Alumni
Career Network
Introduction
As
a current JMU student or recent grad, the Alumni
Career Network (ACN) is your link to JMU alumni who are
already a part of the work force and who are willing to help
you get started or assist you in a career change. The type of
assistance you receive may include: informational interviews,
resume review and/or referral and possibly further contacts
for internships and job openings. We hope this service will
aid you in the networking process. Brought to you on behalf
the James Madison Univesity Alumni Association.
EMPLOYERS:
Have an internship or employment opportunity
to post on our website?
The Process
Using
the JMU Alumni Career Network is simple. There are several tools
available to you. Start by logging onto the JMU
Online Alumni Community. There are two main career-related
areas.
1.
Online Directory (for networking).
This allows you to do a search for
other alumni based on certain criteria. You can search for alumni
in a certain field of work, with a particular job title, working
for a certain company, working in a certain city, etc. You can
search using any combination of these variables. Obviously the
more specific your search is and the more fields of information
you fill in the fewer matches you are likely to retrieve.
Steps
a. Click
on the "JMU
Online Alumni Community" link.
(if you haven’t registered for the JMU Online Alumni
Community, you will need to do so before being able to search
the directory)
b. Click
on the "Online Directory" link on the left hand bar.
c. Click
on the "Search Directory" link in the center of the
page.
d. When
prompted, enter your Login and Password.
After you
have gathered the contact info of the alumni be sure to follow
the "Career Networking Tips".
2.
Career Center Services.
This
area of the Online Alumni Community puts five main career-related
tools at your fingertips.
Job postings
Add a job
posting to the databank to help fill a position, or search the
job posting databank for available job opportunities.
Resume Postings
Add a resume
to the resume databank, or search the databank to fill a position.
Mentoring Service
How
to become a mentor to share career advice, or find a mentor in
your field of interest.
Career Counseling
Find helpful
information for career development, such as career assessment;
guidance from specific companies; and Q&A on particular
topics.
Links to Career SItes
Links to
other useful career related and job search sites such as Monster.com,
Hot Jobs, etc.
Steps
a. Click
on the "JMU
Online Alumni Community" link.
(if you haven’t registered for the JMU Online Alumni
Community, you will need to do so before being able to use the
Career Center Services)
b. Click
on the "Career Center Services" link on the left hand
bar.
c. When
prompted, enter your Login and Password.
Other Resources
The
following are a list of other helpful career resources.
D.C. Area Resources:
•
JMU Alumni Professional Network
•
Alumni Chapter of Metro Washington - Annual Job Fair
•
DCAccountingjobs.com (free
site, maintained by Kevin Kelly '89, for the exchange of resumes
and job openings for accountants and finance professionals in
Washington, D.C.)
JMU Resources:
•
Career Networking Tips
•
Job Postings at JMU
•
JMU's Health Services Administration Job Postings
• Office of Academic
Advising & Career Development
-
Resume Writing
-
Cover
Letter/Job Search Correspondence
-
Interview
Preparation
