Networking & Careers

You care about your career. So do we. Yale has services for both students and alumni to make navigating your career options and opportunities a little less daunting. Whether that’s working with Yale’s Office of Career Strategy and their Volunteer Alumni Industry Experts, attending webinars to help you along the way, or mentoring and networking, we’re here to help – and to help you help students and young alumni. Learn more and see how we can support your life after Yale.

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Cross Campus
  • Mentoring & Networking

Cross Campus

Cross Campus is Yale’s networking, community-building, and mentoring platform. It fosters relationships among Yalies and is open to all Yale students, postdocs, and alumni. The platform offers several ways to engage with your Yale community, including advice, mentorship, online discussion boards available to Cross Campus users, and by joining Cross Campus groups. Join today and start your networking journey. 

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  • Career Services

Your Career, Your Yale. We Can Help

Are you looking to launch or grow your career? Find a job? Make a change? The Office of Career Strategy and the Yale Alumni Association have onboarded a cohort of Volunteer Alumni Industry Experts in a variety of industries and functional areas to provide virtual career coaching to fellow alumni from all Schools of the University.  This diverse group of experienced Volunteer Alums are ready to offer personalized career advice in key components of the job search process—from resume and cover letters, networking, job negotiations, interview prep, to insights into specific industries. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to pivot, these Volunteer Alumni Industry Experts are here to help you navigate your path with confidence.

 

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  • Networking Events & Programs

Careers, Life, and Yale

Careers, Life, and Yale features programs that leverage the wisdom and talents of our alumni to support alumni and students – with advice and mentoring as well as events that provide insights into careers and life skills not often available through other forums.

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  • Online

Career Webinars

Over the past five years, through the remarkable efforts of Peter Young ’74, Yalies have access to an online trove of archived career panels – more than 20 of them! These career panels have been viewed thousands of times. Each panel provides insights from alumni and other experts – in a wide variety of positions and occupations – on what it’s REALLY like to work in those fields.

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