Services for the Alumni Job Seeker


Career Services at Utah State offers a comprehensive package of services
designed to enrich the ongoing career development and success of our alumni.

One-on-One Career Coaching

Whether you are looking for a job, making a career change, or have career questions, your career coach can help you develop a customized plan to meet your individual career goals. Together you can discuss career search strategies, networking resources, resume/cover letter editing, interview preparation, and accepting/negotiating employment. Phone consultations are also available for out-of-town alumni.

Career Exploration

For alumni considering a career change, Career Services offers a comprehensive program of career assessments coupled with one-on-one interpretation of your results with a career coach.

Customized Career Search Technologies

  • Career AGGIE. Access Career Services’ online job posting and networking system to apply for job openings, connect with employers, post your resume, and network with alumni. Register for Career AGGIE at: www.myinterfase.com/utahstate/student/ (Click on First-Time Users). Returning users can access Career AGGIE by clicking on JOBSEEKERS: Students/Alumni
  • Applicant Search (coming fall 2008). Through a partnership between Career Services and Alumni Services, alumni can access this no-cost, cutting-edge service designed to help match employers with USU alumni. Create a customized profile, upload a resume, and complete an assessment of traits. Ask your career coach for access information.
  • Going Global. This research tool contains more than 35,000 resources for finding international employment at home and abroad. Log-in to Career AGGIE to access this system.
  • HireVue. Customized virtual mock interviews combined with a professional critique by your Career Coach enable you to refine your interview skills.

Fairs and Expos

Meet one-on-one with employers in industry and government, discuss career opportunities, and make valuable networking contacts at the following events:

Fall
Grad School Fair
Tech Expo
Spring
Premier Career Fair
MBA Fair
Teacher Fair

Networking With USU Alumni

  • Alumni Mentor Contacts. Connect with USU alumni who have volunteered to assist in making contacts or providing career advice. Click on “Alumni Contacts” in Career AGGIE to network with over 1,500 fellow alumni.
  • In-Circle. Provided by Utah State’s Alumni Association, In-Circle enables alumni to search for fellow classmates, meet local alumni, network with alumni around the world, and browse jobs posted for USU alumni. To register, visit: usu.affinitycircles.com/utahstate

Grad School Prep/Testing

Whether you’re considering graduate school to advance in your career field or to gain the credentials necessary to begin a new career, your career coach can assist in the preparation of grad school applications and personal essays. Graduate admissions tests available include GRE, LSAT, MCAT, and the Miller Analogies Test. Schedule your test time directly at (435) 797-1004. Visit www.usu.edu/career/testing for details and test preparation tips.

Career Café

The variety of resources found in the Career Café include:

  • Current job announcements from regional to international opportunities.
  • Computers for your online career searching and company research.
  • Company literature, videos, career search guides, and directories of employers by industry.
  • Career exploration and life change resources.

Student Alumni Mentor Program

As a Student Alumni Mentor, you can assist current students in their search for an internship or first career position, help other alumni as they seek professional opportunities, and post jobs in your organization for USU students and alumni. Click here to become an alumni mentor.

Tips for Career Changers


Identify your career assets. Look carefully at all areas of your career and life experiences to clarify your skills, interests, values, needs, and goals.

Examine your reasons for changing careers. The average worker will make up to 3 career changes and 11 job changes over a working lifetime. There are a variety of reasons for changing careers. Make sure the change isn’t just to get away from a difficult job situation.

Research new career ideas thoroughly. Research the field to assess the level of “fit” between your skills and those skills necessary to succeed in the new career field, as well as to identify additional training or education needed.

Assess how your transferable skills fit and add value in the new career field. Be certain that you can explain to prospective new employers how the skills you have acquired in your work experience can make you successful in your new career field. It’s also helpful to talk to people in your new field of interest for advice in marketing your skills.

Look for opportunities to gain experience and exposure. Consider all the possibilities for building skills and experience through volunteering, internships, and professional associations.

Network. Networking will be especially important in helping to identify new industry trends and job leads. Utilize the Student Alumni Mentor Network to connect with over 1,500 professionals working in a variety of career fields in both industry and government.

Go back to the job search basics. Make sure your resume, cover letter, interviewing, and negotiating skills are up-to-date. Your career coach at Career Services can assist you in all phases of the career search and application process.

Be flexible. There may be more than one way to satisfy your career criteria, and you’ll need to be open to unexpected possibilities. Your career path may turn out to look different than you had originally planned.

Connect with your career coach for continued success in your career!
 
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