Southern State provides one-on-one counseling services to its students and family members. These services are completely free, are available at all campuses and include:

• Counseling for adjustment to life changes
• Couples counseling
• Family therapy
• Individual therapy
• Job loss
• Life transitions
• Stress management skills training
• Time management skills training

Contact Tom Payton to schedule an appointment.

Counseling Services – Pass It On Quote of the Week

• Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.
• Helen Keller (1880-1968);
• author, lecturer, activist

Relationship Resources

• All We Need Is LOVE!
• Learn the traits of an intimate relationship.
• Healthy & Deadly Relationship Habits
• Discover what habits to do and avoid in a relationship.
• You Complete Me?
• Understand the barriers to intimacy created by the "Myth of Romantic Love".

Explore your Career Quality World through these resources:

• Holland Self-Directed Search
• Myers Briggs Type Indicator
• Values Inventory
• Strongs Interest Inventory
• and many more

Contact Tom Payton to get started!

There’s a few things you should know before attending a job fair. Use this guide to better prepare:

• Job Fair Preparations

Hillsboro Job Fair

June 12, 2013 | 1pm – 4pm | Hi-Tec Center Building (1575 North High Street, Suite 100, Hillsboro, OH)

Southern State Community College Annual Spring Job Fair

Each spring, Southern State’s Career Development Center and LRC partner with the One Stop Centers in our service areas for a gathering of employer representatives and job seekers. Attendees can complete applications, interview for open positions and research career possibilities. The event is free and open to the public.

Cincinnati Career Fair

June 18, 2013 | 11am – 2pm | Hyatt Regency Cincinnati (151 W Fifth Street, Cincinnati, OH)

Featured companies include Aflac, Daymar College, Strayer University, Lincoln Heritage Life Insurance Company, PFS and more! Attendance is free!

• Register

Southern State Community College Annual Spring Job Fair

Each spring, Southern State’s Career Development Center and LRC partner with the One Stop Centers in our service areas for a gathering of employer representatives and job seekers. Attendees can complete applications, interview for open positions and research career possibilities. The event is free and open to the public.

Local job openings will be posted here as they become available so check back often! Click on the position title for a complete job description.

Additional Opportunities & Resources

• Southern State Employment Opportunities
• Find job openings at Southern State!
• CareerBuilder
• Get job advice, search for jobs and have job openings emailed to you.
• CareerJet
• Post your resume, create job alerts and earch for jobs by industry or location.
• CareerRookie
• Search for internships, part-time and entry-level careers.
• Chillicothe Job Bank
• Find local job openings and resources.
• Ohio Means Jobs
• Post your resume and search for thousands of jobs and internships.
• Ohio Means Veterans Jobs
• A resource for veterans that offers the top careers, employers and transition tools to help ease the transition from active duty to a new career.

Find assistance and get advice on various topics of job search through these resources.

Career development does not end when you start the job but is a lifelong process. As a service free of charge, Career & Counseling Services can help current students and alumni learn about:

• resumes as a career development summary and tool;
• adding value to your job and tracking results;
• career check-ups (Where am I and is my current work experience helping or hurting me in taking me where I want to go?);
• dealing with on the job stress through hardiness and the "3 C’s"; and
• career coaching (learning communication, supervisory and management techniques).

Online Resources

• Job & Career Accelerator
• Job & Career Accelerator from LearningExpress allows you to assess suitable careers based on your interests, explore occupation profiles, find jobs and internships and prepare professional resumes and cover letters.
• Job Web
• This serivce, sponsored by the NACE, allows you to research employers, search for job information, check the salary of job positions and much more.
• Occupational Outlook Handbook
• This service provides descriptions of hundreds of occupations including work environment, pay and more.
• O*Net – Occupational Information Network
• This service of the U.S. Department of Labor provides an excellent job search service.

If you’re a local employer, Southern State wants to CONNECT with you! We offer various associate and certificate programs in areas ranging from pre-baccalaureate, nursing, business and technology as well as many training opportunities. We also provide job posting opportunities, annual job fairs, on-site interviews and recruiting, employerer assistance to meet your needs interfacing with Workforce Development and access to a resume database of local applicants through Career Services Online.

Posting Jobs

• Position Posting Request Form

Use the position posting request form to post a job opening on the Job Board online and on each of Southern State’s campuses. You can submit the form electronically, email it to tpayton@sscc.edu or fax it to 937.393.6682.

Recruiting & Other Services

To participate in the annual spring Southern State Job Fair, post an upcoming job fair, interview and recruit on campus, request a speaker regarding career/professional development or for any other assistance, please contact Tom Payton.

Online Resources

Labor Market Information

• Ohio Labor Market Information
• This site, published by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, contains the latest unemployment figures based on county, state and national rates. It also provides wage rates for a number of positions by geographic areas within the state of Ohio. Also available is career information such as specific jobs in demand, projected job growth and training resources.
• Ohio Unemployment Map
• This map shows Ohio’s unemployment rates by county.
• Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH)
• This site provides up-to-date information on 250 occupations summarizing training and education, expected job growth, working conditions and tasks and earning potential. This information is provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
• Occupations & Wage Survey Data – State of Ohio
• This services allows you to check wages by occupation and metropolitan area.
• Wages by Area & Occupation – Bureau of Labor Statistics
• This site provides wage data on a national, state, metropolitan and regional basis.

Language for Position Postings or Job Descriptions

• Dictionary of Occupational Titles
• This is the complete Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) revised fourth edition as supplied by the U.S. Department of Labor. Contents include job titles and job descriptions accessible in a variety of ways.
• O*Net – Occupational Information Network
• This service of the U.S. Department of Labor provides an excellent source of language for job descriptions.

Interviewing Guides

• Employment Guide to Questioning Applicants
• This is a publication of the Ohio Civil Rights Commission and is a quick and easy guide illustrating questions that are and are not permissible during an interview. This is an excellent training handout for people involved in the selection process.