Alumni Guide
Contact the Office of Development and Alumni Relations for a full list of alumni benefits and services. Below you will see an overview of Career Center resources for alumni.
SHORT TERM
Recent graduates have access to all Career Center services, including 1:1 appointments with staff, for up to one year after graduation. You may schedule an appointment by calling the Career Center at 312-369-7280 or by emailing careercenter@colum.edu.
Select Career Center events are open to alumni and they are encouraged to attend. For more information, visit our events page.
LONG TERM
Handshake is an online job board for current students and degreed alumni to find employment opportunities. If you already had a Handshake account as a student, you retain access to that account indefinitely. If you’ve lost account access and need to restore it, please reach out to careercenter@colum.edu.
If you didn’t have a Handshake account as a student and want to create your alumni account, please reach out to careercenter@colum.edu with your legal name at the time of graduation, graduation year, your student ID number, and preferred email.
Online Resources:
Visit the Office of Development and Alumni Relations website for a list of resources available to all alumni.