Ways to Get Involved
Join Brandeis University Career Connections on LinkedIn
Update your Career Advisory Network (CAN) profile
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
Wisdom Wanted
Volunteer Opportunities: We're In This Together
Brandeis University alumni are valuable resources for current students and fellow graduates who are pursuing similar professional goals. To foster these connections, the Hiatt Career Center offers numerous opportunities for you to give back in ways that suit your interests, skill set and schedule.
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Join Brandeis University Career Connections via LinkedIn
Moderated by the Hiatt Career Center, the Brandeis University Career Connections group on LinkedIn connects Brandeis alumni, students, family and friends across industries, job functions and geographic locations. Join today to share career-related knowledge, information, referrals, and advice with the broader Brandeis community.
Subscribe to the Wisdom Wanted e-newsletter
Through the Hiatt Career Center's Wisdom Wanted pilot program, Brandeis students and young alumni write ads seeking career advice, insights and leads from Brandeis alumni volunteers like you. Ads span a range of topics, industries, and interest areas as diverse as the volunteers reading them. Sign up here to receive the quarterly Wisdom Wanted e-newsletter.
You can also browse and respond to current ads on the Wisdom Wanted blog. The posts are searchable by industry and keyword so you can find the ads most relevant to you!
When you want to respond to an ad, email the student directly and cc: wisdomwanted@brandeis.edu for tracking purposes. Tracking the responses will allow us to measure the effectiveness of this new program and ensure that everyone has received at least one response.
Update your profile in the Career Advisory Network (CAN)
Like a Brandeis-only version of LinkedIn, this new alumni database enables alumni and approved students to search for potential networking contacts. Log in to B Connect to access your CAN profile and respond to email requests for career leads, advice and support. Learn more about CAN.
Recruit or refer Brandeis students
Post jobs & internships for Brandeisians
Do you have an opening for an intern or entry-level employee at your organization? Post it for free in one of Brandeis' recruiting databases based on your target audience.
- B.hired — Post jobs, internships, and fellowships for undergraduate students and alumni. Simply fill out the form below.
- CareerFOCUS — Post jobs and internships for International Business School students and alumni.
- Heller Career Connect — Post jobs, internships, fellowships and consulting/temporary positions for Heller School of Social Policy & Management students and alumni.
- GradHIRE — Post jobs, internships, fellowships for Graduate School of Arts & Sciences students and alumni.
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, if you would like to see Brandeisians working at your company.
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 business to biotech, and marketing to 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 in your industry, job function or employer. Learn more about being a Table Host. View and register for 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.
Participate in Practice Interview Day
Conduct simulated interviews with students one-on-one, then offer constructive feedback to help them improve their interview skills. Learn more about being a mock interviewer.
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. Learn more about being an informational interviewee in our Alumni Office Hours program.
Host a workshop or information session at Hiatt
Talk to a small group of students about your organization, industry or job function in a more personalized, discussion-based setting at Hiatt. Hold a formal or informal information session or workshop to teach students about a particular career topic or 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.