2020-2021 Purdue University Career Success Handbook

myCCO Search for opportunities, apply for positions, check out career fair events with participating employer lists, and schedule interviews all in one place! https://www.cco.purdue.edu/Home/myCCO 5 Steps to Set Up Your myCCO Account

1. Go to https://www.cco.purdue.edu/Home/myCCO and login with career account credentials 2. Go to “Accounts” > Read and acknowledge the Participation Agreement 3. Go to your profile and complete the questions (aim for 100% completion) 4. Select “yes” for the following; - Receiving email notifications - Receiving alerts - Included in Resume Books 5. Upload your resume as a Word document

Upload Your Resume, Cover Letter, & Transcript Your myCCO account IS NOT ACTIVE until you upload a resume!

1. Click “Resumes ETC” on the left navigation bar 2. Select “My Documents” 3. Click “Add New” 4. Label your document with a title that will help you remember each document 5. Select document type, use “Other Documents” for your transcript

Create Job Search Agents

Job Agents notify you by email when new jobs matching your criteria are posted in myCCO

1. Login to myCCO 2. On the left navigation bar click “Jobs”

3. Select “Search” then “See All Jobs” under the blue search box on the right side of the screen 4. Select “More Filters” then select the filters you want to use 5. Click the blue “Apply” button at the bottom of the selection criteria

6. Click on the “Create Job Alert” and this will save your search, select “Job Alerts” to see all of the alerts you have set up, delete the searches, or select how often you want to receive this alert (daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, never) * You will not receive multiple emails concerning the same job

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JOB SEARCH TECHNOLOGY