(from Gallup) Many universities boast about how influential their alumni networks are in ensuring students are gainfully employed upon graduation. A Gallup survey of 5,100 graduates found that just 9 percent of graduates reported their alumni network has been very helpful or helpful to them in the job market. More than twice as many graduates (22 percent) report it has been very unhelpful or unhelpful. The vast majority of graduates (69 percent) report it was neither helpful nor unhelpful, which means alumni networks are a non-factor for many graduates in the job market.
Gallup research suggests that making an alumni network useful takes work and intentionality, and that most alumni networks are not actively engaged in supporting fellow alumni in the job market. ... The most active and successful networks will be the result of programming that shows students support while they are students and that motivates them to contribute upon graduation.
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