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Career Connections

Networking

Helping students build and use a network is one of the things that sets Lake Forest College apart.

Lake Forest College boasts a strong community of alumni who give back to the College in tangible ways by helping students and recent grads. And it’s not just alumni, it’s professors, it’s parents of alumni, parents of current students, and friends of the College such as trustees and others.

Foresters Helping Foresters

With over 14,000 alumni, many in the Chicago area, students find meaningful support from a wide variety of industries and careers.

Through these connections, students have access to hundreds of professionals willing to help them understand and navigate their career path.

Networking Opportunities

Speed Networking

The Career Advancement Center’s annual Speed Networking event seriously connects students with professionals in their area of interest. From neuroscience to art history, students from all areas of study come to get career advice, find internship opportunities, and make connections that will hopefully lead to opportunities after graduation.

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160 students showed up in their business attire, ready to network!

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Careers in Health Care and Medical Science Networking Event

Health Care is one of the country’s fastest growing industries with a variety of exciting occupations, for all different kinds of majors, which will represent one in three of the net new jobs by 2024. In order to help students understand and prepare for these industries, the Health Care and Science Career Pathway presented the Careers in Health Care and Medical Science networking event earlier this year.

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Students discuss opportunities in health care and medical science with Mallory Tucker, Public Health Advocate with Zacharias Sexual Abuse Center

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Career Milestone Guides

Building Your Network
Conducting an Informational Interview
Developing Your Professional Introduction
Maintaining Your Network

Networking Resources

Vault Campus offers articles on informational interviewing basics, questions to ask and more!
LinkedIn for Students: Check out student guides and videos for an introduction to this helpful tool.
The Quint Guide to Informational Interviewing includes 200 sample questions and sample email requests.