Alumni

Welcome to the Fort Lewis College Alumni Career Services Community!

ALUMNI CAREER SUPPORT

Fort Lewis College Career Services provides a full range of services to support alumni with all aspects of their career journey including one-on-one advisement with a career advisor, participation in career events, and access to resources on the FLC Career Services website. A career advisor can help you with any of the following:

  • Strategize job searches using relevant and reliable sources
  • Provide professional development resources
  • Create career documents – resume, CV, cover letter, and e-portfolio
  • Discuss career goals to research and formulate an action plan
  • Access personality and career matching tools
  • Offer personal branding training, including LinkedIn profiles
  • Learn about networking and events to engage with employers

Every Major and Degree is Backed by the Career Services Promise to Help You for Your Entire Career!

Once a Skyhawk always a Skyhawk!

Create Your Handshake Profile Today

So what can you do with Handshake? Handshake is our professional employment platform that gives you access to vetted jobs, makes appointments with Career Service staff, and can create a profile to help build your brand that employers can discover and reach out to.

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Setup an Appointment With Career Services

As an alumnus, you can meet with career services at any time to receive help on your resume, cover letter, and interview skills, and optimize your Handshake and LinkedIn profiles. Just click on the “Learn More” button below and login to your Handshake account and click on “appointments”, choose the type of appointment you would like, and follow the rest of the steps to set up your appointment.

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Alumni Resume Kit

If you need a little assistance to get started on your resume or some simple pointers to making your resume just a little bit better, download our alumni resume kit today.  Keep in mind that the Career Services team is always here to help you.  Just create an appointment in Handshake and we will help you out.

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Alumni Resume Drop Off!

Once you have your resume all polished and ready to go, it is always a good idea to have someone look it over.  We are always here to help you by providing a full video review of your resume and cover letter.  Just click below, fill out the form, upload your resume and we will get to work for you.  Please let us know if you have any questions.

Drop Off Here!

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Career Resources

Writing Samples

Writing Samples

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Occasionally you will be asked to provide writing samples as part of your job or internship application. This …
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Career / Job Search Worksheet

Career / Job Search Worksheet

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Four Year Career Plan

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Search for a Job / Employer

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Create a LinkedIn Profile

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Prepare for an Interview

Prepare for an Interview

Interviewing is a skill.

The more you practice, the better you’ll do. Contact us to schedule a mock interview.

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