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Career Services Appointments

Schedule one-on-one career support designed specifically for dental assistant students and graduates. Get personalized guidance with your resume, job search, externship-to-employment transition, and your next professional steps.

Resume Support Job Search Guidance One-on-One Support
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D.A. Academy of North Carolina dental training facility
Personalized Career Support Choose the session that matches where you are right now.
Dental professional working with a patient Career Services Appointment
Resume Support 45 Minute Session

Resume Review & Edit Session

Session Goal Job-ready resume
Staff Responsibilities
  • Review formatting, grammar, and dental terminology
  • Confirm certifications + externship listed
  • Customize for dental offices
  • Save updated resume to student file

Recommend Job Search Coaching if applying.

Appointment Format Choose Phone or Zoom
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Job Search Support 30 Minute Session

Job Search Coaching

Session Goal Interviews + offers
Staff Responsibilities
  • Review where student has applied
  • Coach on job boards, clinics, and follow-up strategy
  • Address confidence or communication issues
  • Set weekly job search expectations
  • Document action plan
Appointment Format Choose Phone or Zoom
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Dental assistant working with a patient in a dental office Personalized Career Coaching
Dental assistant providing patient care in a dental office Externship Career Support
Employment Planning 30 Minute Session

Extern to Employment Planning

Session Goal Convert externship → job OR plan next move
Staff Responsibilities
  • Review extern timeline and performance
  • Coach student on expressing interest professionally
  • Identify hiring signals vs red flags
  • Create backup job plan if extern site isn’t hiring
Appointment Format Choose Phone or Zoom
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Career Guidance 30 Minute Session

General Career Support

Session Goal Direction + clarity
Staff Responsibilities
  • Identify student’s current barrier
  • Clarify confusion or overwhelm
  • Route student into correct next appointment
  • Avoid solving everything in one session
Appointment Format Choose Phone or Zoom
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Dental professional providing patient care in a dental office Personalized Career Guidance
Dental assistant working with a patient in a dental office Career Services Check-In
Student Follow-Up 20 Minute Session

Catch-Up & Check-In

Session Goal Re-engagement
Staff Responsibilities
  • Assess why student disengaged
  • Identify missing steps
  • Rebuild momentum
  • Book next required appointment before ending call
Appointment Format Choose Phone or Zoom
Book by Phone Book on Zoom