Brown students and alumni find mentors, friends and collaborators within and among Brown’s wide alumni network to explore careers and life after Brown. Our alumni are uniquely poised to support the career development and advancement of fellow students and alumni.
Center for Career Exploration
Get Involved
Brown students need your insight, guidance and expertise. No one knows the Brown and post-Brown experience better than our alumni.
Get Involved
Brown students need your insight, guidance and expertise. No one knows the Brown and post-Brown experience better than our alumni.
Some first steps of engagement
Update your Alumni profile
Be a career resource! Log into your Alumni profile to make sure your work info is up to date. Your professional profile will be searchable by students and alumni through this site. You can also search BrownConnect+ to find new contacts who can share their professional insights.
Post an Internship
Support undergraduates by posting an internship opportunity. Use BrownConnect+ to share an internship opportunity or join Handshake to post full-time opportunities and recruit at Brown. If you have any questions, please reach out to our team at BrownConnect+@brown.edu.
Bruno Employers Collection
Companies and organizations with an alumnus/a, and/or parent connection who recruit students for internships through Handshake are eligible to be highlighted to students as a Bruno Employer.
Bruno Employers receive prominent placement within the student internship search platform Handshake and indicate the organization’s shared connection to Brown. Opportunities posted by Bruno Employers typically yield a greater number of applications from Brown students. Complete the form linked below to learn more and register as a Bruno Employer.
Volunteer as a Career Resource
Our career volunteers, from a variety of fields and industries, are helping support the professional development and advancement of current Brown students, recent graduates, and alumni. Interested in becoming a career volunteer? There are many ways to engage with our students- as an industry expert, Employer Partner, Career Speaker or share your story via a Podcast.
Additional careers and mentoring volunteer opportunities
Networking and Internships
BrownConnect+ allows students to connect with alumni for internship and research opportunities, career advice, mentorship, and networking. Make sure your profile is up to date so that students and alumni can find you in a search, and learn more about the alumni-to-alumni networking features. Post an internship in BrownConnect+ to tap into the Brown student talent pool to give your projects a boost and get to know today's students.
Become a Mentor
Interested in mentoring a Brown student? Your first step is to fill out our application form on BrownConnect+. After completing the Mentoring Launchpad form, mentors will be invited to join one or more of Brown’s established student-to-alumni mentorship cohorts:
Women’s Launchpad Mentoring
Affinity Group Mentoring
Military Affiliated Mentoring
Career Exploration Mentoring
Summer Connections Mentoring
Winter Connections Mentoring
All cohorts are open to any member of our student and alumni community. We will connect you with a cohort based on information you give us about what matters most to you in your mentor-mentee relationship, such as career pathways, life experiences, and interests. Once you have been connected, you will receive information about the cohort and support from program staff throughout the experience.
*You must have a Brown Account to access BrownConnect+. If you don’t have an account or have forgotten your login details, please contact +1 (401) 863-9662, connect with a live agent online, or email alumni)_help@brown.edu.
Apply Now Through BrownConnect+
Recruiting at Brown
Help current students by partnering with the Center for Career Exploration, Brown's on-campus career office. Participate in one event or with ongoing career-related activities; either way, you can make a big difference in students' career development.
Brown Alumni Association (BAA) on LinkedIn
Engage in career-related discussions and offer your sage advice by joining the 17,000+ members in the Brown Alumni Association's group on LinkedIn. The Brown affiliations of group members are verified by Brown staff.