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Career Events

Career Events

The UI Alumni Association is pleased to bring meaningful career development events to our alumni. From networking happy hours to résumé review seminars to job fairs, we look to our successful pool of talent—our alumni, faculty, and staff—to assist with such career outreach efforts.

To ensure that you receive invitations to career events in your area, please update your record at www.iowalum.com/update.

Brown Bag Career Webinar Series

Receive valuable tips and strategies to help you reach your career goals with these monthly webinars—let our career professionals help you stand out to future employers.

  • Social Media: Tips for Using Social Media in Your Job Search
    Thursday, February 23

  • Career Search Strategies: Creating a Proactive Career Plan
    Wednesday, March 21

  • Sell Yourself: Making a Professional First Impression
    Thursday, April 19

For more information and to register, click here.

To view archived webinars from this series, click here.

Big Ten Networking in DC — LinkedIn: Where Offline and Online Networking Converge

Monday, February 13, 2012, 7-9 p.m. (Doors open at 6:30 p.m.)
Hillyer Art Space, 9 Hillyer Court NW, Washington, DC, 20008

Join fellow Big Ten alumni to discover how you can bring all your networking efforts into alignment through LinkedIn, the top social-networking site for business professionals. Featuring a presentation by David J.P. Fisher—a Northwestern graduate, author, and president of RockStar Consulting—you'll acquire the tools to:

  • Develop an overall networking strategy
  • Leverage participation in organizations and associations
  • Expand your network the right way
  • Strengthen your existing relationships with LinkedIn

Afterward, you'll have plenty of time to network with fellow attendees—so bring a stack of business cards. The cost is $20 per person and includes appetizers, refreshments, and a copy of Fisher's book Step by Step Networking.

For more information and to register, click here. Questions? Please contact the Wisconsin Alumni Association's Gina Evans toll-free at 888/947-2586 or at gevans@waastaff.com.