Bentley College Launches Online Career Networking Site - A Virtual Community for Students and Alumni
Posted on: Wednesday, 12 September 2007, 12:00 CDT
WALTHAM, Mass., Sept. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Students at Bentley College have a new and powerful career networking tool available right on their laptops. The recently launched FalconNet is one of the first student-to-student, student-to-alumni and alumni-to-alumni career networking portals in the nation. A virtual online community, it gives Bentley students and alumni a trusted site in which to leverage the knowledge, experience, and connections of thousands of graduates and fellow classmates.
FalconNet enables students to obtain information on job and internship opportunities from industry insiders, gather tips on preparing for interviews, take advantage of the college's eRecruiting system, and access links to popular career web sites.
Bentley's FalconNet converts the already established habits of students who use social networking sites to develop virtual relationships around common interests to a new purpose: creating professional networking relationships that give them a competitive edge in the job market.
"We've created a powerful, flexible place where students and alumni can become resources for each other," says Caitlin Blasco, Director of Undergraduate Career Services, who developed the FalconNet concept. "Our students can tap the deep knowledge and experience of our alumni, can learn from each other student-to-student, and also provide our alumni, who are hiring managers, with a pool of highly qualified candidates for their opportunities."
Similar to sites like MySpace and Facebook, FalconNet requires students to set up their own home page. Instead of filling the page with information about their favorite music, movies and food -- students describe their career accomplishments, experiences and goals.
Post-graduation, FalconNet also takes on a social aspect as alumni use it to stay connected to fellow alums and the institution. "While FalconNet helps our alumni expand their professional network, it can also be used to maintain relationships with their Bentley classmates and the entire college community," says Leigh Gaspar, Director of Special Events and Volunteer Programs. "Providing services and relationships that keep our alumni engaged and connected is vital to our institution."
FalconNet was created through a collaboration between Bentley's Management Information Systems and Marketing teams, and Harris Connect, a leader in alumni and membership services.
Bentley is a national leader in business education. Enrolling approximately 4,000 full-time undergraduate, and 1,270 graduate students, Bentley is located in Waltham, Mass., minutes west of Boston.
Bentley College
CONTACT: Helen Henrichs of Bentley College, +1-781-891-2277,henrichs@bentley.edu
Source: PRNewswire-USNewswire
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