How important was the alumni network for you/your D/S?

natty1988
Wed, 27 Mar 2019 18:51:27 +0000

I think it really depends…some kids end up not needing to use the alumni network at their school and others do.My kid’s private HS has a strong alumni network as well and a few of my D’s friends got jobs and internships from fellow St. M’s alumni! For H and I, we didn’t really use our alumni networks at our schools, but that was probably by chance…we didn’t end up needing to. And that’s considering both our schools have a lot of gung ho alumni! For D she did get an internship through the career center, but has never used her alumni network to find a job. Though she does have some co workers who are also alumni of her university. She got her most recent job through a family friend. She also got a temp job through a high school friend…

I don’t think you should choose a college solely based on the strength of their alumni network. Reaching out to fellow alums to network and find a job is great, but it shouldn’t be the only way you try to find a job. Sometimes these people don’t have any jobs to offer. That said, students should definitely take advantage of the career center and any job finding resources their college may have. Reaching out to alumni should be part of that as well. Having a large network of people you know, which may include fellow alums, is always a good thing.

Alumni connections are only ONE way to get a job.