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Alumni Association provides online career tool

February 9, 2011

"Your Career" road signIt’s no secret that we still face an uncertain economic environment and an unstable job market.

The NIU Alumni Association can be a valuable ally for alumni entering the job field or dealing with a career transition.

In addition to holding regular networking events, the association makes several career-related resources available to NIU alumni.

One such resource is their online community, a valuable networking tool.

The community can be accessed through the Alumni Association’s website by registered users; registration is open to all NIU alumni. Users of the online community can update their contact information, search for fellow alumni in an online database, join an affinity or regional group and post class notes.

In the “Alumni Jobs” section, users can post their resumes, make professional connections, and take advantage of access to an online database of more than 800,000 jobs. Made available through a partnership with Experience.com, this database is available free of charge to registered members of the online community.

Another resource is the Alumni Association’s partnership with Career Vision, an organization dedicated to career assessment and planning services. Cardinal & Black and Legacy members of the Alumni Association can take advantage of special pricing on some of Career Vision’s services.

The Alumni Association is here to provide career-related resources to alumni. For more information, visit www.myniu.com.