Professional mobility, whether chosen or involuntary, has become a reality for many university graduates. Thanks to their vast network and the connections they maintain with all the actors in the labor market, alumni associations can play an essential role during a career change or professional reintegration.

Alumni UNIGE is committed to fully assuming this role through its platform for job and internship offers for alumni (see “Job” tab in the left menu), which serves both recent graduates and experienced professionals. Our association has also set up a mentoring programme for students nearing the end of their studies (see below).

As a member of Alumni UNIGE, you also get full access to the Career Centre for the first two years after you graduate. The experts there will help you in your job search. The Career Centre services include:

• individual appointments to get advice on looking for a job, including a review of your job applications, practice job interviews and help creating a career plan;
• workshops to help you create your career plan and identify your qualities, skills and job preferences;
• events with potential employers and other professionals, such as the “Nuit des Carrières” and faculty-specific forums (with stands and presentations by employers).

Alumni members can visit the Career Centre at Rue du Général-Dufour 24, 1st floor, in Geneva, or contact its staff by email (carriere@unige.ch) or phone (+41 22 379 77 02).

Mentoring

Alumni UNIGE, in collaboration with the university’s Career Center, organises an annual Mentoring Programme. The association calls on its members to serve as mentors. Over approximately twenty hours during the academic year, mentors share their knowledge of the professional world and support the mentees —students in their final year of study—in realizing their career goals. The mentee/mentor pairs are formed based on a common professional interest.