Career Programming
The McCombs Alumni Network has developed ongoing career programming for alumni to refine their skills and learn how to create opportunities in the current job market.
March 3, 2009: “Surefire Ways to Recession-Proof Your Career”
On March 3 Darrell Gurney, BBA ’84, certified career management coach and founder of CareerGuy.com hosted more than 130 McCombs alumni in his “Surefire Ways to Recession-Proof Your Career” teleseminar. When it came to networking, he advised participants to get out and meet people, present themselves in a memorable fashion to become top of mind with those they network with and to maintain the relationships after the networking event is over. “It’s not who you know, it’s who you actually talk to,” advised Darrell, regarding relationships and networking.
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April 14, 2009: “Job Search Techniques: Best Practices for Today’s Market”
On April 14 Career Coach Laura Hill, BBA ’75, held the teleseminar “Job Search Techniques: Best Practices for Today’s Market” for over 75 alumni. Hill taught alumni how to improve the effectiveness of their resumes and develop a personal elevator pitch. She also touched on the power of using examples in interviews and some basic principals of salary negotiation. “Listening to the seminar was time well spent. Laura Hill speaks like a coach—not like a recruiter—and gave valuable advice for this super-competitive job market,” said teleseminar attendee, John Brownrigg, MBA ’84.
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May 19, 2009: “Genuine Networking”
On May 19 Amy Wittmayer, MBA ’04, led the networking workshop "Genuine Networking" at the UT Club. The interactive workshop offered specific tactics and skills for alumni to improve their approach to networking. Wittmayer challenged the notion that networking is a "fake exercise" and illustrated that it provides the opportunity for mutual benefit among involved parties.
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