Click or call to access
career resources for all
Students, alumni, employers, and
community members can benefit
from NWTC Career Services
During Wisconsin’s stay at home order, Career Services
is ready to help students, alumni, employers and area
residents remotely. Career exploration, job search,
resume writing and interviewing tips are just some of
the services for job seekers—and you don’t need to be
a current student.
“We are always committed to providing the highest of
quality career resources, and that does not change
during these challenging times,” said Jennifer Parks-
Tigert, NWTC Career Services manager. “In today’s job
search, it is common to have virtual or phone interviews
as part of the hiring process. Given the COVID-19
circumstances, services are being delivered in a way to
keep the community safe while also providing a very
realistic preparation for a job search in 2020. We want
people to know they can continue to connect with us to
get the help and support they need.”
The Career Services team provides ongoing support,
guidance and coaching tailored to each customer.
Through assessment, discussion, and getting to know the
customer, staff adapt and change the approach to help
achieve each person’s goals. Recently, one student wrote:
“I had a great experience with my phone interview. The
interviewer was impressed with me as an individual.
We are always committed to providing
the highest of quality career resources,
and that does not change during these
challenging times.
Jennifer Parks-Tigert
NWTC Career Services manager
Thank you so much for all the preparation and boosting
my confidence when I doubted myself.”
NWTC Career Services staff is available via phone, email
and live chat. To learn more, go to nwtc.edu/Careers.
Kresge Foundation, NWTC join to BOOST students out of poverty
People with low incomes will have more access to critical
human services programs and educational pathways to
help them advance socially and economically, thanks to
a $495,000 grant from the Kresge Foundation.
NWTC’s program was one of six nationwide selected to
participate in Kresge’s Boosting Opportunities for Social
and Economic Mobility for Families (BOOST) initiative.
The idea is to connect students with critical human
services supports to help them successfully juggle work,
family and school with the ultimate goal of helping them
to graduate and find good jobs.
“By bringing human services nonprofits that aspire to
use strong two-generation, whole-family approaches
together with community colleges, we can eliminate the
barriers that limit access to higher education and create
career pathways that move families up the social and
economic ladder,” Raquel Hatter, Kresge human services
program managing director, said.
With this support, NWTC will continue to knock down
barriers and give students access to resources to help
them succeed.
“Making sure our students master their courses, stay in
college and earn a credential is at the heart of everything
we do at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College,” NWTC
President Jeff Rafn said.
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