Welcome back, Lakers!

The Career Center is here to support you at all stages of your career: exploring options, creating a job search plan, preparing job search materials, practicing for interviews, or networking with employers and fellow alumni. We want to help you strategize, discover, and engage!

New Alumni Offering!

Career Design Program 

Take the next step in your career by joining this program created specifically for the GVSU alumni community.

Quick Links to Get Started

Not sure what your goal is? Click here for curated guidance.

Strategize

Looking for a job? Make a plan and state with these tools.

Discover

Learn something new and apply it directly to your career or job search!

Engage

Connect with employers, career coaches, advisors, and fellow alumni.

*Use code "lakers" when creating your log in

**Select GVSU upon registering 


My Goal Is To:

Choose the section below that most aligns with your goal(s).

Find a Job

Find information about the job search process and ways to organize your search. 

Advance or Upscale My Career

Discover how you can advance or upscale your career, no matter the field.

Change My Career Path

Explore different resources that will help you with your career transition, wherever you are in the process.

Develop Professionally

Click here to get started or continue your professional development skills.

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Alumni Spotlights

Mary McConner '08 Spotlight

Mary McConner '08

One of my favorite memories from Grand Valley is the sense of community I found through my involvement in various student organizations. Being part of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated (Nu Theta Chapter), serving as the 2007-08 President of the NPH

Logan Knoper '16 Spotlight

Logan Knoper '16

Although I thoroughly enjoyed the classes that I took, my favorite memory at GVSU was attending the sporting events like soccer games and football tailgates with friends.

Hadley Bowman '18 Spotlight

Hadley Bowman '18

My favorite Grand Valley memory is our Toast with THaas!

Jordan Brown '13 Spotlight

Jordan Brown '13

Living in North B during my freshman year was truly a transformative experience for me. As I settled into the second floor, I found myself becoming part of an incredible community that felt more like family than just friends.

Takeelia Garrett '96 & '00 Spotlight

Takeelia Garrett '96 & '00

My favorite GVSU memory is singing at the football stadium with the Voices of GVSU. That was so much fun even though it was cold.

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