Executive and Graduate Alumni Career Support
Executive and graduate program alumni can take advantage of a number of offerings from our McDonough Career support team including career coaching, access to job search platforms, resume reviews, networking, lifelong learning, and more.
Career Coaching
Alumni of McDonough’s graduate programs have access to lifelong career advising and executive coaching. A member of our career coaching team can assist you in a wide range of areas, including positioning for a promotion, strategizing about a career change, or evaluating a job offer. Our coaches can also support: resume and cover letter reviews, target company strategy, networking plan development, mock interviews, and LinkedIn profile reviews.
Coaching via the McDonough Career Center is limited to four one-hour sessions per year for a maximum of three years. Alumni are eligible for 12 lifetime coaching sessions in total. Additional career coaching is available for a fee through Georgetown’s Alumni Career Services.
McDonough graduate program alumni can complete the interest form below and our office will follow up via email regarding the next steps.
Career Resources
If you are looking for immediate career assistance, check out these resources to help jumpstart the process.
- All Georgetown alumni maintain lifetime access to the Handshake job search portal. Use Handshake in addition to general and industry-specific job boards to identify target companies and roles.
- Georgetown also offers access to ExecThread for those seeking executive-level positions.
- The Cawley Career Center provides sample resumes and cover letters to help you develop your career portfolio.
- Looking to improve your LinkedIn profile? Start with their LinkedIn Learning course. Most local libraries provide free access to LinkedIn Learning for cardholders.
- Brushing up on your interview skills? See our resource guide and consider connecting with a coach for a mock interview.
Connecting with Current Students
Georgetown McDonough offers numerous opportunities to engage with our talented pool of students, including a variety of on-campus engagement strategies, networking events, hiring platforms, and other recruitment needs. We invite you to connect with our career and partnership teams to learn more about how we can help you recruit, connect, and engage with Georgetown McDonough students and alumni.
- Post jobs, access resumes, and receive applications by posting through Handshake (all Georgetown degree programs) and/or McDonough CareerView (McDonough graduate programs only).
- Host an event at McDonough to connect with students directly through an information session, case competition, workshop, networking reception, or other opportunity.
- Be a guest speaker for relevant student organizations.
- Participate in Career Days for your industry including marketing, healthcare, finance, consulting, entrepreneurship, operations, real estate, social impact, and energy.
- Offer to host a Career Trek to your organization for students.
Networking
The global Hoya network is one of the most valuable elements of your degree. Stay in touch with classmates and connect with others through one or more of our digital communities.
Lifelong Learning
McDonough offers events and content accessible from across the globe to help support your professional growth. Leverage these resources to expand your business knowledge and grow your network.