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GRADUATE EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE SERVICES InterCoast employs a Career Services Coordinator to assist graduates in contacting companies in order to secure employment. The Career Services Coordinator acts as a liaison between students and the employment community. Employment assistance efforts require both the graduate and institution to work hand in hand in the efforts. The graduate is expected to work diligently to secureemployment, utilizing the career development training, soft skills training, and technical skills training received. Graduates are encouraged to begin their employment search activities during externship and/or clinical internship training or within the last six weeks of schooling if applicable. Many students obtain employment without the assistance of the Career Services staff; however, the institution is available to assist eligible graduates at any time. All graduates will be provided placement assistance unless they are not eligible (as noted below) and/or if the graduate has submitted a valid student waiver of placement assistance. Graduates waiving placement assistance may later resume placement assistance by notifying the Career Services Department that they again wish to be placed in an active job seeking status. Successful job search is dependent upon a self-confident and well -prepared applicant with a well -planned strategy, and the CareerServices Coordinator will assist in this effort. The Career Services Coordinator will work with each graduate until he/ she is placed, assuming cooperation on the part of the graduate. The Career Services Department staff provides employment assistance to graduates to find employment opportunities in their career fields, matching their training, capabilities, and experience. In order for graduates to be eligible for employment assistance, and in order to effectively utilize career services, graduates must: 1. Search for employment in a job that utilizes the skills and knowledge learned in their program of study, (Training Related Employment) or maintain a position with their current employer that results in a training -related increase in responsibility,increase in pay, or promotion with that current employer. z. Graduates must submit a completed and acceptable resume to the Career Services Coordinator. This resume must besubmitted in electronic form to the campus career services coordinator email address. 3. The Career Services Department must receive timely updates from graduates on any change in name, address, telephone number, email, and social media. Additionally, the institution must be advised in writing of any changes in employment status or if graduate is temporarily unavailable for interview activity due to vacation or otheractivity. 4. Graduates must maintain email and telephone contact with the Career Services Department at least twice weekly during the active job search period. If an appointment is made with an employer or with the Career Services Coordinator and it cannot be kept, an immediate call to the employer and/or institution must be made. 5. Graduates should maintain a log of all job search activity and it is recommended thatthey keep the log current and suggested that they submit the activity weekly to the email noted above to receive feedback on theirjob search. 6. Graduates must notify the Career Services Coordinator of the results of all interviews. Graduates agree to inform the school of any job acceptances, regardless of how the employment was secured. Graduates must complete an exit interview with all departments, including financial aid (if applicable), student services, career services, education, and must meet with the Campus President. It is suggested that the student schedule the appointment to meetwith the various department staff so that the exit is completed within one week following the last date of attendance. InterCoast Colleges School Catalog 50 1 Page