Georgetown Alumni Career Services

Email is the foundation of workplace communication, yet most professionals have never had formal email writing instructions! Join Grace Foster (MA’17), co-founder of Bold Type this Thursday, Sept. 5 at noon ET while she breaks down the cardinal rules of email communication, answer questions about email best practices, and give you fail-proof guidelines for keeping your emails polite and timely. This is a session you won’t want to miss! Register at the link in our bio.

Meet our new Alumni Career Services Intern, Laura Logan! She is a sophomore in the Walsh School of Foreign Service studying International Political Economy with minors in Psychology and Justice and Peace Studies. She is hoping to pursue a pre-law, economics, or international relations track in the future! Originally from Minnesota, Laura arrived at Georgetown excited to learn about Washington, DC and explore all the amazing opportunities GU has to offer. Welcome Laura to the ACS team!

Do you have a job opportunity to share with fellow Hoyas? You can post it on Hoya Gateway at the or email us the posting in .doc or .docx format at [email protected] for the opportunity to be featured on our ACS social channels!

It’s Webinar Wednesday! Take a look at our September professional development webinars and register early through the or the alumni event calendar on the website for career development events coming your way!

Do these faces look familiar? Check the for a look at our September webinars and to register early! Did we mention that they’re FREE!?

🚨Calling all Hoyas

Join the Alumni Association’s online community that facilitates networking with fellow Hoyas, career conversations, job searching, affinity groups, and informational interviews!

✅Connect with a network of over 13,000 Hoyas

✅ Learn from professionals in their fields, and engage with Hoyas who have similar interests

✅ Gain access to Hoya Gateway networking events, job opportunities & more

Join today at g.town/hoyagateway

Meet our new Associate Director of Alumni Career Services and Hoya Gateway, Emily McDonald! From events and introductions to software solutions, she will be overseeing all things Hoya Gateway. Looking to connect with Georgetown alumni and students? Join Hoya Gateway today!

The Georgetown University Alumni Association’s Virtual Book Clubs’ next reading period begins today! Our Professional Development Virtual Book Club will be reading Turnaround: How to Change Course When Things are Going South by alumna Lisa Gable (G’87). Sign up for the free book club by heading to g.town/bookclub or by following the

“Is your once-thriving organization stuck? Is your team on life support, unable to deliver on its potential? Is your initiative or campaign limping along instead of sprinting ahead? Lisa Gable, turnaround mastermind, offers a clear-headed, straightforward method for getting you back on track.” - Goodreads

The Georgetown University Alumni Association’s Virtual Book Clubs’ next reading period begins tomorrow! Our Alumnae Virtual Book Club will be reading Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin. Join for free at g.town/bookclub or by following the

“In this exhilarating novel, two friends—often in love, but never lovers—come together as creative partners in the world of video game design, where success brings them fame, joy, tragedy, duplicity, and, ultimately, a kind of immortality.” - Goodreads

The Georgetown University Alumni Association’s Virtual Book Clubs’ next reading period begins in two days! The Georgetown University Alumni Association’s Virtual Lifelong Learning Book Club will be reading Glory Be by Danielle Arceneaux. Join for free at g.town/bookclub or by following the

“The first in a crime series set in the Louisiana bayou, introducing the uncensored amateur sleuth Glory Broussard.… As a Black woman of a certain age who grew up in a segregated Louisiana, Glory is used to being minimized and overlooked. But she’s determined to make her presence known as the case leads her deep into a web of intrigue she never realized Lafayette could harbor.” - Goodreads

The Georgetown University Alumni Association’s Virtual Book Clubs next reading period begins this Friday, August 2! Sign up for one of our three free book clubs by heading to g.town/bookclub or following the

📚Alumnae Book Club: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

📚Professional Development Book Club: Turnaround: How to Change Course When Things are Going South by Lisa Gable (G’87)

