Job Search: Former Students

You should know to find a job and this is an art.
 

It will be necessary to be effective and methodical to be seen by many recruitment agencies and headhunters.
 

What are the former students?

 

Former students of colleges and universities are often organized in associations  to promote their establishment and for the purpose to:
 

* be aware of the professional situation of these latter: for subsequent relations and contacts between former students,
 

* manage an employment office at the disposal of students.
 

What is the function of the employment office?

The main objective of the employment office of the former students association is:
 

* to assist in placement of students leaving school,
 

* to assist former students who need or want to change jobs: job search or new career direction,
 

* collect: job offers from different companies and job applications of former students,
 

* link companies and persons involved in such offers and applications,
 

* keep many statistics: as wage developments, the number of offers compared to the market, etc.
 

Other services of the former students association

 

The former students association offers other services and provides various informations, such as:
 

* the practical information on the concerned institution,
 

* the date of open days,
 

* the date of job fairs: the association can participate in the professional forum,
 

* the cultural programs,
 

* the disseminating of newletters,
 

* the information on various research carried out by students.
 

Former students: how it works?

Managing a former students association, according to its importance, requires a lot of time and energy, especially with regard to the employment office:
 

* It is often a competent and dedicated individual who is at the disposal of the association (half time, full time or days per week).
 

* The association usually has a website available to students and has many tools to help them manage their careers.
 

* Everyone can create his profile in the directory. It can also receive messages from his  friends.
* To have a balanced budget and to sustain the association properly, former students generally pay a fee for the year.
 

Other ways to stay in touch with former students

Professional social networks (Viadeo, Linkedin) also enable former students of the same institution to network.
 

These networks are also an ideal place to deposit an online resume.