about the individual described with those words.

One of the best things a career coach can do is facilitate understanding of strengths in a student and help the student to increase and understand the many possibilities available in order to maximize their decision making that might ultimately impact their future. Continue reading “Strengths and Career Coaching”