Program Information for Alumni Career Link Alumni Volunteers

Alumni Career Link is an online database of Bryant University alumni from various career fields and geographic locations who have volunteered to share their knowledge and expertise about particular career fields with interested students and alumni.

Being a Alumni Career Link Volunteer As a Alumni Career Link volunteer, you have the option to assist students and alumni with some or all of the following: 

• Information: Provide students or alumni with information pertaining to your career path, occupations you have held, industries you have worked in, companies you have worked for and/or regional information.
• Employment Opportunities: Assist students or alumni with internships, summer jobs, and/or full time positions at your company. 
• Job Shadowing: Allow a student or alum to shadow you during a mutually agreed upon visit (arranged between you and the student/alum).
• Campus Career Events / Panels: Indicate an interest in being contacted by the Career Center to participate in or be a guest speaker for career panels, fairs and student networking events.

• Complete the Career Link Alumni Registration form including creation of a username and password for future system access and updating of information.

• If you are currently registered in the system and have received a Career Link username and password from the Career Center, use this information to enter the system and verify/update your registration.

• If you are currently registered and have forgotten your username and password, click Retrieve Login or contact the Career Link program coordinator, Jennifer Edwards at 401-232-6090.

• Additional Education: If applicable, please indicate any advanced degree including the college or university.

• Career Industries: You may select as many broad career industries that reflect your current position and other areas of career experience or knowledge. Students and alumni will use these categories to search for alumni by broad career fields of interest.

• Other Area(s) of Expertise: Indicate any qualitative comments regarding career areas you can advise on.

• Contact Information: Indicate your preferred contact method and whether you wish to display or hide your home contact information.

• Comments: Use this section for any additional information including previous experience, affiliations within social or professional groups, special instructions on contact procedures, etc.

How Students Will Contact You:

Current students and alumni will have password-protected access to Alumni Career Link, enabling them to search for alumni contacts by career industry, major, state, etc.

All students using the Career Link system will be advised to review the Alumni Career Link Alumni Contact Procedures outlining appropriate contact methods. Doing advance career research prior to contacting alumni is also recommended to students. Students utilizing Alumni Career Link will be at varying stages of the career development process, including those just beginning to explore majors and/or careers as well as others with very focused goals.

Although it is expected that all students and alumni will be professional, courteous, and appropriate in their contact with alumni, from time to time there are exceptions to the rule. Alumni are encouraged to provide direct feedback to students or alums and should contact the program coordinator, Jennifer Edwards, at 401-232-6090, regarding any concerns.

Stay Updated In Alumni Career Link!

Should your professional or personal contact information change, please be sure to update your registration in Career Link. We also encourage students and alumni to report outdated contact information of volunteers.

Your Support Is Appreciated! Thank you for your continued support on behalf of Bryant University students. Your career advice and guidance are an invaluable resource to our students as they navigate their career development and job search process!