Appointments & Drop-Ins

First Year and Career Services provides academic and career resources to Seattle Central students. We can help you with:

  • Career Exploration - Exploring career options and academic paths to get there
  • Exploratory Advising - Academic advising for students who are still undecided on their career or program.
  • Job Readiness - Resume and cover letter review, career-related workshops, and interview preparation.

Scheduled Appointments

We offer 30-minute appointments over the phone, through Zoom, or in-person at First Year & Career Services in BE 1102E. You can schedule an appointment through Starfish, by calling us at 206-934-4068, or by emailing FYCS.Central@seattlecolleges.edu.

Pro Tip: When calling or emailing us, please remember to include your name and ctcLink ID Number (student ID).

Zoom is an application that you can use to video call and share screens with your advisor. You can sign up and download Zoom. You can also find video tutorials for using Zoom here.  

If you schedule a Zoom appointment with your advisor, the advisor will send a Zoom meeting invitation to your email. The meeting invitation will include a link to join the meeting, as well as a “Meeting ID number.” When your appointment time arrives, just open Zoom and click that link or enter that “Meeting ID number” into Zoom.

If you schedule a phone appointment, we will call you at the number you provide in your appointment request.

Drop-in Sessions

During 15-minute sessions, we can help you with the following topics:

  • Help you learn how to schedule an appointment
  • Resources for career exploration, resume writing, networking, interviewing, & more
  • Learn about Handshake, Seattle Central’s job search tool, and related job search strategies
  • Brief career advisement
  • Scholarship search strategies
  • Answer other general career-related questions (15 minutes or less)

In-Person Drop-in Sessions

  • Tuesdays + Thursdays: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
  • Tuesdays + Thursdays: 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
    • Broadway Campus Room BE 1102E, please sign in at the Advising front desk