Central Community College

Career & Employment Services Office

About Our Services

Central Community College has partnered exclusively with College Central Network® to power its career management platform for its Career & Employment Services Office.

College Central Network is a robust career platform designed to provide job seekers with employment opportunities and career development resources, while providing a pipeline of new talent to business and industry. It features opportunities for part-time jobs, internships, and full-time employment, making the job search experience easier and more productive for you.

The platform also provides a quick, easy way to sign up for career fairs, workshops, résumé reviews, and appointments with Career Services staff. You'll find great job and internship opportunities here, as well as relevant career advice resources, including the award-winning College Central Podcast featuring over 125 quick dives into specific career related topics. Plus, you'll have access to the Job Agent, which automatically matches job opportunities to your unique profile.

To date, over six million jobs have been posted by more than two million employers, who are recruiting candidates through the Network—their one-stop shop for recruiting!

For Students

Students, in order to access the online job and internship postings and the other great career and employment services provided by CCC's College Central Network site, you much first register and create an account.

Your User ID for this system is your CCC Username (first name plus the last 5 digits of your CCC student ID number).  Create any password you would like. 

If you registered on this system prior to Jan. 27, 2022, using your CCC student ID number, you can continue to sign in using that as your User ID. 

If you have any problems signing in or creating an account, please contact the Career & Employment Services Office on your closest campus.

Once registered, you may:

  • Search for jobs posted exclusively to Central Community College and search the Jobs Central® national job board.
  • Build a résumé with Résumé Builder, or upload a résumé file to Resume Central® so you can apply directly to jobs and/or allow it to be searched by employers (if you so authorize).
  • Build an online portfolio in Career Portfolio Central® to support your résumé and demonstrate your best work to employers.
  • Review your job search history. Report offers/hires.
  • Receive emails about programs, services and job-related topics.
  • Gain access to announcements, upcoming events, career advice documents, career advice videos, podcasts, and career articles from over 125 authors.
  • Manage your on-campus interview schedules.

Students, the mission of the CCC Career and Employment Services offices is to assist and support you from the time you begin classes at CCC, through graduation and beyond. We can help with choosing a major or program, searching for part-time jobs, full-time jobs and internships, as well as resume editing and interview preparation. Please contact us to make an appointment. We are here to help! 

Brenda Preister, Columbus Campus Director:
     Email:  brendapreister@cccneb.edu

Joan McCarthy, Grand Island & Kearney Campuses Director:
     Email: joanmccarthy@cccneb.edu

Andrea Hays, Hastings Campus Director:
     Email:  ahays@cccneb.edu 

For Alumni

CCC Graduates, in order to access the online job and internship postings and the other great career and employment services provided by CCC's College Central Network site, you much first register and create an account.

Your User ID for this system is your CCC Username (first name plus the last 5 digits of your CCC student ID number).  Create any password you would like. 

If you registered on this system prior to Jan. 27, 2022, using your CCC student ID number, you can continue to sign in using that as your User ID

If you have any problems signing in or creating an account, please contact the Career & Employment Services Office on your closest campus.

Once registered, you may:

  • Search for jobs posted exclusively to Central Community College; search the Jobs Central® national job board .
  • Build a résumé with Résumé Builder, or upload a résumé file to Resume Central® so you can apply directly to jobs and/or allow it to be searched by employers (if you so authorize).
  • Build an online portfolio in Career Portfolio Central® to support your résumé and demonstrate your best work to employers.
  • Review your job search history. Report offers/hires.
  • Receive emails about programs, services and job-related topics.
  • Gain access to announcements, upcoming events, career advice documents, career advice videos, podcasts, and career articles from over 125 authors.
  • Manage your on-campus interview schedules.

For Employers

Employers, we appreciate the opportunity to work in partnership with you. Prior to accessing our online employment services, we ask that you register and create an account with us. Once your registration is reviewed and approved you will receive an email which includes a link to activate your account.

If approved, depending on your access level, you will be able to use some or all of the services listed below:

  • Job Posting
    Post jobs targeted to Central Community College students, alumni.
  • Résumé Search
    Search résumés of our students, alumni.
  • Portfolio Search
    Search career portfolios that have been prepared by our students, alumni.
  • On-Campus Interviewing
    In addition to posting on our Job Board, you may also post positions that involve on-campus interviews. An interview date will be scheduled after we review and approve your posting. You may then log in to check submissions, candidate status and schedules. On-campus interviews occur during specific times of the year. If you do not know our recruiting schedule, please contact us before posting your job.

Employers, if you are interested in coming directly to our campuses to recruit students for jobs and internships -- or have any other questions -- please contact one of our directors.  We look forward to working with you!

Brenda Preister, Columbus Campus Director:
     Email: brendapreister@cccneb.edu

Joan McCarthy, Grand Island & Kearney Director:
     Email: joanmccarthy@cccneb.edu

Andrea Hays, Hastings Campus Director:
     Email: ahays@cccneb.edu