Advance Your Career | Alumni & Friends

Career & Professional Development opportunities and resources for UD Alumni.

Advance Your Career

Alumni & Friends

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You came to the University of Delaware to gain an education to kickstart your career, but your connection to UD for your career doesn't stop there.

UD is here for you as you continue your career journey, wherever it takes you. From industry-focused webinars to career and networking platforms to one-on-one coaching with a career expert, you can find the guidance you're seeking. These tools and resources cover challenges and aspects of all career stages, whether you're exploring entry-level or leadership positions, switching careers, stepping into management roles or continually looking for professional development opportunities to be the best in your field.

UD Career Acceleration Network (UD CAN)

Connect with alumni, students, faculty and staff on this free professional development and career resource, featuring professional networks in every industry and regional groups for a convenient way to connect with Blue Hens in your area. Features include discussion boards, webinars and articles with career tips, video call integration and more.

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UD Career Acceleration Network (UD CAN).

Stay connected with your fellow Blue Hens in the Official LinkedIn Alumni Group, where alumni can share or learn helpful career tips and more.

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Lerner Webinars

UD’s Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics is offering two webinar series to help Blue Hens in all stages of their careers navigate these unprecedented times.

Career Expert Webinars

This past webinar series features panels from experts from various industries to share insights and guidance.

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Leadership in Times of Crisis

Lerner’s Women’s Leadership Initiative curated talks for this webinar series to empower people at all levels to step up and take leadership in these challenging moments and during times of crisis.

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Hen Talks

Hen Talks are free, online webinars led exclusively by Blue Hens, faculty and friends of UD, featuring a wide-range of topics on professional development, career advice and much more.

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Hen Talks Webinar: Demystifying Taxes: youtube.com/watch?v=bFmVi9HsaIQ

Career Counseling & Coaching

Schedule 30-minute phone, in-person or virtual appointments with a career counselor from the University Career Center or the Lerner Career Services Center. Select an appointment time through Handshake.

UD Career Resources

Big Interview: Step-by-step job preparation

A whole interview preparation system, get hands-on practice with mock interviews tailored to your specific industry, job, and experience level with Big Interview.

Big Interview

CareerShift: Search and store job listings

Search and store job listings from all job boards and all company job postings. Get up-to-date contact information, including email addresses, for millions of companies.

Search Jobs

Handshake: One-stop shop for job searching

Post and apply for jobs and connect with the Career Center team.

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PathwayU: Career self-assessment

Understand your values, interests, personality and workplace preferences using this self-assessment platform.

Explore

Professional and Continuing Studies at UD

Looking to complement your current skillset or interested in lifelong learning? Professional and Continuing Studies at UD has a wide array of options for you to explore.

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Vault: Career advice and insider information about companies

Find out what it’s really like to work within an industry, company or profession, and how to position yourself to start, advance or change your career.

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