Networking & Mentoring

The NAA stands behind all of its alumni with a complete package of career guidance tools, online services, and networking resources to help you in you achieve your career goals.

The Northwestern LinkedIn Group
Join today and network with thousands of fellow Wildcats! Our profile guidelines (PDF) walk you through the process of setting up a LinkedIn profile and joining the Northwestern group.  Keywords are an important part of your profile, as they bring targeted traffic to your web page.  The following websites are recommended for keyword searches:  https://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordToolExternal;  http://www.goodkeywords.com/;  http://www.wordtracker.com/

Northwestern CareerNet
This is a great source for alumni contacts, advice, and support. It is designed to match career seekers with volunteer alumni who have achieved success in various fields and who are willing to help you.

The Council of 100 Mentoring Program
This program encourages and supports the development of one-to-one relationships between Council members (as mentors) and female undergraduates, graduate students, and young alumnae of Northwestern University. Access requires a free Northwestern Online Tools username and password.

NEXT (Northwestern Externship Program)
The NEXT Program helps prepare undergraduate students for their future careers by providing an invaluable opportunity to explore a variety of career paths before graduation. Alumni share aspects of their career fields while on-the-job with current students. Externships last a day during the annual externship period.

VocationVacations®
The mission of VocationVacations is to inspire people to test-drive their dream job prior to making a career decision. It involves 1-3 days of career immersion under the tutelage of an approved mentor in over 140 vocation types.