Video Library:
Your Career
Your Alumni Association is an ongoing resource for information and online tools to help you move your career forward.
- Ask Career Connections
- Career Choice
- Job Search
- Advancement
Need answers to your career development or job-hunting questions? Ask the professionals with the our Career Connections program at alumni@admin.umass.edu.
Career Connections Tips
- Do you have any advice to keep me motivated in my job search?
- Do you have any suggestions for informational interviews?
- How can I rejoin the workforce after raising two children?
- How can I do well on phone interviews?
- How do you answer questions about salary requirements?
- The curse of the overqualified candidate
- Do you have any tips on updating my resume?
- What should I say when asked if I have any questions?
- What is LinkedIn and how should I get started?
- Is it true that you no longer need to use a cover letter?
- Why haven't I been called back for any second interviews?
- How do I prepare for a job search to avoid layoffs?
- Is this recession making things harder for working moms?
- What are the first steps I should take to change careers?
- How can I find a job in a tight economy?
- How can I keep my job during this recession?
- Is it worth sending a resume to a company that has a hiring freeze?
Need answers to your career, job-search, or job-hunting questions? Looking to further or change your career? Then email your question to alumni@admin.umass.edu. Each month questions will be chosen to be answered in @UMASS.