How to Step Up
Recruit or refer Brandeis students
From our president
"If you are an alum, we are relying on you. Our future is very much in your hands. Find a way to connect or reconnect with your school. Mentor our students. Hire our graduates. You have rights as a member of this family, but you have responsibilities as well. Remember who you were when you were here and connect with that person, and with us."
President Lawrence
Inaugural Address, March 31, 2011
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Join Hiatt's LinkedIn group
Join the Brandeis University Career Connections group on LinkedIn to share career-related knowledge, information, referrals, and advice across industries and geographic locations. Plus, it's a great way to connect (and re-connect) with current students, fellow alumni, and extended university family members.
Respond to Wisdom Wanted ads
As Brandeis alumni, you represent a rich array of experiences and expertise, and can offer incredible insights, advice, and leads to current students looking to follow in your footsteps. Through Hiatt's latest program, Wisdom Wanted, Brandeis students write ads seeking career advice, then we email the ads directly to alumni volunteers like you! Subscribe to the Wisdom Wanted e-newsletter list below.
Recruit or refer Brandeis students
Post open positions in B.hired
Do you have an opening for an intern or entry-level employee at your organization? Post it for free in B.hired, Hiatt's recruiting database. Simply create an employer account to post positions instantly or email the job description to Caroline O'Shea, Hiatt's assistant director of employer relations, and we'll post it for you!
Connect Hiatt with your employer's hiring department
So many of the Hiatt Career Center's most successful recruiting relationships begin with an alumni referral - and all it takes is an email to get started. Whether you are part of the hiring process at your organization or not, you can help Brandeis make connections that may lead to internships or jobs for current students and fellow alumni. Email Cary Weir Lytle, Hiatt's associate director of employer relations, to learn more.
Share your career story
Students love hearing what you've done since your time at Brandeis. Sharing your career path fosters alumni-student networking, inspires students to explore new careers, and illustrates the power of a Brandeis education. Share your expertise, advice and career success stories through one or more of these on campus events:
Host a table at an industry-specific career forum
From Communications and Biotech, to Business and Social Justice, the Hiatt Career Center's industry career forums cover a range of popular fields and offer students a chance to network with alumni like you. Share your experiences with students who are interested in pursuing careers at your company or in your industry or job function. View past and upcoming career fairs and forums.
Speak to an undergraduate class or student club
Do you want to share your career story and industry expertise with Brandeis students and faculty? Hiatt can connect you with student leaders and professors in relevant majors who are eager to welcome back alumni as guest speakers.
Talk to a small group of students about your organization, industry or job function in a more personalized, discussion-based setting at Hiatt.
Participate in Alumni Office Hours
Hold a series of one-on-one informational interviews with students through our Alumni Office Hours program to help them explore your organization and/or field in a more casual environment.
Host an information session at Hiatt
As an alum, you already know what Brandeis students can offer an employer. Now you can help students learn what your company, industry or job function can offer them. Hold a formal or informal information session to teach students about your company and its employment opportunities.
Fund a World of Work intern
Make a direct impact on a student’s educational experience by making a gift in support of the Hiatt Career Center’s World of Work (WOW) program.
WOW provides generous stipends for undergraduate students pursuing unpaid summer internships. Not only do the students gain valuable real-world work experience, they return to campus with a sharper career focus and a better appreciation for the types of skills and knowledge they will need after graduation.
By eliminating financial barriers, the WOW program enables students to explore career fields, gain new insights, and learn about the world of work. Students may work in any career field, domestic or abroad, for public, private, or non-profit organizations.
Learn more about the program and discover the impact that our students’ internship experiences have had on them by downloading this brochure (pdf) or visiting the World of Work Summer Internship Blog. If you would like more information about Hiatt’s World of Work program, please contact Joseph Du Pont, dean of the Hiatt Career Center, at (781) 736-3613.