Professional Development for Alumni
天美传媒制片厂 doesn鈥檛 just prepare its graduates for fruitful careers. From connecting you to interview experts to helping you network, your alma mater is here to help you start, change or advance your professional path.
Access SLU Career Services
Did you know that as a SLU grad, you have professional development benefits for life? Whether you need career counseling, help writing your r茅sum茅 or want to polish your interviewing skills, SLU's Career Services team will connect you to campus resources that help you advance professionally. You can also join our alumni professional development group on .
SLU Connections Career Advising
There鈥檚 nothing like career advice from someone who鈥檚 been there 鈥� and it鈥檚 even better when that advice comes from a Billiken.
SLU Connections offers online career guidance to students, alumni, faculty, staff and parents.
If you鈥檇 like professional guidance from fellow Billikens further along the career path or are interested in giving the next generation the advice you wish you鈥檇 had, check out , our online career advising program.
Continue Your Education Through SLU
Are you in need of continuing education credits, or are you considering an additional certificate or degree? Start at SLU. Many 天美传媒制片厂 academic programs offer CTE.
Learn more by visiting the slu.edu pages for your graduating school or college.
天美传媒制片厂 offers more than 80 post-baccalaureate and professional degree programs, including stackable certificate programs, online options, and more.
SLU is also home to the Workforce Center, offering certification bootcamps, digital badging and other technology education.
Access Professional Development Webinars
This free professional development webinar series will provide you with the tools you need to achieve your goals.
You have career benefits through SLU for life. Join us as we discuss those benefits and how you can take advantage of SLU's Career Services as alumni.
Speaker: Cori Wagner, SLU Career Counselor
Being able to communicate your personal brand effectively is the first step in networking. This webinar discusses how to build and maintain your network and personal brand. Topics include the importance of networking, how to represent your best and professional self, professionalism in interactions, and follow-up etiquette.
Speaker: Jordan Watson, SLU Career Counselor
Do you want to learn how to make your documents stand out to an employer? On average, an employer initially scans a r茅sum茅 for just 20 to 30 seconds. Here, we discuss effective tips and suggestions for how to make your r茅sum茅 effective for the job search.
Speaker: Diane Devine, SLU Career Counselor (A&S '00)
Learn how to bring SLU's mission and Jesuit tradition into your career, translating
these values into action.
Speaker: Beth-Anne Yakubu, Executive Director, Emerson Leadership Institute at Saint Louis University (CSB '09)
It's not unusual to ask, 鈥淎m I too late?" or "Where do I want to go next?" when exploring a first, second, third or even fourth career. This webinar will give you successful strategies for effectively exploring your career interests and transitioning into your next opportunity. You will learn about yourself, the world of work, goal-setting and how to effectively research your career interests.
Speaker: Jordan Watson, SLU Career Counselor
Need help selling yourself in an interview? This webinar will discuss one of the final steps in the job search process: interviewing. Topics will include what to expect before, during and after an interview, how to prepare, practice and perform, types of interviews and questions, professional attire, and follow-up etiquette.
Speaker: Jordan Watson, SLU Career Counselor
Professionally and personally, we are all being pushed to do more, achieve more and be more 鈥榮uccessful.鈥� We know this way of engaging in the world takes a significant toll mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually. We explore underlying motivations that drive us to be busy, begin to assess our overall well-being, discuss simple tools to help us take a step back in order to step forward and develop a blueprint to help orient us to the next steps we can take, professionally and personally.
Speaker: Lubna Somjee, Ph.D. (A&S '93)
The key to organizational success depends on harnessing the power of teams. This webinar will help you develop the skills and tools needed to maximize the potential of diverse teams to increase productivity, efficiency and effectiveness.
Speaker: William M. Klepper, Ph.D. (A&S '66, Grad Ed. '67, Grad '75)
Don't make these common mistakes that could scare away future employers.
Speaker: Diane Devine, SLU Career Counselor (A&S '00)
Join us as we discuss how each generation can bring different strengths to your team and workplace. Please keep in mind that these are generalizations.
Speaker: Diane Devine, SLU Career Counselor (A&S 鈥�00)
Salary negotiation can be one of the most stressful parts of the job search process. Join us for insight on preparing for and getting the most out of a salary negotiation conversation.
Speakers: Eliza Angarano, SLU Career Counselor and Cori Wagner, SLU Career Counselor
Take Part in SLU's Corporate Connections Program
SLU can come to you: Network with fellow Billikens among your colleagues and University faculty and staff by hosting a Corporate Connections event.
The Office of Alumni Engagement will assist with hosting a convenient reception at your company. For more information, contact alumni@slu.edu or 314-977-2250.