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Alumni benefits

As a Stritch graduate, you will join a network of more than 30,000 alumni, earning membership in the Cardinal Stritch University Alumni Association, which offers you a lifetime of benefits. For a complete list of benefits, please visit www.stritch.edu/alumni.

PLEASE NOTE: your Stritch e-mail account ends six months after graduation, so be sure to update your e-mail address with the Alumni Office in order to keep in touch. We communicate most often with our alumni through our monthly e-newsletter.

You’re invited to join the Cardinal Stritch University alumni group on LinkedIn. LinkedIn is a leading professional network Web site used by more than 19 million people. Joining will allow you to find and contact more than 2,000 other Stritch alumni members on LinkedIn. The goal of this group is to help members:

• Reach other alumni of Cardinal Stritch University
• Accelerate careers/business through referrals from Stritch group members
• Know more than a name – view professional profiles of fellow Stritch alumni

We’ve created a special Stritch alumni group so that alums can grow their networks. Your network consists of your connections, your connections’ connections, and the people they know, linking you to thousands of qualified professionals. Through this members-only group, you can leverage the power of the Stritch alumni network to connect with other Stritch grads and their connections. View a LinkedIn training video.

 Look for us on Facebook and Twitter, too

Stritch alumni have a presence on Facebook, too. Stay in touch by joining our fan page at http://www.facebook.com/stritchuniv.  

Stritch also is on Twitter. Follow us at http://twitter.com/stritchuniv.  

We’ve made it easy to keep in touch! You may e-mail us at alumni@stritch.edu, or use the following link: http://www.stritch.edu/updateinfo. 

With graduation around the corner, now is the time to evaluate your goals and develop your plan. Contact Career Services if you would like to meet with a career counselor to discuss your career decision-making, graduate school options or job search strategies. 

Career Checklist for Graduates

• Develop a job search plan. Career Services staff are happy to help you develop your strategy.
• Update your resume and cover letters.
• Update your StritchConnect profile, post a resume for employer viewing and review job postings.
• Focus on your career network. A total of 75% of positions are filled through word of mouth. Do your friends, family and professional contacts know you are graduating soon?
• Practice your interviewing skills in a mock interview.
• Join a professional organization in your career field.  
• If you plan to attend graduate school, pay close attention to submission deadlines. Request Career Services to review your personal statement, which will accompany your application. Remember to provide your references with an adequate amount of advanced notice for letters of recommendation in order to ensure an excellent letter.
• Continue to build your career-related experience through internships, part-time jobs or volunteerism.
• Pick up free contact card templates from Career Services. Learn more about creating professional contact cards.
• Attend career fairs including the WorkForce Career & Internship Fair in February.
• Evaluate, negotiate and accept a job offer.
• Share your success stories with Career Services in our Graduate Survey.

Help Career Services Stay in Touch with You

StritchConnect is the Career Services resource for job postings, the employer database and career research tools. StritchConnect is also the best way for Career Services to stay in touch with you as a Stritch alum.

Please create or update your profile today with an email address you use regularly. Your initial username is your Stritch ID number and the initial password is “stritch.” Please contact Career Services at (414) 410-4157 if you have questions about registering for StritchConnect.

Career Services for Alumni

Career Services resources are available to alumni at no cost. We are available to assist you with all of your career-related activities, including:

• Making career choices that are right for you
• Assessing options and developing effective job search strategies
• Identifying and researching potential local, national, and international employers
• Developing effective resumes and other written employment search correspondence (i.e. cover letters, thank-you’s, stall letters, follow-up letters, etc.)
• Practicing your interviewing techniques and negotiating your salary and benefit package
• Comparing job offers and reaching a decision that supports your goals and future success

Please visit http://career.stritch.edu for more information about Career Services resources.