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Career Services

Plan for Great Opportunities

Career Services at Rasmussen University offers a variety of self-service resources focused on job-search strategies, resume building, interviewing techniques and employer networking. We engage upcoming graduates and alumni through a variety of webinars and video tutorials, as well as online programmatic advising. You can also visit the Student Portal to view our robust suite of online self-service resources and optimize your career planning and job-search process. Our dedicated team of programmatic career advisors is ready to help you enter the competitive job market and plan for your future. Our dedicated Career Services team is here throughout your professional career--from student prep and your first job after graduation to your retirement party.

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Handshake

Find the Right Jobs with the Right Tools

Handshake

Available to you at no cost, Handshake is a mobile-friendly resource that allows you to search for and manage employment and recruiting opportunities. Connect with top employers across the nation to explore events, job postings, internships and more.

Getting started is easy—just create your profile and discover available opportunities, follow employers and participate in events.

Find Your Career Path on Handshake

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Handshake is an online career management platform and recruiting system to help connect you to your career.

Hiration

Make a Memorable First Impression

Hiration

Hiration is a user-friendly system that guides students and graduates through building a resume, drafting cover letters and virtual interview preparation.

Launch Your Career with Hiration

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Make your first impression memorable with Hiration's suite of tools.

Student Portal

Get Assistance Throughout Your Career

Student Portal

The Rasmussen University Student Portal is a hub of tools and resources backed by career services advisor support to help individuals successfully manage their job search. Students and alumni can utilize our individualized career services throughout their career.

Your career services advisor and Student Portal resources can assist you with:

  • Updating and revising your resume, cover letter and references
  • Portraying yourself effectively to potential employers through mock interviews
  • Navigating career fairs and networking strategies and tactics
  • Developing a career plan

Log into Your Personal Student Portal

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Utilize the Student Portal for personalized career assistance.

Workshops, Webinars and Virtual Career Fairs

Pursue Your Career with Confidence

Workshops, Webinars and Career Fairs

We provide students and alumni many opportunities to build networking skills while enhancing their ability to find a job within their field of study, including workshops, webinars and virtual career fairs. Review a variety of helpful topics, including job searching, resume writing, interviewing, networking and social media.

Subscribe to our Library and Learning Services YouTube channel to stay up to date on future career services webinars and other informational videos.

Visit Our YouTube Channel

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Gain essential career-launching skills conveniently from your computer.

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Live Chat

One of the benefits of being a student or alumni is direct access to one of our live representatives via Live Chat. Reach out to us Monday–Friday 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. CST.

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Career Services Staff

If you are a current student or alumni and have questions about a specific area of study or location, you can contact a career services advisor based on their field or location.

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Email Career Services

Both students and alumni are welcome to reach out to Career Services for questions via email.

We'll help you get answers

Hire a Ras Grad

Connect Directly to Hardworking Rasmussen University Graduates

Hire a Grad

If you are an employer interested in hiring a Rasmussen graduate—welcome and thank you for your interest! JobConnect, Rasmussen University’s online employment database, is the perfect source to best share your hiring needs with our students and alumni. Not only does it save you time and resources to find quality talent, but it provides the perfect spot to manage, find and deliver information about your hiring needs.

Find Out How to Sign Up

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JobConnect is your one-stop resource to find dedicated professionals.

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