Syracuse University graduating student asks an alum how to break into fashion journalism
A student about to graduate asked an alum what it’s really like to work in fashion. Their honest reply shows what alumni mentoring and networking can do.
Cassandra Smallman
How Alumni Networks Help Students Stand Out in an AI Job Market
If AI democratizes information, universities need to democratize access to people. Here's what the research says about referrals, networking and alumni.
Celebrating Alumni Mentorship Across Our Partner Campuses
A first-gen student asked how to belong. An engineer asked how to stay confident. A graduate asked for help breaking into baseball. For National Mentoring Day, we’re celebrating the alumni who answered, and the students brave enough to ask.
The Human Advantage: Why Networking Matters More in an AI-Driven Job Market
AI is giving every student a polished application, so the real edge now comes from who they know. An inside connection can make a job seeker nearly 7x more likely to get hired, and your alumni are ready to help. In this session, Steve Dalton, author of The 2-Hour Job Search, and Protopia CEO Max Leisten share how career services and alumni teams can open that advantage to every student, one small conversation at a time.
LSE student looks for advice on how to break into a consulting career.
Job Search “Where is the bottleneck for someone with a background like mine? “ Breaking into consulting without a consulting internship can feel like trying to open a door from the wrong side. For one LSE student with a strong…