Alumni Career Services Overview and FAQs
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Alumni Career Services provides career decision-making and professional job search assistance to all UH alumni.
All UCS services are free to UH alumni for the semester immediately following graduation. Following the first semester, you will need to subscribe to one of our service plans to continue use of career services and access our database of jobs and services online. The following plans are available:
- Plan I: Access to CareerBeam (an online career management tool), the University Career Advisory Network for contacting professionals, workshops, special events, career fairs, handouts, UCS library and UCS computer lab, FREE. All alumni automatically have this plan option.
- Plan II: Access to Plan I and online career services (Campus Recruitment, JOBank, Job Scan and Resume Bank), $35 per year.
- Plan III: Access to Plan I, II and career counseling (i.e., resume critique, job search, career choice/change, mock interviews), $75 per year. This fee covers up to three (one-hour) counseling sessions. Additional career counseling is available for $25 per session. Myers-Briggs and Strong Interest Inventory (vocational assessments) incur a $20 fee for downloading/printing results.
There is a 10% discount for members of the University of Houston Alumni Association. (You must submit payment in person to receive the discount.)
More information is available at Alumni Service Plans
Marilyn Wade, Assistant Director of Alumni Career Services, is available to UH alumni for career counseling and professional job search assistance, as well as to conduct career-related presentations and seminars for alumni purposes. Please email Marilyn at mwade@uh.edu to request an appointment.
Alumni Career Services FAQs
- How do I sign up for/subscribe to a Plan?
- How can I logon to the website?
- What should I do if I have forgotten my username and/or /password?
- What services does UCS offer UH alumni?
- Can you tell me more about the available services for alumni?
- I am a graduate of a UH System school (Downtown, Clearlake, Victoria). Am I eligible for services?
- I am a graduate of a non-UH System college/university. Am I eligible for services?
- What is career counseling?
- Do you provide job placement? Will you place me in a job?
- How can I access Career Beam (industry/company database)?
- What are your hours/location?
We are pleased to offer these career development services to UH alumni. Your questions and comments are welcome at (713) 743-5100. or contact UCS