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Optimal Resume is provided for current students and alumni to launch their professional lives through innovative, interactive modules that allow creation of resumes, letters, reference sheets, and more. OptimalResume.com also provides skill assessment, successful interview skill development, and individual Web pages that showcase these documents. To access optimalresume.com, you will need a valid Iowa Lakes Community College email address. Alumni can also access and use the site free of charge. https://iowalakes.optimalresume.com/ | |
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Corporate-Connect® offers new cutting-edge opportunities for employers to post job campaigns, and allows job seekers to explore career opportunities. OnlineRecruiting™ allows employers to connect with students without visiting campus and features exciting new online interviewing and videoconferencing options. Employers enter the site (“Employers Click Here”), set up an account, and post jobs and internships for students and alumni to view. A unique opportunity dashboard on the student desktop displays current employment opportunities and information, making it easy to view full job descriptions and salaries offered. Online job application is easy, with the ability to create resumes and other job-search documents and apply for employment in the same location. https://iowalakes.optimalresume.com/employers/index.php | |
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Vocational Biographies is an online resource where you can career-shadow over 1,000 individuals from across America. click on one of the seven search buttons at the top of the page to get a list of job titles. Click on any of the titles, and the career story will appear for you to read or print out. http://www.vocbiosonline.com/login.php Log in information: |
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I Have a Plan Iowa provides career planning and assessment. By following the step-by-step instructions to create an account, you can access several free assessments to learn about yourself and explore careers that are a good match for you. Assessments include: Interest Profiler, Work Values Sorter, Basic Skills Survey, Workplace Skills Survey and Transferable Skills Survey. http://www.ihaveaplaniowa.gov |
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Films on Demand offers a variety of Career and Job Search videos to view online: Career Exploration, Career Fields, Job Search Skills and Job Success. http://digital.films.com/Dashboard.aspx Log in information: |
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Job Choices Newsletter will provide you with the most up-to-date information available about the current job market and job search. Information includes: the latest hiring outlook; details on what employers want in job candidates; tips on job-search success; current salary information; and advice on using social networking in the job search. http://www.jobchoicesonline.com | |
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NACE Salary Calculator Center is the hub for compensation data, with salary data for more than 1,000 occupations in 560 regions of the United States. The NACE Salary Calculators are easy to use, and the salary survey data is updated monthly to ensure consistently accurate salary data. It helps job seekers find salary data to assist with career planning, and provides employers, HR professionals, recruiters and business managers with the perfect compensation survey data tool. http://www.jobsearchintelligence.com/NACE/salary-calculator-intro/ | |
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What Can I Do With This Major? Whether you are exploring multiple majors or searching for information about your chosen field, this site will help you connect majors to careers. Learn about the typical career areas and the types of employers that hire people with each major, as well as strategies to make you a more marketable candidate. Continue your research on majors and careers through the websites provided. |
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Talent Marks Career Webinars - On Demand Access In addition to live webinars which will be offered this term, you can watch past webinars on your computer, SmartPhone or SmartPad anytime, even after graduation from Iowa Lakes. Our On Demand Career Webinar series will give you "the edge" you need to compete in this very uncertain job market. |
