Your Resolution Category: Professional
You chose professional as the focus of your New Year's resolution. See below for a few helpful ideas from the Columbia Alumni Association (CAA).
CAA Career Resources
- The CAA Career page offers job search tools free to all alumni. Also, check out your School's job board or career coaching resources.
- The Columbia Career Coaches Network is a fee-based service of accredited professional alumni career coaches who want to help you reach your career goals. Meet the members of the Network.
- Find resourceful articles on jobs and careers from our star career coaches such as Debra Feldman '72NRS, '74PH, who shares "5 Tips for an Efficient, Less Stressful Job Search" and Keith Lawrence Miller '14TC, who explains "The Importance of Quality Cover Letters." Find more articles like these on our news page.
- The Alumni Community is the place to interact with other Columbians socially and professionally, and discuss topics that you’re interested in. Take advantage of this valuable lifelong networking resource.
- Find over 50,000 of your fellow alumni and build your professional network via the CAA LinkedIn group.
- Connect with alumni professionals worldwide to find collaborators, build a professional network, share resources, and exchange career tips at the next Networking Hour on February 25.
- Meet other alumni at networking events across the globe. Find an event near you.
- When attending a networking event, don't forget your business cards! The CAA offers an official business card for alumni who wish to share their pride and School affiliation in their networking endeavors.
- Discover our listing of free online courses on topics ranging from data science to marketing analytics to movie animation, as well as Columbia Business School's Executive Education online programs.
- The Alumni Bookshelf features books from authors on a wide range of professional topics, including Platform Strategy by Benoit Reillier '05BUS, which provides a practical guide for digital entrepreneurs and executives to understand platforms and Speak Up: The Public Speaking Primer by Carol Roan '85BUS, featuring strategies for managing stage fright.
We look forward to helping you with your New Year's resolution journey! Visit the Online Alumni Community to share your progress.
Have other goals you're striving for this year? See our resources for help with recreation, giving back, and health and well-being resolutions.