Starting in 2009 we began giving ALL students a PMI email account and assisted them in creating a Student Portal Account to be able to view grades, attendance, financial aid forms, etc. If you created that account, you will be able to use the same log in and password for this new alumni site.
Your Student Portal Account User Name or Log uses: first initial + last name + birth month + last 3 digits of SSN (ex. jbrown2457). Your password is your 8 digit birthdate (ex. 07301978).
Simply log on to the Alumni site using your Student Portal username/password. Choose the Transcript Request Form and let us know where you need the official transcript sent. There is no cost for this process and transcripts are usually processed within a week.
They both include the same information. An official transcript is sealed and goes directly from our institution to another institution or workplace. You can request to view your unofficial transcript under the Transcript button.
PMI sends out your transcripts for FREE and Transcript Requests are usually processed within a week. Graduates from the 70s and 80s may experience a slightly longer turn-around time as their records are located off campus.
Complete the form under Transcripts/Diplomas to obtain a replacement.
We are assuming, in this scenario, that you have no current resume so the first step would be to take a few moments to jot down your educational and work experience in a chronological format. Click the Contact an Advisor link and arrange to work directly with a member of our Career Services team at the campus nearest you. We will assist you with formatting your resume, drafting a cover letter and networking with employers in the Phoenix community. If you're feeling a little uneasy about interviewing, we'll also do some practice / mock interviews in preparation for the real thing.
A lapse in experience can signal challenges, from an employer's perspective. You may want to return to your campus for a skills assessment or to audit some classes (at no cost to you). This might well serve to increase your confidence, and it will show a potential employer that you're serious about staying on top of your professional game.
In updating your resume, focus on all the skills you've honed while taking this break from the professional arena – volunteer work you've done, serving on a committee at your church, taking a leadership role in a family business, joining a professional organization – anything that involved utilization of the organizational, computer, customer services skills you relied on every day as a Medical Administrative Assistant. If you need assistance with this exercise, please contact a Career Services Advisor at the campus nearest you.
Visiting with one our Career Services team members to review the details of your interviewing experience will very likely help isolate challenges you're facing. It may be that you are unprepared for today's interviewing techniques, as employers have gotten away from direct questions and are more likely to pose "situational scenarios", such as, "Explain a very difficult challenge you've faced in the past and how you dealt with it." A practice/mock interview session with one of our Career Services team members might give you the pointers you need to ace that next interview.
