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.
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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.
The Network Effect: The Power Of Referrals
The Network Effect: Why Connections Drive the Job Market The Power of Referrals Employers do not hire in a vacuum. Every hire carries risk — and recruiters are constantly looking for ways to reduce it. The employee referral is the…
The Network Effect: Why Networking Matters
The Network Effect: Why Connections Drive the Job Market Why Networking Matters The most fundamental misunderstanding students carry into a job search is this: they believe the job market is a meritocracy of applications. Submit enough of them, make them…
7 Reasons it’s Time to Ditch Your Alumni Engagement Platform
PROTOPIA WHITE PAPER 7 Reasons it’s Time to Ditch Your Alumni Engagement Platform Curious how app-less, AI-powered engagement can 8x your alumni and donor activation? Read on. WHAT’S ON THIS PAGE For more than a decade, alumni engagement platforms promised…
Webinar – Western Washington University Case Study
Leveraging AI-Powered Alumni Engagement to Activate New Volunteers, Mentors and Donors In this session, we explore how AI is empowering institutions to reach and engage their alumni population more effectively than ever before, helping teams activate new levels of alumni…
Protopia Selected to Power AI-Driven Career Connections Across Kansas for K-State Alumni
Protopia Selected to Power AI-Driven Career Connections Across Kansas for K-State Alumni A single, comprehensive networking layer connecting students, alumni, and employers across the entire university community. Now augmented with workforce development to translate connection into career and economic outcomes…
Webinar – Syracuse University Case Study
Enhancing Campus Collaboration Through AI-Powered Alumni Engagement at Syracuse How Syracuse University and Protopia transformed alumni engagement with Ask Orange Alumni, using AI-powered connections to link students and graduates in minutes, elevate cross-campus collaboration, and position alumni as the institution’s…
Webinar – Career Services Solution Showcase
Career Services Solution Showcase This webinar showcases four groundbreaking solutions redefining how career services can deliver results in today’s challenging job market. Meet the innovators building faster, smarter, and simpler ways to connect students with opportunities, alumni, skills, and AI-driven…