📚Lifelong Learning Book Club: Glory Be by Danielle Arceneaux

Each year, the Georgetown University Alumni Association (GUAA) celebrates members of our Hoya community who live our alma mater’s Jesuit values, making an impact in our community and the world. Do you know a Hoya who embraces cura personalis and caring for the whole community in their life? Someone who’s a proud Hoya and stays connected through volunteer service to the university, other alumni, and even students? Consider nominating that person for a 2025 GUAA Award to celebrate their community spirit through the

📢 Nominations are now open for the 2024 Georgetown Entrepreneurship Alliance Entrepreneurial Excellence Awards! These awards celebrate the contributions of exceptional alumni entrepreneurs who embody and exemplify a passion for innovation and the Georgetown spirit of “people for others.”

This year’s award categories are:
💡Entrepreneur of the Year
💡Rising Star
💡Outstanding Investor
💡Best of Retail
💡Best of Hospitality
💡Best of Social Impact
💡Best of Technology

Learn more and submit your nomination by May 22 ➡️ g.town/geaexcellence2024

In her webinar with Georgetown alumni on May 23rd, Shaara Roman (MBAE’02) will share stories and case studies from her best-selling book, The Conscious Workplace: Fortify Your Culture to Thrive in Any Crisis. She’ll spotlight high-profile companies, clients, and her own workplace experiences to examine the importance of workplace culture and how investing in people, purpose and values helps to build a resilient and profitable business.

➡️ Learn more and register online at g.town/workplaceculture.

This Thursday (5/9) at Noon ET join Christine Brown-Quinn (I’82) to learn how to identify and circumvent the three major pitfalls of negative self-talk, a challenge we all work to overcome in our professional lives!

➡️ Learn more and register online at g.town/selftalk.

📣 Big news: three incredible finalists have been selected for the Georgetown Entrepreneurship Alliance’s 2024 Alumni Pitch Competition at John Carroll Weekend Dublin! These companies will pitch for a $100,000 investment prize from members of the Georgetown Angel Investor Network. Meet our finalists:

✅ Atlantic Fish Co (Doug Grant, MBA’16)
✅ DWUS Inc. (Shawn O’Connor, SFS’99)
✅ Pratt Standard Cocktail Company (Tory Pratt, SFS’11)

Learn more ➡️ g.town/2024pitch

Presented by the Georgetown University Alumni Association, Georgetown Entrepreneurship Alliance, and Georgetown Angel Investor Network.

Join the Georgetown Entertainment & Media Alliance in New York City for a panel discussion entitled “How Advertising is Evolving in a Cluttered Media World.” Alumni panelists will offer their insights on how today’s complex media environment is shaping the present and future advertising landscape – register here ➡️ g.town/gema-nyc-advertising or by following the link in our bio!

📣 Calling all alumni!

A few last-minute spots opened up for our micro-coaching sessions beginning next week.

Examine your professional development goals and plan for your career transition in a complimentary coaching session with one of the Georgetown University Alumni Association’s career coaching partners.

These sessions go quickly, so don’t miss your chance to register! Head to g.town/microcoaching to book your session today. 💙

✨ GIVEAWAY ✨ Alumni Career Services is giving away a resume, cover letter, or LinkedIn profile review to TWO lucky winners! Read on for information on how to enter!

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➡️ Follow , , and . You must follow all three accounts to be entered for a chance to win!

➡️ Tag TWO Hoya friends in the comments and share your favorite study spot on campus! 📚

Winners will be selected after the drawing closes on Tuesday, March 26 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Don’t miss out on this chance to revamp your career search documents with Alumni Career Services!

Join us next Thursday night to kick off the 2024 Women’s Forum with an alumnae book and product showcase. 📚

Attendees will have the opportunity to purchase select books written by alumnae authors and have them signed, browse the 200+ alumnae-authored books on display, and support alumnae entrepreneurs by exploring their products. All this while networking with fellow attendees and celebrating the Georgetown alumnae community!

