Career Services

Career Services helps students, alumni, and local job seekers explore career options and achieve their goals. We offer career exploration, job and internship connections, professional development services, and résumé reviews. We also assist employers in meeting workforce needs and host on-campus career fairs for networking opportunities.

Appointments are available in person at the Student Success Center or remotely via Zoom, phone, or email through Navigate. To accommodate different schedules, we offer extended hours on Tuesdays. Contact us at careers@brcc.edu to begin your career journey.

Job Search

BRCC Handshake is your gateway to internships, part-time and full-time jobs, work-study opportunities, career events, and employer connections. Activate your free BRCC Handshake account to discover personalized opportunities, upload your résumé, register for events, and connect with employers looking to hire BRCC students and graduates. Start building your career today by activating your account!

• Search and apply for jobs and internships
• Find events and experiences tailored to BRCC students
• Connect with employers who want to hire BRCC talent
• Get messages directly from recruiters

Email careers@brcc.edu with questions or for support.

Work-Based Learning

Work-Based Learning (WBL) includes experiences such as internships, job shadowing, employer site visits, clinicals, and apprenticeships that connect classroom learning with real-world career experience.

Work-Based Learning Tracking System (WTS)

BRCC Career Closet: Dress for Success

The BRCC Career Closet provides free professional attire to students and alumni for interviews, internships, and career events. Located in the Student Success Center, we’re here to help you look your best and step into your future with confidence!

Workforce Wednesdays

Every Wednesday, different employers come to campus to discuss job openings in their companies, conduct on-site interviews, and provide additional information and application tips.

Career and Major Exploration  

Focus 2 is a free online career and education planning assessment available to all BRCC students. It helps you discover careers and majors that align with your interests, personality, values, and skills while providing information about occupations, salaries, and educational pathways.

Register at the Focus2 BRCC Portal Page. Make a new account with access code “brcc” and fill out your information including graduation year. Complete all planning foundations and the self assessment, then combine your results.

Connect with BRCC Career Services to review your results, explore career options, develop a personalized career plan, find internships and work-based learning opportunities, strengthen your résumé, and prepare for interviews. Whether you’re choosing a major, exploring career possibilities, or getting ready to enter the workforce, Career Services is here to help you confidently take the next step toward your future.

Student Spotlight

Cybersecurity

Featured Student: Amina Anwar

What inspired you to pursue a career in IT?

I have been interested in computers since childhood. I wanted to build a career that would provide stability for me and my son. After exploring several career paths, I discovered IT at Blue Ridge Community College and realized it was more than a job—it was something I was passionate about.

How has Career Services helped you on your journey?

Career Services helped me every step of the way-from figuring out what career was right for me, to finding an internship, and preparing for employment. They helped me build my resume, improve my communication and networking skills, and feel confident presenting myself as a professional.

The Career Closet was also an important resource. It helped me have professional clothing for interviews and career opportunities. I am wearing a few pieces from the Career Closet today!

Coming to the United States from a small village in Pakistan, I had to adapt to a new country and culture while building a future for my family. BRCC and Career Services helped me gain the confidence, experience, and skills to move forward.

“Blue Ridge didn’t just give me a degree. It gave me confidence, skills, leadership, experience, a professional identity, and a voice.”