Hiring Alumni & Students
Interested in hiring Wake Forest alumni or current students? We want to help you get your open position(s) in front of the right audience. Check out the following options for promoting your job openings, as well as tips for how to best share your postings in the Wake Forest Alumni Group on LinkedIn.
For student job/internship postings:
- Visit the WFU Employer Relations website for information on how to post opportunities, host information sessions about your company and open positions, and attend relevant employer events at Wake Forest.
- Read more about ways to recruit new hires here.
- If you anticipate wanting to interview on campus, have questions, or need help posting opportunities, please reach out to Lori Sykes at sykeslh@wfu.edu.
For alumni job postings:
- Post to the Wake Forest Alumni Group on LinkedIn.
- Connect via email with Lori Sykes at sykeslh@wfu.edu for further assistance in sharing your job opportunities for alumni in Handshake.
Tips for Sharing Job Postings on the Wake Forest Alumni LinkedIn Group:
If you are sharing a job opening in the Wake Forest Alumni LinkedIn Group, be sure to provide context for alumni viewing your post. For example, share how your role relates to the job opening.
“Attention fellow Wake Foresters! My team at XYZ company is looking to hire for a new Marketing Coordinator role in Atlanta. If interested, check out the job description at the link below, or send me a direct message to chat more.”
Or, let’s say you’re posting a position on behalf of another colleague or friend who is interested in hiring Wake Forest talent. In this case, you might include the following:
“XYZ company is hiring for a Human Resources Manager position. While I don’t work specifically on the HR team at XYZ company, I know that this would be a fantastic department to be a part of based on my interactions with their team. If interested, send me a direct message and I’m happy to connect you with an HR employee at my company for you to learn more about the position.”
We would recommend against just dropping a website link for a job posting onto a LinkedIn group discussion board without providing this additional information.