Networking with your Alma Mater

A great arena for networking that is not utilized as much as it should be is your college alma mater. Just today I went to my own alma mater for an alumni luncheon and was disappointed to see a relatively small turn-out. Nevertheless, before I had even sat down with my paper plate of food I had already connected with one former classmate and a new acquaintance --- exchanging business cards and expressing interest for a follow-up one-on-one over coffee to chat more. The job seeker needs to think strategically about their networking venues (because there are A LOT of venues out there).

What better place to connect with like-minded people than your college or University alumni association. Alumni associations typically put on good events for people to connect, whether it is for business networking or otherwise. If you attended a large school, each department within the school might even have its own alumni association. If you attended a Business School, contact the Business School Department and inquire about alumni events or other means to connect. The same goes for Law School or any other kind of school. Departments are usually ecstatic when someone expresses interest in getting involved. That means it’s less work for them to do to reach out to you!

The Accounting and Business School of the Rockies knows how difficult it is for people to find work. There is a fairly large database of past graduates who are currently in companies which means you have an “in” for that company. We encourage students to get out and network, network, and network some more to find fellow alumni as well as other sorts of connections to land that next job. If you are interested in learning more about the Accounting and Business School of the Rockies, please call 303-524-5218 to learn more. We offer six Certificate programs in Administrative Assistant, Professional Bookkeeping, Office Manager, Office Skills, Call Center/Customer Service and Microsoft Power User.