Alumni Personal & Career Development Center

Our early bird registration pricing of $39 for Get Unstuck: The Wake Forest University Alumni Career Development Conference is being extended through this Friday, January 9th!

Join us on Saturday, January 31st, from 9:00am-3:00pm at the WFU Charlotte Center if you’re a WFU alum who is:

🛠️ Looking for tactical job search strategies and tools

🗺️ Wanting guidance on effectively navigating transitions

🎩 Seeking out community and connection with the Wake Forest network

🫶 Needing some encouragement as you seek out your next steps

We’ll be providing 3 sessions with expert career development speakers, lunch and facilitated networking, resume and LinkedIn profile reviews with career coaches on-site, and more. Grab your spot for this space-limited, alumni-only event at the link in our bio or stories!

https://alumni.opcd.wfu.edu/get-unstuck-alumni-conference-2026/ …

Happy 2026, Deacs! 💫

A great way to kick off a new calendar year is to take a few minutes and update your resume with recent accomplishments. That’s why we’re bringing back Tune-Up Tuesday resume reviews for the month of January. 🗓️

We’ll be reviewing any incoming resumes that we receive every Tuesday throughout this month. Send your resume (as a Word or Google Doc so we can edit on it directly) to alumnicareers@wfu.edu.

💥💥Please note this offering is only for alumni who are graduates from College of Arts & Sciences programs. Grads from any School of Business program, law, med school, etc. should reach out to their respective programs for career assistance! Current WFU students should contact the OPCD.💥💥 …

For our post-lunch session of the Get UnStuck Alumni Career Development Conference in January 2026, we’ll be joined by @wfualumni @tiffanywaddelltate (‘07, MALS ‘11), SHRP-SCP, CEO and Founder of Career Maven Consulting. Tiffany will be presenting on the topic of “From Stuck to Strategic: How to Evolve Your Role Without Leaving It.” 💡

Don’t forget: you have until the end of this calendar year to register with our early bird pricing of only $39! Give yourself the gift of intentionally focusing on your career path and taking steps to move forward in the new year.

Learn more and register at the link in our bio or stories!

https://alumni.opcd.wfu.edu/get-unstuck-alumni-conference-2026/ …

An entrepreneur at heart, Joel Ang (‘11) has taken on many fascinating endeavors over the course of his career so far. From wedding photographer to podiatrist, Joel really has done it all. His current (and very exciting) pursuit is his role as the founder of Matrimoney, a credit card consulting company! Read his story to learn more about Joel’s incredible career path.

Here are some fun facts about Joel:

📚His first job at Wake was cutting up old books for recycling at the ZSR library.

🥘 He used to make 6-course meals for friends while at Wake.

📍Joel’s favorite Winston-Salem restaurant was Mary’s Of Course, which sadly closed in 2020.

We’ll leave you with some advice from Joel about caring for yourself:
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“The most important thing I’ve learned is to practice resting while in motion, which is something I learned while training for my first half marathon. I have a tendency to push myself and focus on how things can and should be improved, a tendency that I’m sure is present in many Wake grads. While that can be a helpful trait, I’ve also realized that running all out, all the time is not sustainable. Sometimes jogging, which can feel painfully slow, is what’s necessary in life.”

Read more of our Q&A with Joel at the link in our profile or stories! Plus, you can always check out our past alumni spotlights in the “Deacon Spotlight” highlight reel in our profile.

https://alumni.opcd.wfu.edu/deacon-spotlight/deacon-spotlight-joel-ang/ …

In the second session of the Get UnStuck Alumni Career Development Conference in January 2026, Sharron Vogler is going to lead us on the topic of Get Unstuck in Your Search: From AI to ATS. She’ll dive into the nuts and bolts of launching a strategic job search and leveraging AI tools to tailor your marketing documents to specific roles. 💡🤖📝

Sharron is the WFU Director of Alumni and MBA Career Development in the School of Business, and Consultant at SVP Connections. Learn more about Sharron, see the full conference agenda, and register with our early bird pricing of $39 at the link in our bio or stories!

https://alumni.opcd.wfu.edu/get-unstuck-alumni-conference-2026/ …

While our students celebrate Pitsgiving today (IYKYK), we can’t help but stop and share what we’re grateful for – YOU, our @wfualumni, and fellow Deacs! 🎩🫶

Thank you for following us in this space, showing up to our programs and events, serving as connectors and connections to fellow alumni, and staying in touch with us at Wake Forest. Our amazing alumni are what make this work so meaningful and fun. Truly!

We’ll be out of the office next week and wish you all a joyful Thanksgiving! 🦃🍂🥧🥂 …