Career Advancement
Lifetime Support for Career Advancement
A benefit of being a graduate of Wellesley College is continued access to Career Education resources. Dedicated Alumnae Career Advisors and Industry Advisors are here to help you navigate your career journey, make meaningful connections, overcome obstacles, and celebrate success at every stage.
We offer one-on-one advising, resume and cover letter reviews, interview practice, professional development webinars, and advice on new trends that will impact your job search process. Our experienced staff can work with you to address whatever you are facing, including making a career pivot/change, advancing in your current career field, re-entering the workforce, or finding an “encore career” after retirement.
Connect using Handshake and The Wellesley Hive
Alumnae maintain lifelong access to Career Education technology platforms. Handshake is Wellesley's online platform for finding jobs/internships and making appointments with advisors. The Wellesley Hive is an interactive virtual space for professional networking and mentorship with other Wellesley alums and current students. For ease of use and security, your Wellesley username and password are required to log in to both platforms.
Wellesley MAP (Mentorship Affinity Program)
Wellesley MAP is an ongoing commitment to mentorship at Wellesley, which matches alums and students in virtual groups based on career interests and shared identities. The goal of this program is to create supportive mentorship connections that foster participants’ sense of belonging, identity development, values, exploration of possible career paths, and connectedness within the larger Wellesley community. Designed to support personal and professional development and growth, mentorship groups will provide opportunities to ask questions, seek guidance, share stories and resources, and offer informal networks for career development.
The MAP program will run from March to May 2025 and is open to all current Wellesley students and alums.
Opportunities for Alums to Engage with Students via Internships
Interested in creating an internship for a Wellesley student, or sharing an existing opportunity with the Wellesley network? This helpful resource outlines how.
Spring 2025 Alumnae Connections Programs
Alum Webinar: Navigating Career Transitions
Thursday, February 27 • 7:00–8:30 PM ET
Wellesley alums navigating a planned or unplanned career change are invited to join Career Education and members of the Wellesley Club of Washington, DC for an informative, supportive, and authentic conversation. We’ll discuss making career decisions that align with your goals and values, industry research, networking, resources, and support for alums.
Ask A Career Coach
Mark these dates on your calendar and join us with any career questions. When Wellesley alums come together there is inevitable sharing and support! There’s no formal agenda or presentation for these sessions; we’re here to respond to career questions and offer ideas and perspectives.
- Monday, February 24, 2025, Noon to 1:00 PM ET
- Tuesday, March 18, 2025, Noon to 1:00 PM ET
- Monday, April 14, 2025, Noon to 1:00 PM ET
- Thursday, May 8, 2025, Noon to 1:00 PM ET
Alum Webinar: Navigating Small Business Ownership
Tuesday, April 15, 2025 • Noon – 1:00 PM ET
If you’re considering starting your own business, join us for a panel discussion with Wellesley alums successfully navigating the challenges and rewards of small business ownership. While their businesses offer varied products and services, these alums will share broadly relevant insights and advice.
Alum Book Club: The Creative Way Forward: A Guide for Navigating Change in Work and Life, by Jen Martin
Tuesday, May 6, 2025 • Noon – 1:00 PM ET
Author Jen Martin is no stranger to re-invention and change. She has coached individuals and teams across a range of industries and finds herself returning to change as a focus. Join Becky King and Dana Keep, Alumnae Career Advisors, to discuss The Creative Way Forward: A Guide for Navigating Change in Work and Life.
Alumnae Career Advancement Team
Alumnae Career Advisors are here for one-on-one advising about career pivots, re-entry into the workforce, resume and cover letter reviews, interview practice, and more. You can schedule an appointment to meet with an Alumnae Career Advisor through Handshake using your Wellesley credentials.
Industry-Specific Advisors
Career Education's Industry-specific Advisors can provide industry expertise for alumnae exploring specific career paths, whether looking to break into a new field or advance in their industries with a competitive edge. Make an appointment on Handshake using your Wellesley credentials.
Resources
Our advisors have written a series of resources to jumpstart your research on a variety of career topics. Browse the links below, and schedule an appointment in Handshake to explore further!
Alumnae Webinars
Wellesley Career Education hosts professional development webinars to support alums at every career stage, often in partnership with alumnae who offer expertise on a specific topic. An archive of past webinars is housed below.
You can also watch a full playlist of our Alum Webinars on Youtube!
Alumnae Career Conversations
Wellesley Career Education regularly hosts career conversations with alums across a range of industries, who have generously offered to share their professional experiences with students and other alums. Recordings of many of these webinars are listed below.
Mentor Students & Connect with the Wellesley network!
The Wellesley Hive is a flexible, interactive virtual space for professional networking and mentorship. Through this Wellesley-exclusive platform, you can connect with alums and students as a mentor, mentee, or both. Log in to the Wellesley Hive using your Wellesley credentials, and follow the guided process to customize your involvement and improve your connections.
Alums and students are connected to The Wellesley Hive, Wellesley’s Mentorship Platform
Countries with members connected to The Wellesley Hive
Fellowships for Alumnae
Fellowships serve as an investment in individuals, for opportunities like:
• studying a language
• conducting academic research
• completing a service project
• pursuing graduate study
• designing and executing an independent project
As an alumna, you still have access to Wellesley Fellowship Program resources and advice from our team. Let us help you make the most of them!
Opportunities for Wellesley Alumnae to Engage with Students via Internships
Learn about the various ways that alums can offer internships to students.
Rhodes Scholarship: Global Competition - campus deadline to declare interest
Eligible are graduating seniors and graduates from any country not included in another Rhodes competition (see official website for details), who meet the official eligibility criteria.
The Rhodes Trust, based at the University of Oxford, brings together and develops exceptional people from all over the world, and in all fields of study, who are impatient with the way things are and have the courage to act. One of the oldest and most prestigious international awards, Rhodes Scholarships provide full funding for postgraduate study in any field at the University of Oxford. For the first time in 2018, Rhodes Scholarships were opened to citizens of any country, through the creation...
India Rhodes Scholarship - direct application deadline
Eligible: graduating seniors and recent graduates from India, in any field.
The Rhodes Trust, based at the University of Oxford, brings together and develops exceptional people from all over the world, and in all fields of study, who are impatient with the way things are and have the courage to act. Each year, there are six Scholarships available for India, to support postgraduate study at Oxford.
For details of eligibility and how to apply, see the official Rhodes website: https://...