Morris Pounds
Career Counselor/Professor Retired @ Kirkwood Community College
About
Morris has worked in education for over 40 years as 2 years at Jesup HS and 38 years at Kirkwood Community College. Morris has a BS Degree majoring in Ag. Ed. from Iowa State University and a MA Degree majoring in Counseling with a emphasis in Personnel Development from Truman State University from Kirksville, MO. My last 30 years I have been a Career Counselor and I help people deciding on Careers and Job Search. Wrote a Career Services Guide, which is 100 pages of information on how to find a job. Specialties: Excellent trainer and have presented over 150 to 200 workshops per year on Career/Job Search. Enjoyed getting people educated on the correct process in finding a job and career.
United States
Cedar Rapids
Higher Education
Career Services, Counseling, Job Search, MBTI, Resume Writing, Team Building, Teaching, Interviewing, Decision Making, Decision Support, Decision Making Skills, Customer Service, Customer Relations, Leadership Development, Coaching, Interviews, Career Counseling, Career Development, Higher Education, Student Development
Experience
Career Counselor/Professor Retired
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids, Iowa Area and Iowa City, Iowa
Assist students, Alumni, and Community people in finding a Career and/or Job Search. Use assessments like the Focus 2 and MBTI in assisting people on Career Search. Wrote a Career Services Guide book which is located on www.kirkwood.edu/careerservices and click on Career Services Guide.
Career Counselor
Hawkeye Community College
Hired to call on 11 High Schools around Hawkeye Campus and helping the Counselor’s in meeting with Seniors and Juniors in Career counseling like researching careers, colleges, and helped students filed Application online.
Career Counselor
Hawkeye Community College
Waterloo, Iowa Area
Working Part-time through Admissions Office in visiting 11 district area high schools in seeing Seniors and Juniors on Career Planning. I assist the students on career planning by using assessments, and setting up program visits, discussing college planning and finances and helping them apply for scholarships.
Agribusiness Professor/Coordinator
Kirkwood Community College
Coordinator/Professor of the Agribusiness Program and taught Intro to Marketing, Market Planning, Ag Sales, Ag Chemicals, Ag Fertilizer, Animal Science, Ag Leadership and was in charge of NAMA Student Chapter. Assisted students in classes, finding jobs for Internships and permnament jobs. Started the Ag Job Fair which lasted for 25 years.
Agronomist/Plant Manager
Three Rivers Farm Service
Manchester, IA
Managed a Fertilizer and Chemical Plant and sold Fertilizer/Chemicals/Seed to area farmers.
District Sales Manager
Wyffels Hybrids
Atkinson, IL
Managed 6 counties in Western Illinois in Sales and Marketing of Seed Corn. Set up a farmer dealerships to market Wyffels Hybrids.
Vocational Agriculture Teacher
Jesup High School
Jesup, IA
Taught Agriculture classes from Freshman to Senior grades. Advisor of the FFA (Future Farmers of America) Student Chapter and taught Adult Education classes to Area Farmers.
Education
Truman State University
Counseling
Iowa State University
Agricultural Education
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