Student Mentoring — Some students need personalized attention more than others. Often, students connect better to people with similar backgrounds who can relate to their circumstances. Alumni offer this. Therefore, students are more likely to listen to an alum’s advice.
Career Coach — Society puts great pressure on youth to determine what they want to do for a living. How would teenagers know what they want to do for a living when they have a limited scope of opportunities available to them? Alumni career coaches offer students insight into the students’ field of interest, from seasoned veterans’ professional experience. Thus, students are better poised to decide if this is their correct career path. The same logic holds true when weighing college, trade, or other options.