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For Alumni

Our Services

Macalester alumni who have graduated within five years are offered comprehensive services, including appointments with career counselors, resume reviews, job search assistance, and unlimited access to Handshake, our career services platform. Alumni 5+ years from graduation are offered three appointments and unlimited access to Handshake.

If you graduated prior to 2018, you’ll need to request a Handshake account. Questions? See Getting Started with Handshake Guide for Alumni.

Volunteer to Help

Your help is invaluable to students. You can participate by:

  • Volunteering to be a career helper on MacConnect, the online alumni directory. We encourage students to seek out alums who have designated themselves as career helpers.
  • Posting your organization’s open jobs and internships on Handshake. If you wish, you can choose to make the postings visible to Mac students only. Read more about posting on Handshake as an employerMany employers already have an account, if you have any questions about utilizing Handshake, please email [email protected].
  • #HireMac: We can post positions on Handshake with a #HireMac label. This label allows students to know there is an alumni connection. With your permission, we list your name and email address in the job description so students can reach out to ask questions about the application, company culture, etc. If you want to share an opportunity to be posted as a #HireMac position, please fill out our #HireMac form.  

New Initatives

It can be daunting to think about, but your liberal arts education has armed you with invaluable transferable skills, and we’re here to help as you explore your next career move! Alumni Engagement and Career Exploration are proud to partner with Mission Collaborative for our first Macalester Alumni Career Design Fellowship—a collaborative and flexible program that will give you clarity, guidance, direction for your next career move. Now’s the time to discover a career with the salary, flexibility, and fulfillment you deserve. 

The Fellowship is perfect for you if you are:​

  • Curious about how your strengths and experience translate to other career paths
  • Feeling bored, burnt out, or under-appreciated in your current role
  • Transitioning to a new phase of life and want to reinvent your career

The Career Design Fellowship, a collaborative, thirty-day online program for Macalester alumni, is designed to provide the structure and accountability to find a more fulfilling career by leveraging the skills and passions you already have.

Early Enrollment ends April 6, limited spots available. Learn more and enroll!