📆 Women’s Forum will take place Feb. 22-24, 2024 at the InterContinental Washington, DC - The Wharf!

✅ Learn more and register at womensforum.georgetown.edu.

📢 Calling all Hoyaprenuers! You could have a chance to earn a $100,000 investment prize from GAIN members at the 2024 GEA Alumni Pitch Competition! Apply today to be considered one of three finalists who will pitch in front of a live audience at John Carroll Weekend in Dublin.

💡 Apply by March 1! ➡️ g.town/2024pitchapp

Looking for ways to change or reinforce the culture of your organization? Whether it’s making your company more compliant, safer, or inclusive, you can build a network of champions to accomplish your goals.

Join Matt Silverman (L’13), founder and CEO of The Blueprint Organization, this Thursday at noon ET for his session on “Building a Champions Network”. Matt will help you understand the value of a champion’s network in spreading ideas and expanding influence across your organization, plus so much more!

Learn more and register online at g.town/championsnetwork.

Whether you are navigating a career transition in the new year, looking for new career opportunities, seeking growth in your current role, or hoping to hone your leadership skills, you may consider working with one of our Georgetown University Alumni Association Career and Leadership Coaches in 2024! ⭐️

Our coaches offer a variety of services, plus, there’s a special discount for Georgetown alums! 🐾

Read more about each of the coaches and explore their profiles online at g.town/careercoach.

GUAA Career Coach Fernanda Andalaft created a new, personalized packaged service for Georgetown alums! Interested in learning more about “Owning Your Decision-Making Styles”? Tune in to Fernanda’s information session this Thursday, January 11 at noon ET.

✅ Register online at g.town/decisionmakingstyles.

In her decades of research and experience, Dr. Stacy Kim uncovered four myths that block talented women from leading more successful, happier lives. In this workshop, Stacy will share these four roadblocks and provide key strategies you can use to shift these myth-based beliefs! Register online at g.town/mythbusting!

📅 Wednesday, November 15 at Noon ET

In the digital age, your Instagram profile is your virtual business card, a powerful gateway to forge profound connections with your target audience. Join Elizabeth Buffone (C'14) tomorrow at noon ET to gain tangible insights to keep pace and lead in social media trends. We'll focus on elevating your brand's online presence, cultivating meaningful connections with your audience, and leading the way in your industry!

🗓️ Thursday, November 9 at Noon ET
➡️ Register online at g.town/brand

The decisions leaders in governments, companies, research labs, and universities make about Artificial Intelligence will be some of the most consequential in this century. In this episode of SFS Online & On Topic, AI policy expert Dr. Andrew Imbrie (MA'10, PHD'14) will share key concepts and underlying techniques that drive modern AI and insights from his co-authored book, The New Fire: War, Peace, and Democracy in the Age of AI.

🗓️ Wednesday, November 8 at 2 pm ET
➡️ Register online at g.town/sfsai

Join GUAA Career Coach Knight Campbell to explore how fear appears in the professional realm as fear of failure and imposter syndrome. In this webinar, Knight will walk through tools you can use in your life to manage fear appropriately and effectively. You won't want to miss this session!

🗓️ Wednesday, November 8 at Noon ET
➡️ Register online at G.town/fear

Next Tuesday, GUAA Career Coach and Master Coach, Mike Coe, will guide you through how to use Embodied Improv to increase your leadership presence. You’ll learn how to manage stress and pressure to develop a relaxed, strong, and stable leadership presence. No improv experience is required. Just show up and try!

🗓️ Tuesday, November 7 at Noon ET
➡️ Register online at g.town/embodiedimprov

First impressions matter, and your outfit is often the first thing people notice about you. During the Dressing for Your Career Search webinar, representatives from Hyde will discuss how having the right outfit for networking, interviews, and your first day can inspire confidence and help you stand out, regardless of season, industry, or location.

🗓️ Thursday, November 2 at Noon ET
➡️ Register online at g.town/dressforsuccess