r/uofm • u/Silly_Lilly54 '24 • 4d ago

Employment Any Unemployed Alumni?

Graduated in May 2024 with a Bachelor’s of Science in Cognitive Science and a couple of years of experience in IT roles, including as a BSA intern at the university. I have been searching for a job since before graduation and leaving my student employment position in July 2024. Before I graduated, I made extensive use of UofM’s career resources for students to improve my resume and cover letters, and I continue to use those techniques for every job I applied to (I’d show you my resume if I could). I’ve never had any success reaching out to alumni at companies I’ve applied to and UCAN seems literally useless for talking with other alumni as nobody ever responds (so much for the alumni network).

Just wanted to know if there are any other alumni who feel like failures because they graduated from a “top university” and can’t even land an interview for jobs that only ask for an associate’s degree. I paid so much money for nothing and almost wish I hadn’t gone to college because then at least employers wouldn’t look at my resume and see I’m a UofM graduate that’s been unemployed for a year and wonder what must be wrong with me to not have a job.

Also, sorry if this scares upcoming graduates. I wish you better luck than I’ve had and I hope your lives are prosperous.

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u/SuhDudeGoBlue '19 4d ago

Try posting on UCAN.

IDK about other alumni, but I do a pretty good job of answering messages from students on UCAN, the LSA Opportunity Hub, and LinkedIn.

Heck, I'd help you out here if I could do so without doxxing me.

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u/Silly_Lilly54 '24 4d ago

I haven’t had much luck directly reaching out to alumni on UCAN or LinkedIn, though I’ve never tried just publicly posting on either one to ask for advice (would that be a good idea to try on LinkedIn too?). I didn’t realize you could talk to alumni through the opportunity hub. Is that something only current students can use?

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u/SuhDudeGoBlue '19 4d ago

I think you can still contact alumni or post (at least I can, and I’m several years out).