Board of Visitors
Advancement and Communications Committee
November 15, 2013
The University of Virginia Alumni Association
Alumni Career Services
• Mission Statement: The mission of ACS is to provide U.Va. alumni with
quality, lifetime career management resources and services using
technology and professional expertise
• Career Help When and Where You Need it
• Career Help on the Web
• Friday Forum Webinars
• Get Connected
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Alumni-student career connections
LinkedIn Group Connections
• Individual Advising and Assessments
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Skype, Phone, In Person, Email
• UValumniJOBS.com job postings
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Career Help on the Web
• Website with broad resources:
– Career Exploration
– Job Search
– Alumni Networking
– Graduate School
– Career Transition
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Friday Forum Webinars
• Online lunchtime seminars with alumni
presenters covering professional, career and
personal development topics
• Open and free to alumni, parents, students and
faculty/staff and the public
• Listen live or visit the online library to view
recording, mp3, mp4; or on YouTube or itunesU
• 18,343 webinar registrations in FY12/13
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Where in the World
Are Friday Forum Webinars?
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Friday Forum Webinars
• Recent Popular Titles
– Overcome Procrastination
– Identify Your Talents and Leverage Your Strengths
– Business Connections: Using LinkedIn
– Sell Yourself without Selling Out
– Resumes that Land Interviews
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Get Connected
• University of Virginia Alumni LinkedIn Group
– 28,981 alumni only members
• University of Virginia Career Networking
Community
– 8,646 members
• University Career Assistance Network (UCAN)
– 25,000 alumni career connections for students
and fellow alumni
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Advising
• Individual Advising & Assessments
– All electronic record system integrated with Job posting
system
– Myers-Briggs & Strong Interest Inventory assessments
– Skype/phone/email appointments outweigh in-person
– Advising for spouses/partners
– Free for life members; modest fees for non-members
• Group Walk-ins
– Weekly walk-ins in Charlottesville for all alumni, spouses,
partners
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Advising Appointments
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Client Advising by Age
ACS Advising Clients FY12/13
Years of Graduation
1%
5%
2003-2012
13%
2002-1993
1992-1983
13%
1982-1973
67%
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1972-1962
Client Advising by Mode
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• Jobs and post-graduate internship postings for
UVA alumni with entry level to highly
experienced qualifications
• Accessible to alumni and non-alumni
employers
• 605 employer accounts, 2430 alumni user
accounts
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Summary
• Demand by Alumni for Career Advising has
grown exponentially
– Alumni Advising has grown 41% in two years
– Use of online tools and Friday Forums has
mushroomed
• Networking has expanded
• Number of Employers continues to increase
rapidly
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