Expand Your Network / Mentor

This virtual online community focuses on expanding professional networks and fostering meaningful mentorship connections. This community offers career guidance and skill-building opportunities, helping members navigate professional growth through meaningful relationships. Whether you’re seeking advice, looking to give back, or hoping to broaden your circle, this community offers a supportive space for networking and personal development.

Use KU Menroting+

• Connect with alumni and professionals who signed up to be mentors for KU students.
  • Create an account on Mentoring KU – use KU single sign-on / register with your email address.
  • Search alumni by majors, keywords, organizations, or any other criteria.
  • Use the “message” function to contact the alumni for a short phone discussion to learn about career paths and ask for advice; customize the message in the system or create your own.
  • Prepare questions to ask the alumni.
  • At the end of your informational interview, ask for additional resources or contacts.
  • Send a thank you email and reflect on the experience.                                                         

Establish Connections on LinkedIn

• Create a LinkedIn account – make sure to create a headline that uses keywords and aligns with your brand, complete the About section, and fill out Education, Experience, and Skills.
• Connect with your classmates, instructors, colleagues, and KU career advisors.
• Identify professionals working in careers you want to explore.
• Review alumni for the University of Kansas for your major and list names (Search for the University of Kansas, click “Alumni”, and sort by important criteria).
• Connect with alumni and professionals.
• Schedule an appointment with a career advisor from the UCC to discuss your LinkedIn.

Attend Career Fairs & Networking Events

• Review the upcoming events.
• Download the Handshake app…
• Prepare for a career fair – learn what to wear, say, and bring by reviewing the One Stop Prep Shop. Schedule an appointment with a career advisor from the UCC if you have any questions.
• Attend the career fairs to introduce yourself and ask questions; do not forget to ask for business cards.
• Send thank you messages to career fair contacts.