For Alumni

If you are a Hope College graduate seeking assistance in your career search, please use the resources in the first two sections noted below, as well as using the Career Center section of the Alumni and Parent Relations website.

If you are interested in exploring ways to offer assistance to Hope students as they plan their careers, please connect to the options listed under the Career Search and Career Mentoring section noted below. Additionally, you may complete this form to indicate the ways that you would like to be involved.

Career Exploration

The same services available to Hope students are also available to alumni:

• A Career Planning Overview: The career planning process in six steps.

Career Planning

Professional advice for fine-tuning resumes, interview skills and graduate school applications.

• Graduate/Professional School Planning: Information on the application process, entrance exam information, and lists Internet resources, including school listings.
• Handouts: Information on resume writing to interviewing, credential file details for teachers, and career planning steps.

• Career Resource Network
  Volunteer to share professional expertise with Hope College students and other alumni, or search for alumni who can share their expertise with you.
  
• Post positions for current students
  Visit JobStop to post internships for current students and entry-level positions for recent and upcoming graduates.
  
• Post positions for experienced alumni
  Visit JobStop and click on "Off Campus Employers Enter Here" to post positions that are above entry level
  
• Connect to employers for your own search
  Connect with employers through job fairs and selected Internet links