By Alexia Montes
Staff writer

East Los Angeles College Career and Job Services Center hosted a “Design for Your Future” workshop that guide students to understand what their career goal is. 

Daisy Carbajal, career mentor at the Career and Job Services Center, discussed the different pathways students can take an interest and discover about their goal in life as far as a career. 

Carbajal shared ways for students to prepare for career development, whether it’s a plan to transfer, internships or finish community college with a certification or an associate degree. 

Students can go to the Career and Job Services center for help with how to build a resume, write a cover letter or mock interviews, along with other services that Trimaine Davis can help guide students to their career future. 

Carbajal said the Career and Job Services Center goes by a three-step process for success: 

• Self discovery, the importance of students getting to know what they are interested in and doing research on what direction they want to head in their field 

• Career and major inspiration, when students explore what their career has to offer and what specifically they want to pursue 

• Knowledge, students need to start applying for jobs and internships to start working in their field 

“That’s a life-going process. It’s not something you have to figure out at this moment,” Carbajal said. 

Those who attended the meeting had to write down what their goals were by the end of the semester and how they were going to achieve it. 

“You’re most likely going to accomplish your goal if you write it down,” Carbajal said.

Students who attended the workshop had a better understanding of self discovery through the guidance of mentors at the Career and Job Services Center. 

Ernes to Murillo, rehabilitation services major, attended the workshop to prepare for his career and what should be expected for his transfer process. 

“I need guidance to reach my career goal. I want to make sure I’m going the right path.” “By the end of the presentation, students understood they have this guidance and have a better focus on what to look for when thinking about their career and goals.” 

“When I attended the “Design of Your Future Workshop,” I thought it was just any other workshop. 

“But the information that was given and learned what services they offered at the job and career services center, I felt relieved because I know where to go for help,” Murillo said. 

The Career and Job Services Center is open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Student Services building room 176.