Alumni Career Resources
The Career and Professional Development Center offers a variety of services for alumni. In addition to the specific services described below, alumni can use most of the resources available to current students, including job postings in Handshake.
Note: The CPDC does not serve students and alumni in Information Networking Institute, Entertainment Technology Center, , and Tepper graduate programs, as they are served by their college/department-specific career centers.
Career Consultations
You can schedule an appointment with a CPDC Career Consultant to discuss a variety of career-related topics. Schedule an appointment via Handshake.
You can also schedule with an . All coaches are Â鶹¹ÙÍø alumni who have been screened in advance by Alumni Relations and Career and Professional Development Center staff. This is a fee-based offering with special rates negotiated for the Â鶹¹ÙÍø alumni community. Rate details are available through the coaches and may vary by services sought, market, etc. When talking with coaches, please be sure to mention that you are a Â鶹¹ÙÍø alumnus/a.
Job Fairs & Networking
Checklist for Graduating Students & Recently Graduated Alumni
- Activate or convert to your (after graduation)
- Get your new alumni email address [xxx@alumni.cmu.edu] by visiting the Alumni Association page
- Email career@andrew.cmu.edu your new alumni email address to request alumni account
- Upon receiving an email from Handshake, create a new password
- Login under, "Alumni login" using your new alumni email
- Complete the Handshake First Destination Survey. Please take a few minutes of your time to share your post-graduation plans with the Career and Professional Development Center. This information will be kept confidential within the Â鶹¹ÙÍø community. You can find the outcomes of previous graduates on our Outcomes page.
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For Bachelor students: First Destination Survey in Handshake (link coming soon!)
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For Master students: First Destination Survey in Handshake (link coming soon!)
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For Doctoral students: First Destination Survey in Handshake (link coming soon!)
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- Schedule an appointment with your Career Consultant (virtual/phone) on Handshake or email your availability to your Career Consultant. You can find your college's/department's consultant on our Browse Resources by College page. Possible topics to discuss with your Career Consultant:
- Job offer evaluation/negotiation
- Interviewing skills
- Job search information, ideas, and tips
- Update your resume and upload to Handshake. You can find Resume Samples and Tips on our Write a Resume/Cover Letter page.
- Begin Networking with colleagues, family, friends, classmates, faculty.
- You can connect with other alum by visiting the
- Join the
- Follow the
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