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Career ServicesAssists You WITH• Job search strategies while you’re in school, as you near graduation, andthroughout your career• Developing your resume and cover letter• Enhancing your interview skills• Creating your professional portfolioImportant Reminders• Explore internships and/or volunteer opportunities during your program• During your last two quarters at Rasmussen College, complete yourgraduation paperwork and meet with your career services advisorregarding your career goals• Before you graduate, make sure we have your preferred non-school emailaddress• Our career service department’s computers, printers, and fax machinesare available to you at any time as you complete your degree andthroughout your career• Be proactive in your career search—do not wait until yougraduate to start your career search or ask for assistance• Check your student email often. Important information on jobopportunities, networking and other career related events aresent to your account weekly• Set expectations for your path to graduation: consider early on in yourcourses how to chart a successful career path• Practice your interviewing skills in mock interviews• Develop your job search documents, such as your resume and cover letter,using Optimal Resume• Register for JobConnect to research your career path and locate jobopportunitiesFACT:85% of our Graduates are Employed in Their Field ofStudy or Continuing Their Education.*GRADUATE EMPLOYMENT RATEPlacement Rate Methodology: 85% of March 2011 to December 2011 graduates available for employment were employed in their field of study orcontinuing their education as of September 30, 2012. This rate includes graduates across all Rasmussen College programs and campuses working intheir field of study or continuing their education at Rasmussen College or another institution. This rate does not specify that each graduate was placedby Rasmussen College in their current position; some graduates find jobs on their own while others maintain previously held employment.21