Press Release
Registration Now Open For "Get Hired: Strategies To Move Your Career Forward" A Free Community Workshop Presented By Rasmussen College
Romeoville/Joliet Campus Event Provides Valuable Job-Seeking Strategies and Skills to the Local Community
September 30, 2010
ROMEOVILLE, Ill., (September 30, 2010) – Rasmussen College welcomes job seekers to attend its free workshop, “Get Hired: Strategies to Move Your Career Forward,” on October 16 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at its Romeoville/Joliet campus. Hosted by the Rasmussen College School of Business, the event will provide valuable job-seeking strategies and skills from some of the area’s most respected business leaders.
“Rasmussen College is excited to provide a free service to help our students and community members further develop their professional skills and stand out in this increasingly competitive job market,” Rasmussen College Romeoville/Joliet Campus Director Amy King said. “These workshops will provide many of the critical skills job seekers need to move forward in their careers. In addition, the workshops will include great advice and strategies on how to effectively network, make a positive impression during a job interview, improve written communication, and dress for success.”
Some of the area’s top business professionals will lead the sessions, including: Kenneth McConnaughay, Vice President and Wealth Advisor at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney; Diane Alexander, Human Resources Consultant at DJA Enterprises; and Jeff Andrews, Director of Community Development at Rasmussen College. A professional fashion show and complimentary lunch will conclude the day’s events.
“Get Hired: Strategies to Move Your Career Forward” is sponsored by Maurices in Romeoville, Banana Republic, and Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA). To register the entire workshop or individual sessions, contact Venus Fisher at 815-306-2616 or by email at Venus.Fisher@Rasmussen.edu.
WHAT:
Get Hired: Strategies to Move Your Career Forward
WHERE:
Rasmussen College Romeoville/Joliet Campus
1400 W. Normantown Road
Romeoville, IL 60446
815-306-2600
WHEN:
Saturday, October 16
9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
9:00 a.m. Network Your Way to a New Career
10:45 a.m. Power Writing
Noon Interview Skills and Strategies
2:15 p.m. Etiquette Lunch and Dressing for Success Fashion Show
** This event is free and open to the public. **
For more information about Rasmussen College, visit www.Rasmussen.edu.
ABOUT RASMUSSEN COLLEGE:
An innovator of higher education, Rasmussen College is a career-focused, private college that specializes in offering the most in-demand degree programs in a highly supportive, student-centered educational environment. Rasmussen College offers market-relevant programs from the certificate and diploma level through the associate’s and bachelor’s level online and across its 22 campuses in the Midwest and Florida to more than 15,000 students. By combining its expertise in career development with high academic standards and with unparalleled student support services, graduates of Rasmussen College leave with the most up-to-date knowledge, the skills that employers look for, and the tools to succeed in their chosen field. Since 1900, the primary focus at Rasmussen College has remained constant: student achievement is of the upmost importance, the employer who hires its students continues to be a valued partner, and Rasmussen College is dedicated to being a primary contributor to the growth and development of the communities it serves.
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