Trevecca Bridge Program

The Trevecca Bridge Program is a three-fold mentoring program with a variety of opportunities for alumni to invest in the lives of current Trevecca students.

Academic Mentoring: Alumni gifted in a certain subject of study could mentor students through tutoring.

Undecided  Mentoring: Alumni in all career fields could mentor a student how has not chosen a major and help them navigate that process.

Professional Mentoring: Alumni in all career fields could mentor a junior or senior in their  similar career path and help them build their professional network as they enter the work world.

If you are interested in mentoring students in one of these ways, please contact Nicole Hubbs for more information.

Be prepared when you go to your next interview. Know what your position should pay according to similar positions around the nation.

Websites with salary tables:

• Abbott and Langer

  Great site for salary and benefits survey reports

• Career Bank

• Economic Research Institute

  Find estimated mean salaries for the year 2018 in more than 4,700 occupations

• Economic Research Institute’s Surveys and Sources

  International, U.S. and Canadian salary surveys, and links to other tools for calculating salary

• The Salary.com Personal Salary Report

  Salary calculator that bases its response on profession, industry and location

• Information Week

  Calculator for the IT industry

• Salaries Review

  Review of employment statistics for beginning wage and salary data anyplace in US

• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

  Wages by area and occupation

• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Wages by Area and Occupation

  Information broken down as aggregate national, regional, states and metropolitan areas

• NACE Salary Calculator

• For Recent College Graduates

Job Websites

• BoomerCareer

  This Website of a career and job publication is directed toward U.S. Baby Boomers (1946-64). An interesting collection of career articles and resources, all written and compiled with the needs and interests of boomers. Job-seekers can also search job listings and post your resume. Free to job-seekers.

• Experience Works!

  This site, from a nationwide staffing service, is dedicated to providing temporary and permanent employment opportunities to older individuals, dislocated workers, welfare participants, and other adults seeking employment and needed income.

• notyetretired.com

  This site offers career inspiration for job-seekers 50 and above. Includes information on starting a business, freelancing, finding a post-retirement job, and much more. The site is dedicated to reinventing retirement and re-imagining the meanings of work. Free to job-seekers.

• Retiree Careers

  This job and career advice site is intended for job seekers ages 50 and above. Job seekers can search job listings (by keywords, job category, employment type, and location) as well as post a resume. They can also register for a job search agent and find other career resources. Free to job-seekers.

• Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP)

  This site offers a part-time employment program for low-income persons age 55 or over. Program participants work at community and government agencies and are paid the Federal or State minimum wage, whichever is higher. From the Employment and Training Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor. Free to job-seekers.

• Senior Job Bank

  This totally free site provides a searchable database for seniors (older than 50), businesses, and homeowners to create income opportunities for older workers wishing to re-enter or remain in the job marketplace in a part-time, temporary, occasional, flexible, and full-time basis. Job-seekers can also post a skills summary and/or resume.

• Senior Service America

  This site runs the Senior AIDES Employment Program, an employment and training program that uses community service to update enrollee's skills so that you may rejoin a competitive workforce - currently operating in 27 states and the District of Columbia. Job-seekers must be 55 years of age or older. Other resources include job clubs that assist in networking, preparing resumes, and polishing interviewing techniques. Also includes other programs, resources. Free to job-seekers.

Other Career Resources

• AARP Working Options

  This site has a great collection of resources for older workers who are job-hunting, changing careers, or thinking about starting your own business.

• FortyPlus

  This career and job-hunting organization (mostly in California, but spreading to a number of other states) is intended for individuals at least 40 years old, with managerial or professional experience, and who annual earnings exceeding $40,000.

• Seniors4Hire

  This site is a great one for job seekers 50 and older, where you can search the job bank and company profiles of employers—and apply directly to job postings of interest. It also includes targeted career resources and articles for older workers. Free to job-seekers.