Career Star

Career Star is Lone Star College's online job board & career tool that provides information from the Greater Houston Area. It has a Career Assessment, Resume Builder, and an active Job Board. It is a FREE resource to anyone, so share the information with your friends, families, and continue to use it after you graduate or move on to the next chapter of your journey! Information on Career Star is relevant to Greater Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio, and Austin metro areas.

Career OneStop

Career One Stop is a resources hosted by the U.S. Department of Labor. It provides a career assessments based on Skills Matching and Interests Inventory. This is a great resource for job outlooks outside of Texas's major metro areas and provides information on the national level.

Resumes & Cover Letters

The below Cover Letter & Resume templates are matching, so you can download and put in your information to have the tools to apply for any job! The templates are readable by automated resume applicant systems so you won't miss out regardless if your resume is reviewed by a person or AI! While these templates are accessible to all students, we can still help you create your application items or review and recommend edits. It's never bad to have a second set of eyes- they tend to see things you miss or don't notice.

• Cover Letter Template
• Basic Resume Template
• Basic Resume with Professional Summary
• Basic Resume for Health Sciences
• Basic Resume for Health Science with Professional Summary

LinkedIn

LinkedIn offers a great resource to get connected with professionals and students, stay up-to-date with news and trends in your chosen/desired industry, see professional advice and discussions, and much more! We can help get your LinkedIn started and then help you flesh out your profile with the details, discuss good points to make those first connections, and plan on how to approach those first interactions that show your technological and soft skills. Our Career Advisor will even be one of your first connections to help you grow your network!

Career Readiness Assessment
We are currently working on this Career Readiness Assessment- Information to be provided soon!

Career Star

Outside of the tools that Career Star already features, the website can also provide information about specific industries, types of jobs/roles, and projections for planning purposes. The information is pulled from the Greater Houston Area, so for our local LSC Students or those wishing to work in the area, it provides a valuable insight for your possible career journey! Trends are also usually shared by other major cities in Texas, so use the tool to your advantage!

Career OneStop

Career One Stop provides several useful resources for Career and Internship resources. They go as far as helping locate jobs, find training locations, interview prep questions, and helping connect you with additional resources.

LinkedIn

LinkedIn not only lets you get connected with professionals, but it also is an active source for job postings and recruitment! By setting your profile up correctly, you can start seeing job postings on the platform that fit your interests. Plus, the more you look at certain jobs, the more inclined you are to receive notifications of similar job postings! Once you have an account, you can also follow our LSC-Tomball Career & Transfer Connections LinkedIn Page to stay in touch about upcoming job fairs and events.

Perfect Interview

Perfect Interview is an LSC learning tool designed to help you ace those interviews! Exclusive to student, staff, and faculty of our college, this tool simulates interviews and allows you to respond just like you would in a real interview. There is a built-in coach to help if you get stuck or need suggestions on how to tackle the challenging questions.

Texas Workforce Commission

Texas Workforce Commission is a state agency aiming to meet the needs of the growing workforce in Texas. They provided professional development, resources, and scholarship/funding for individuals pursuing vocational/workforce education. Their goal is to help build a stronger economy and workforce in Texas for Texans. Financial Aid offices at Lone Star College also have a TWC liaison for those who receive approval for scholarship funds for their education!

Youth Employment Program

The Youth Employment Program is a collaborative program hosted by the Tomball Economic Development Corp. to get our local young adults hired by the businesses in our Tomball community. The program's goal is to help create a talent pipeline for our local education institutions, local businesses, and community leaders. Ultimately, it aims to build and sustain a robust, well-trained, and highly skilled workforce in Tomball, Texas.

Work In Texas

Work In Texas  is a comprehensive online job search resource and matching system developed and maintained by the Texas Workforce Commission. It is a complete set of employment tools for job seekers or those looking to find education and training (much of which Lone Star College's Workforce Programs can provide)!. 

Texas Internship Challenge 

Texas Internship Challenge is a recommendation and collaborative effort between the major agencies of Texas: Texas Workforce Commission, Texas Education Agency, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, and the Governor’s Office. This resource aims to link educational outcomes with workforce needs to spur economic growth across the state of Texas. It is great database for individuals looking for internships for their program requirements or those who need that step between graduation and going into full-time work!

Forage

Forage is a free resource to anyone with a .edu email address. Utilizing the idea of "Pre-Skilling", these online courses are built and conducted by employers to teach foundational skills necessary for someone to be successful in a variety of roles. What's also nice about The Forage is because the courses are directly created by companies, you are indirectly networking with possible employers to start or further your career!