Here you’ll find guidelines for building your professional network and connecting with mentors. For industry-specific advice, be sure to check out the Career Communities.



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If you are changing …

by Jessica Stewart
Looking to supercharge your personal and professional development? Ready to connect with amazing alums who can guide you toward your goals and enhance your skills? Get excited because MentorGrinnell is your gateway to a mentorship experience designed …

by Philip Kiely ’20
As a student at Grinnell College, I spent countless hours in a familiar loop: find an internship that looked promising, upload my résumé to the application portal, re-type all of the information from my résumé into …

by Philip Kiely ’20
Effective cold emails are concise and focused. Like a viral tweet, you only have a few …
Enjoy a conversation with someone whose professional journey inspires your own.
One important tool for developing your career is to …
Writing thank you notes goes beyond the handmade card you sent to a relative after receiving a gift. While that …
Eager to start building connections with Grinnell alumni? Learn more about Student-Alum Virtual Meetups and MentorGrinnell as two ways to …
Find Grinnell Alums on LinkedIn to learn more about their unique career journeys, and to explore your own potential career …

A job shadow is similar to a ride-along, a chance to accompany a professional during their workday to observe what …
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When it comes to job success, it’s not only what you know: it’s who you know. Every year employers fill …
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