March 2007

ALUMNI NEWS

Are you “in”? Career Center Looking for Alumni to Join - or Rejoin - AU's Circle of Mentors

Remember when you were 20 and felt overwhelmed with the prospect of making career decisions?

It’s no secret that AU graduates, who have already made the successful leap from university to the workplace, serve a vital role for students and peers who benefit from the helpful advice fellow Eagles can provide. If you’re one of the 1,187 alumni who have previously signed up to serve as a career mentor through the Career Center and the AU's old online community, thank you!

Not even a year since Alumni Programs launched its new inCircle Online Community last August, more than 4,600 alumni have become members, trading messages, sharing photos, blogging, networking, and taking part in interest groups on this virtual AU alumni campus. There's just one problem. The "flag" in the old online alumni directory that indicated someone was willing to be a career mentor could not be carried over from the old system to to the new inCircle community. We need your help to fix that.

Whether you used to be identified as a career mentor in your online community alumni profile, or you're ready to become one now, we hereby cordially invite you to designate yourself as an online career mentor by following these steps:

1. Log on to https://incircle.alumni.american.edu/
2. Choose the Join Today link and follow the instructions to join inCircle. (Skip this step if you’re already a member.)
3. Choose the Groups tab, then Find Groups and type “Career Resource” in the Quick Search box.
4. Open the Career Resource Alumni page and choose "Add to my Groups."
5. Update your profile with job function and industry, and you're good to go.

Whether you choose to speak to a student informally regarding career advice, volunteer to be a guest instructor, or simply network with other alumni to help ensure fellow AU graduates are in the right position for better jobs, your support will be felt and appreciated.

Questions? Contact Alumni Career Programs Coordinator Pat Oltmann at 202-885-1801 or poltman@american.edu.

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