Kaplan Career Resources Assistance
The Kaplan Career Resource Center would like to congratulate you on your pending graduation and thank you for completed and returning the Career Resources Questionnaire in such a timely manner.
Because you may have indicated that you are in search of Career Resources assistance, we would like to let you know that we are here to give you advice and assist you now or in the future so you can have a better understanding of the job search process, resume building, interviewing etiquette and help on industry and occupational direction. Attached is a schedule of our optional monthly seminars we offer for free as an additional tool to help students and alumni in their career development.
Below is some general information that will initially assist:
For career services help, please go to Kaplan KuNet Campus site where you will find a section that says “University Info.” This is where you will find the link to the Kaplan Career Resources website which has an abundance of resources to assist you further with your career development.
For further assistance with your job search, please go to our web based jobsites links below and register for an account if you have not done so in the past:
Kaplan Corporate Connect
Additional job boards can be found on our Career Resources website which can be found on your student portal on the top page which says university information; under the link job search websites.
In addition, we have discovered a few other less used job boards that you might want to check out!?
Indeed.com (look up job opportunities by zip code): http://www.indeed.com/
After College: http://www.aftercollege.com
Simply Hired: www.simplyhired.com
Quintessential Careers: www.quintcareers.com
Careerlink.com America: http://america.careerlink.com
Snag A Job: http://www.snagajob.com/
Goliath Jobs: http://www.goliathjobs.com/
Doostang: http://www.doostang.com/
If you would like your career specialist to review your resume and cover letter, please follow the guideline below:
Create a resume (if you do not have a current resume)
If you have a current resume, review some resume samples which you will find on our website. This will help generate additional ideas before you send your resume draft for review.
Kaplan Career Resources has a great resume development tool along with a skills assessment, interviewing practice, and job search tool, OPTIMALRESUME, and we would like to invite you to try it.
BENEFITS:
◊ Improves resume formatting and quality
◊ Easy to get started
◊ Faster
◊ Better final resume
◊ Contains suggestions and examples
◊ Allows you to create a personal resume website
◊ Skills Assessment helps you analyze your skills and experiences and present them in an
attractive format on the professional website you create with the Website Builder.
◊ Interview Prep helps prepare you for even the toughest of interviews with real-to-life multi-
◊ Interview Prep helps prepare you for even the toughest of interviews with real-to-life multi-
media interview scenarios that were developed by seasoned employment professionals.
◊ Job Resource link
To register for a new Optimal Resume account, please go to the link:
http://kaplanu.optimalresume.com/, and go to “new users click here.”
Use your Kaplan student email when registering, which is your Kaplan studentid@student.kaplan.edu. Once you have submitted your registration, you will be asked for an access code. That access code will be sent to the email account you used to register for an Optimal Resume account. If you do not see the email verifying your email in the inbox, check your spam and junk mail too. Sometimes it winds-up in there for some reason. Once you find the email, please read it and follow the directions by clicking on the link. Once you do that (verifies your email), you may log into your account. If you forgot your student ID, please contact the student support desk at 866-522-7747 for further assistance.
Also, please check out this link which will to teach you how to be able to transfer the skillsyou have gathered through various jobs, volunteer work, hobbies, sports, or other life experiences in your next job or new career. This will assist you when putting your resume draft together.
When your resume draft is completed in Optimal Resume, you need to submit it into the Optimal Resume Review Center before you will be allowed to submit it into GPS Resume. By submitting it into the Resume Review Center, your resume will be reviewed by your Career Specialist within a 2 business day time frame.
Once your resume review is completed, you will be contacted by your career specialist with suggested revisions on your resume and answer any other career related questions or concerns you may have.
Your career specialist will work together with you to create a resume highlighting your best skills while at the same time preparing you for job searching, applying for interviewing consideration, and the actual interview itself.
Our center is looking forward to assisting you in developing your skills so you may move forward and begin your job search.
Regards,
Kaplan University
Career Resources Center
550 W. Van Buren, Suite 600
Chicago, IL 60607
866-522-7747 ext 46131
careercenter@kaplan.edu
www.kaplanuniversity.edu
◊ Job Resource link
To register for a new Optimal Resume account, please go to the link:
http://kaplanu.optimalresume.com/, and go to “new users click here.”
Use your Kaplan student email when registering, which is your Kaplan studentid@student.kaplan.edu. Once you have submitted your registration, you will be asked for an access code. That access code will be sent to the email account you used to register for an Optimal Resume account. If you do not see the email verifying your email in the inbox, check your spam and junk mail too. Sometimes it winds-up in there for some reason. Once you find the email, please read it and follow the directions by clicking on the link. Once you do that (verifies your email), you may log into your account. If you forgot your student ID, please contact the student support desk at 866-522-7747 for further assistance.
Also, please check out this link which will to teach you how to be able to transfer the skillsyou have gathered through various jobs, volunteer work, hobbies, sports, or other life experiences in your next job or new career. This will assist you when putting your resume draft together.
When your resume draft is completed in Optimal Resume, you need to submit it into the Optimal Resume Review Center before you will be allowed to submit it into GPS Resume. By submitting it into the Resume Review Center, your resume will be reviewed by your Career Specialist within a 2 business day time frame.
Once your resume review is completed, you will be contacted by your career specialist with suggested revisions on your resume and answer any other career related questions or concerns you may have.
Your career specialist will work together with you to create a resume highlighting your best skills while at the same time preparing you for job searching, applying for interviewing consideration, and the actual interview itself.
Our center is looking forward to assisting you in developing your skills so you may move forward and begin your job search.
Regards,
Kaplan University
Career Resources Center
550 W. Van Buren, Suite 600
Chicago, IL 60607
866-522-7747 ext 46131
careercenter@kaplan.edu
www.kaplanuniversity.edu
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