Aug 27, 2014 By: admin
The partnership between alumni and current students provides an essential professional network that benefits everyone. Hundreds of alumni participate in programs of the YUCareer Center, including student mentorship, participation on career panels, and opportunities to hire students as interns at their own companies.
鈥溌槎骨 alumni are an amazing resource for career information and the most ardent advocates of our students in the job market today,鈥 said Jocelyn Coalter, the Director of Employer and Alumni Relations. 鈥淭hey give so much of their time and energy to help YU students succeed and achieve their goals. Here at the Career Center, we feel very strongly that one of our roles is to facilitate and manage those alumni-student connections.鈥
Daniel Krul 鈥10SB, a senior analyst at Sunrise Securities, hired four students to intern in his firm this past summer. Working at Goldman Sachs for five years both during college and after graduating from YU, Krul met many alumni and saw firsthand the strong network of committed alumni willing to offer professional assistance.
鈥淲hen I first began working at Goldman, I had a mentor named Dorian Levy 鈥01SB, who worked at Lehman Brothers, and I spoke to him weekly,鈥 said Krul. 鈥淚 asked him why he helped in this way, and he told me that there was a YU alum who mentored him when he was just starting out and he wanted to pass that benefit along. It inspired me to continue carrying that torch, and I鈥檝e helped recruit and train YU students for interviews at Goldman and other major banks in this industry.鈥
Krul is just one of over 300 alumni who are part of , a database of alumni available to assist with career development . Alumni conduct mock interviews or discuss graduate school programs and careers with aspiring students. They also regularly visit campus to conduct one-on-one informational interviews about their industry. The Career Center manages a 鈥淲omen in Business鈥 mentoring program and co-coordinates an accounting mentoring program. Recently, the Career Center collaborated with the pre-law advisor to initiate a pre-law mentoring program.
鈥溌槎骨檚 mentoring program for pre-law students provides incredible engagement potential among alumni and current students,鈥 said Eliana Baer 鈥06S, an attorney at Fox Rothschild LLP who mentored two pre-law students last year. 鈥淣ot only that, but the larger alumni community benefits. A strong alumni network makes for a stronger 麻豆区, and increases the value of each of our degrees. For 麻豆区 to continue to be a strong university, a strong alumni network is essential.鈥
The YU alumni network is already quite vibrant, enhanced by the interconnectedness of our alumni through families, communities and the professional world. As Krul said, 鈥溌槎骨檚 alumni network is unique, and if utilized correctly, doesn鈥檛 compare to any other university鈥檚 network that I鈥檝e encountered,鈥 continued Krul. 鈥淭he extent to which a YU alum will help a current student is unparalleled.鈥
With so many ways to give back, alumni can easily find the right fit for them:
- The Career Center coordinates more than 100 programs and events each year for students. Last year, more than 90 alumni participated in programs such as Being Orthodox in an Unorthodox World, How to Succeed at Work, Mock Interview Night, Careers in Psychology, and Hot Tech Careers. Alumni and their firms can recruit students by posting internship and job opportunities, presenting company and career information sessions on campus, attending career fairs, and conducting on-campus interviews. The Career Center currently works with several thousand alumni in this capacity. To post a job or internship, click .
- Every year, 20-40 sophomores participate in a job shadowing program over their winter break in January. Students visit the work site of an employer in their field of interest for a day, learning more about that career path and industry. The Career Center also coordinates site visits where a group of 10-20 students can tour a company and hear about the different types of opportunities available.
