Career Development
Center
  Occidental College
 1600 Campus Road,
Coons 109
 Los Angeles, CA
 90041-3314

 Email: careers@oxy.edu
 Phone: 323.259.2623
 Fax: 323.341.4900

Alumni Information

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The Career Development Center offers many ways for Occidental alumni to get involved.  All of these options and the level of contact are negotiable.  

Here are some suggestions for involvement:

 

• Conduct an informational interview with students.  This valuable career exploration tool allows students to learn about career fields of interest to them, the organization they may wish to join, and the level of education and experience required to enter a field.  We tell students and alumni that these are not job interviews, although often times the connection can lead to future employment opportunities.

• Provide advice about graduate school issues and choices. 

• BEHIND THE SCENES is program coordinated by the Student Alumni Relations Committee (SARC), which brings students into the workplaces of alumni.  Offer to have students come to your organization for a day.  Please contact Heather Henderson, Assistant Director of Alumni Relations, or call (323) 344-4175 if you are interested.

• Allow a student to shadow you at your workplace for part of a day or longer, so s/he can learn the realities of a career choice.  We have an organized program called Walk In My Shoes, which will be conducted in fall this year. However, we encourage students to shadow all year long.

• Conduct a workshop on current trends in your professional field.

• Participate in an industry panel with other professionals or the “Career Speaker Series” where, as an expert in your field, you meet informally with a small group of students.

• Serve as a table host at the annual “Social Business Dinner” held in February.

• Recruit Oxy students into your organization.  After all, what makes a better recruiter than someone who knows both your company and his/her alma mater?  Also, let us know if you or your colleagues can sponsor internships. Please see our Alumni Employer section or contact us directly.  We welcome your participation. 

Benefits of being an ASK Member

 

• Assisting Occidental College students and alumni with career decision-making.

• Sharing professional knowledge and expertise.

• Maintaining involvement with the Occidental community

Join ASK - Get Involved! 

 

There is no need to register for ASK - simply join/update your profile on the Alumni Directory.

 

Search for Other ASK Members

• Read and abide the guidelines and policies of the User Agreement.

• Read What is Networking before contacting other alumni.

You can search by geographic area, major, year of graduation, occupation, and company by going to the Alumni Directory.

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