Vanderbilt Career Center

• Click on the OptimalResume icon above.
• Then click on the Get Started link.
• Once logged in, make sure you have completed the required fields in your user profile under Account Info.
• After completing your profile, you can view videos and PDF tutorials on how to use the various modules under the Help section of the Document Center.

Recent Graduates
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Job Search Database

CareerLink: A password-protected site where you can search for entry-level and experienced hire positions. In addition to hosting Vanderbilt Career Center positions, jobs are posted by NACElink and CareerBuilder. For access to CareerLink, Alumni must first setup an alumni email forwarding account.

Instructions for obtaining an Alumni CareerLink Account:

1. Establish an Vanderbilt Alumni Email account by setting up an email forwarding account through VUconnect.
• Log in to VUconnect
• After logging in, you will see a link for Email Forwarding Service in the Online Directory section, click to enter that section.
• Please read all information about the forwarding addresses and then follow the instructions for creating your alumni email address. Use that email address in the below form in Step 2
• Need a VUconnect account or assistance? Visit VUconnect Registration Help to get your account setup. Please contact Alumni Relations with any questions you may have by email vuconnect@vanderbilt.edu or call the Help Desk at (615) 322-5578. Help is available weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. CST.
2. Register with your Alumni Email account here. Please note it may take 24 hours for your account to be approved. Thank you for your patience.
3. After you receive your username and password, please log into CareerLink and complete your Profile. This will assist the system in finding opportunities that match your skills.

Recent Graduates
All Alumni

Career Coaching

Coaching can be done in the office or conducted over the phone. Appointments with a career coach can be scheduled through the front desk or if a career coach has an established relationship with alumni, the coach can schedule appointment. Alumni will be assigned to the coach who is handling the specific industry cluster in which they graduated.
Recent Graduates

Career Transition Services

Alumni, living in the middle Tennessee area, are eligible to receive Career Assessment Testing at Vanderbilt's Psychological and Counseling Center (VPCC). This is a great first step if an alumni is interested in making a career change and need assistance with identifying options that match his/her personality, skills, and interests. A nominal fee is charged. To schedule an appointment, the alumni will need to call the VPCC at 615-322-2571. They can learn more about the VPCC at www.vanderbilt.edu/pcc/

Alumni seeking career transition assistance may gather information and advice from community transition groups and professional organizations. While the Vanderbilt Career Center does not endorse these resources, career transition groups and professional organizations can provide much needed help in career changing and job search.
Recent Graduates
All Alumni

Reciprocity

Alumni outside the Nashville area who are interested in accessing career resources such as a Career Center resource library, will want to consider requesting reciprocity from the colleges or universities in their geographic area. Alumni can request a letter of reciprocity from our office to be sent to the Career Center of a particular school. This request is typically granted and an alumnus will have access to certain Career Center resources. Access to on-line databases and other specific job information varies by institution. To determine what an alumni might be eligible for through a reciprocity arrangement, encourage alumni interested in reciprocity to contact the career office of the college or university near him/her. If the resources would be helpful for the alumni, encourage the alumni to contact our office with the specific career office information including contact name and mailing address or email address and a letter will be sent to that particular school. For more information and the online reciprocity request form, please see the Reciprocity Policy.
All Alumni

Credential Services

The Vanderbilt University Career Center stopped offering credential services to students and alumni on February 01, 2004. Due to the advancement of automated electronic data management services, the administration concluded that it was more convenient and expeditious for individuals to manage his/her credentials.
On May 04, 2009 the Vanderbilt University Career Center sent out letters notifying alums that their files will be purged unless they have established accounts through Interfolio for electronic storage and returned consent forms by June 1, 2009.

Click here to view copy of letter to alumni.
Click here to view copy of consent form to transfer file to Interfolio.
If you wish to open a credential file, you may contact Interfolio or another credential management service of your choice.