Alumni

Alumni

Graduates from California, Clarion and Edinboro are hard-working innovators. Creators. Leaders. They enrich their communities and exemplify what we’ve always known about our universities – they prepare students for fulfilling lives after graduation, lives of service to their families, their communities and the broader world.

Career Resources Available to Alumni*

Handshake

The primary resource for job search assistance, which includes access to job postings, virtual career fairs and employer recruiting events, and access to employer contacts.

Alumni Handshake Access

Big Interview

This virtual platform can help you prepare for interviews with video lessons and virtual interview practice.

Alumni Account Request

Self Guided Resources

The website contains many resources to assist with your career planning.

Job Search

Graduate School

Resumes & Cover Letters

Join the PennWest LinkedIn Career Network

Career Coaching Appointments

Alumni can meet individually with their assigned Career Coach for a limited time after graduation.

May 2023 and August 2023 graduates appointment access expires on December 31, 2023.**
December 2023 and January 2024 graduates appointment access expires on May 31, 2024.
**Please note appointments are unavailable between December 25, 2023-January 1, 2024.

Qualified alumni should email career@pennwest.edu to request an appointment.

*Alumni are defined as any student who has graduated and is not enrolled for the current or upcoming semester.