Need Career Support?
PCC employees play an important role in helping students and alumni connect their education, skills, and experiences with career opportunities.
Employer Engagement & Career Services (EECS) offers informational sessions and guided demonstrations to help employees:
Understand the career resources available through Pima
Know when and how to connect students and alumni with EECS
Incorporate career resources into courses and student support
Explore tools that may also support their own career development
Session length: Customizable, from a 15- or 30-minute introduction to a longer, more interactive session
Available formats: In-person or virtual
Get a high-level overview of EECS and how we support students, alumni, employees, and employers across Pima and Southern Arizona.
Participants will learn about:
Career resources and student support
MyCareerLink and Big Interview
Employer engagement and hiring events
Jobs, internships, and apprenticeships
Work-based learning
Faculty collaboration and career-connected learning
When and how to connect someone with EECS
You’ll also learn how EECS partners with employers to strengthen Pima’s talent pipeline and how employees across the College can help connect the dots.
Best for: Anyone seeking a broad understanding of EECS and the services available to students, alumni, employees, and employers
Take a guided tour of Pima’s online home for career resources, tools, opportunities, and connections.
Participants will explore resources related to:
Career exploration and gaining experience
Résumés, applications, and interviewing
Salary negotiation and professional branding
Jobs, internships, apprenticeships, and work-based learning
Employer connections and hiring events
Referring students and alumni for support
The session also introduces resources created for faculty and staff, employers, and student communities, including Native students, students with disabilities, veterans, and student parents. You’ll learn where to find EECS events, community events, practical career guidance, help centers, and resources you can continue sharing after the session.
Best for: Employees who advise, teach, mentor, or regularly connect students with information and resources
See what happens after you recommend MyCareerLink to a student or alumnus and learn how the platform connects Pima talent with employers and opportunities.
Participants will learn how students and alumni use MyCareerLink to:
Search for jobs, internships, and apprenticeships
Find work-based learning opportunities
Connect with employers
Register for hiring events
Upload résumés and build a professional presence
You’ll also see how employers use the platform to recruit Pima talent, post opportunities, promote events, and connect with candidates. The session includes an introduction to MyCareerLink’s expanding role in work-based learning, employer engagement, and career-outcomes tracking across the College.
Best for: Employees who refer students and alumni to career opportunities or support career-connected learning
Discover how Big Interview helps students prepare for the entire application and interview process, not just the interview itself.
Participants will explore:
Résumé building and integrated AI feedback
Tailoring application materials to a job description
General and competency-based interview practice
Industry-specific interview preparation
Admissions, government, public-sector, and veteran-focused preparation
Mock interviews, feedback, and independent practice
Faculty and staff will also learn about the dedicated faculty version of Big Interview. This version allows employees to assign activities and interview practice, monitor student work, and incorporate career preparation into courses or student support.
PCC employees can access the platform themselves, experience its resources firsthand, and better understand when it may be helpful to recommend Big Interview to a student.
Best for: Anyone who teaches, advises, mentors, supports, or receives career-related questions from students
Choose EECS 101 for a broad introduction to EECS services and resources.
Choose a platform-specific session if you want a closer look at:
EECS Career Hub: Career information and resources that are easy to find, use, and share
MyCareerLink: Jobs, internships, apprenticeships, hiring events, and employer connections
Big Interview: Résumés, application materials, interview preparation, and faculty-assigned activities
EECS can also combine topics or tailor a session to the needs of your department, team, or program.
Request a presentation for your department, team, professional-learning event, or other employee group. Share your preferred topic, format, length, and audience, and an EECS team member will follow up to coordinate the details.
Do you have an idea for a specific workshop or request? Let's connect and see how Employer Engagement and Career Services can best support you and your students!