Services for Job Seekers

Join the UAlbany Alumni Group on LinkedIn, the leading online professional networking tool. Through this network of UAlbany alumni, you’ll find inside connections to jobs, industry experts and business partners – all through your UAlbany connection.

This free networking tool is available to UAlbany alumni only. Use it to:

• Leverage the power of the UAlbany alumni network to connect with UAlbany alums and their non-alumni contacts.
• Present yourself and your professional capabilities
• Search LinkedIn’s job database, then connect with UAlbany alumni at companies around the world
• Accelerate your career through referrals from UAlbany alumni

Register directly with LinkedIn. Remember, only alumni and select members of the UAlbany community may join. Members of the group have been confirmed by Alumni Association staff as members of the UAlbany community.

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Please Note: LinkedIn operates independently from our UAlbany Alumni Online Community. So, be sure to also keep your UAlbany online community profile updated.

Privacy: Read the LinkedIn Privacy Policy. Please note that any information you provide in the course of utilizing LinkedIn may become part of your alumni record.

Credential Files
Credential Files can be established to house Reference Letters only for University at Albany students or alumni for the following reasons: application requests for K-12 and University administrative and teaching positions; and candidates seeking entrance into graduate and professional school programs. Career Services does not retain reference letters indefinitely. Credential Files will be retained for five years after you open the file or five years after date of last use ofthe file. For more details on credential files, visit the Career Services web site. 

Career/Job Fairs
There are a number of career fairs offered at UAlbany that are appropriate for recent alumni and students. Career Services hosts a large career fair in February in the SEFCU arena that attracts more than 100 employers. Delta Sigma Pi and Career Services also sponsor another fair in September. This day-long event involves more than 70 employers. Both fairs are open to students in all majors and alumni. The SUNY State-Wide Job Fair, usually held in April at a SUNY institution, attracts more than 100 employers to discuss full-time, intern and co-op opportunities with SUNY students and alumni. For more information, contact Career Services at (518) 437-4900.

Career Library
The library, housed in Career Services, contains books, video cassettes, newspapers, periodicals, a job vacancy file and an internship file which provide information to support the career planning process and the job search. The collection includes information on trends, salaries and employment outlooks. Call (518) 442-4900 for more details.

Company Research Internet Sites
Review company profiles and financial information on thousands of companies. Most sites allow you to search by company name or a specific category.

Relocation and Salary Information
This site provides links to help you compute cost-of-living comparisons, estimate relocation costs, and figure salary comparisons for hundreds of cities nationwide. You can access hundreds of salary surveys or get a profile of the state and location you may be relocating to.

School of Business Career Services
The School has established an Alumni Office of Career Services aimed at increasing opportunities for business students and graduates. Services and programs being offered include lectures, round table discussions, special mailings, company lists and resume distribution. Email Deirdre Sweeney, director of the School of Business Office of Career Services.