Alumni Services

Alumni Career Planning and Job Search Assistance

Advice and resources about
How to Conduct a Successful Job Search
Writing a Resume, Cover Letter or Curriculum Vitae
Interviewing
Career Resource Area - These are resources CDC has available
Salary Negotiation / Evaluating Job Offers
Selected Links for Your Job Search

Alumni Career Network
Through "B-Connected", Binghamton University Alumni Association's Online Community, you can tap an expansive group of fellow alumni for networking. The Alumni Career Network is a searchable database of Binghamton alumni who have volunteered to be contacted by alumni and/or students regarding career information. Network volunteers can provide you direction whether you are conducting a job search, considering graduate school or contemplating a career change. Although the Network is not an employment or placement program, it is designed to help you connect with alumni and tap their talents and insight.

eRecruiting
CDC provides a web-based system to use as part of a job search. Many employers contact CDC for assistance in identifying candidates (entry level and experienced) for openings. To register, print the Alumni Registration Form, complete and return it with the non-refundable fee to the Career Development Center. Effective April 18, 2005 the Alumni registration fee for eRecruiting is $10 per year. Once CDC receives your registration materials, your account will be activated and you will be sent an email message with instructions on how to login. Your registration will be active for one year from the date of registration.

Credentials File
As a student you may have opened a credentials file in CDC to keep reference letters and other specific documents to support application for full-time employment and/or graduate/professional school. If you didn't open a file as a student you are welcome to do so as an alum. To open a file please read the "Introduction" then complete and mail in the registration process through B-Connected and mail your signed registration form to the CDC Office. Files are kept for 10 years from the last date of use.

Individual Assistance
Alumni may visit in person or set up a telephone appointment with a CDC counselor to discuss career-related concerns. Call 607-777-2400 to schedule.
If you'd like to have a draft of your resume, cover letter or vitae reviewed, send it to CDC and we'll review it and mail it back to you with comments.

Career Resource Area (CRA)
No matter where you are in your job search process, you will have to do some sort of research. Whether you are researching careers trying to narrow down exactly what you want to do, or trying to find addresses of organizations to send your resume to, the CDC can help. Our Career Resource Area (CRA), a reference collection for researching careers, contains information on different career paths, graduate schools, internships, or employers. An on-line catalog of these materials is available to identify specific items.

Salary/Relocation Links

Evaluating Job Offers & Negotiating Salary
Offers and Negotiation

Salary/Relocation Information for Various Fields
Salary Wizard
NY Wage Information
Salary Calculator

Selected Links for Your Job Search
The following are selected websites that might be helpful during the job search process. The list is not exhaustive, but might give you a good start.

Academia
Faculty, Staff and Administrative
Jobs in Higher Education

Business-Related
Marketing
Job postings in finance
Human resources

Communications/ Journalism
Journalist Newslink
Public relations
Film/TV
Television
Broadcasting
Writers, editors and copywriters
Show Biz Jobs

Community Service Jobs

Service and Volunteer Opportunities

Computer-Related
Technology
Tech
Computer
C++ Jobs

Education
NY Education Jobs
NYC Teaching Fellows
Teaching

Engineering
Mechanical
Electrical
Engineering Central
Various

G
overnment
Government jobs
Federal Government Jobs
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Jobs
Federal, State, and Local Government Jobs
Federal Jobs Digest
Federal World Information Network

International Jobs
Jobs in Europe
Overseas Employment Lifestyles

Jobs in New York State

Binghamton Help Wanted
Broome County Jobs
Davincijobs.com
Long Island Jobs
New York City
New York Civil Service Jobs
New York Education Jobs
New York High Tech Jobs
NYS Department of Labor
Southern Tier Jobs
Tri State

Western New York Jobs

Multiple Job Listing Sites

America's Job Bank
Monster Jobs
Hot Jobs
Entry Level
Career Magazine
Career Builder
Job Bank USA
Nation Job Network

Newspapers
Worldwide Newspapers & Magazines
Daily News
New York Post
New York Times
Wall Street Journal
Staten Island
Albany Times Union
The Buffalo News
Syracuse Post-Standard
Binghamton
Long Island

Non-profits jobs
Idea List
Community Career Center
Access: Networking in the Public Interest
Chronicle of Philanthropy
SocialService.com

Organization Research
Riley Guide
Wet Feet

Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology Jobs
Healthcare Specialized
Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology and Healthcare

Science
Biology jobs
Science jobs
Geoscience
Science/bio jobs
Environmental/biology/geology
Agricultural, Food, Natural and Life Sciences
Career Corner Job Bank

Sports & Recreation
Sports Jobs
Sports Products and Services
Outdoor Jobs

Summer Jobs
Summer Positions
Summer and Seasonal
Summer Positions Worldwide