Student and Alumni Help

College Central is the primary site where students and alumni register with their school to post their résumé, search jobs, and receive career development and employment related announcements.

All College Central services for students are accessible from the Student Central link on your school's Student page or by going directly to www.StudentCentral.com.

All College Central services for alumni are accessible from the Alumni Central link on your school's Alumni page or by going directly to www.AlumniCentral.com.

Whether you are an entering freshman, rising student or have already graduated, you are encouraged to take advantage of the available services. Your view in Student Central or Alumni Central is dependent on the services you have been approved to use through your school.

Here are some instructions to help you best use College Central's services.

Please click on the appropriate link for more information:

REGISTERING WITH YOUR SCHOOL AND BEGINNING YOUR JOB SEARCH
UPLOADING YOUR RÉSUMÉ
UPDATING YOUR RÉSUMÉ
SEARCHING FOR JOBS
MONITORING YOUR JOB SEARCH
FORWARDING YOUR RÉSUMÉ AND/OR CAREER PORTFOLIO
REPORT OFFERS/HIRES
CAREER PORTFOLIOS

REGISTERING WITH YOUR CAREER CENTER AND BEGINNING YOUR JOB SEARCH

1. Click the Register Now link on your school's Student or Alumni page. This will take you directly to the registration page.
2. Your School Name will be pre-filled for you. Enter an Access ID that you will remember.
3. Enter a Password that you will remember.
4. Confirm your Password.
5. Click Continue Registration.
6. Enter all demographic information. Fields with an asterisk (*) are required (Name, Current Address, Phone, Email Address).
7. Answer questions about where you want to work and the kinds of jobs that interest you.
8. You can receive emails directly from College Central Network regarding job postings that match your interests. If you prefer not to receive these emails, please indicate this in the E-Mail Authorization area.
9. Click Submit Information. You will then see a confirmation that your information has been accepted.
10. Click the Go to My Home Page link. You will then be taken to your home page. All services that are available to you can be accessed from this page.
11. To return to your home page on subsequent visits, go to your school's Student or Alumni page and click the Log in at Student (Alumni) Central link. Your School Name will be pre-filled for you. Enter your Access ID and Password and click Go.

UPLOADING YOUR RÉSUMÉ

You may upload a résumé at any time after you are registered in Student Central or Alumni Central using one of three formats: Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx), Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) or Rich Text Format (.rtf). Please note that in consideration of users with slow internet connections, we allow a maximum résumé file size of 100 KB.

To upload your résumé:

1. Log in to your home page from Student Central or Alumni Central using your School Name, Access ID and Password.
2. From your home page, click the Upload a Résumé link.
3. Follow the instructions on the page.
4. You may view the résumé you have uploaded by clicking the icon next to its name. We strongly recommend that you view your résumé after you have uploaded it to make sure that it is the correct file and that it appears as you intended.
5. Select the Résumé Authorization that you prefer and click the Save Authorizations button. You may change this Authorization at any time.

Please Note: Some of the schools using our services reserve the right to approve your résumé before it may be submitted to job postings or searched by approved employers. If you are registered with one of these schools, you will receive an email when your résumé has been reviewed which either states that your résumé has been approved, or that asks you to make changes.

UPDATING YOUR RÉSUMÉ

You may upload an updated résumé at any time. From your home page, click the Manage My Résumé link and follow the instructions on the page.

SEARCHING FOR JOBS

Users from schools who have contracted for our services will see two job search links: Search for Jobs/Opportunities Posted to My School, and Search for Jobs in CCN's Jobs Central. Other users will see one link: Search for Jobs in CCN's Jobs Central. The first search displays jobs posted by employers through your career center, while the second shows jobs that have been posted to all job seekers through College Central's Employer Central national job board. You are encouraged to use both searches (if available).

At some CCN client schools, it is possible to search for internships, co-ops, or job postings which involve an on-campus interview. Depending on your school, access to these positions may be subject to approval by your career center or internship/co-op office.

Several search criteria are available to you when conducting your job search in College Central. You may view all available jobs by leaving all of these fields at their default settings. However, it is a good idea to do a more focused search by choosing appropriate criteria. We suggest that you select Job Type and Location Preference as criteria for your initial search. Keep in mind that each criterion that is added will reduce the number of jobs that are displayed.

Some career centers also assign their own codes to job postings (School Job ID) and/or will post bulletins in their offices listing jobs posted to your school in College Central by company name and job title. Visit your career center for more details.

MONITORING YOUR JOB SEARCH

Once you have submitted your résumé to posted jobs, you may track your Résumé Submissions, Résumé Referrals by your career center and Résumé Reviews by employers. To do this, click View My Job Search History from your home page.

From this page you can see:

Résumé Submissions - This is a list of jobs that you have submitted your résumé to online, along with the date the résumé was submitted.

If you have authorized your school to refer your résumé:
Résumé Referrals - These are the names of companies who have received your résumé from your school, and the date that they received it.

If you have authorized employers to search for your résumé:
Résumé Reviews - These are the names of employers who have reviewed your résumé which was received via your submission to a posting, a referral by your school, or by the employer conducting a résumé search in your school's database. It also shows the date that they viewed it.

FORWARDING YOUR RÉSUMÉ AND/OR CAREER PORTFOLIO

You may also forward your résumé and/or career portfolio to employers or networking contacts who can assist you in your job search.

From your home page, click the Forward My Résumé or Forward My Portfolio link. Then enter the email address and cover letter for the person who will receive your résumé and/or Portfolio.

Please note that some schools reserve the right to approve résumés before you can forward them.

REPORT OFFERS/HIRES

When an employer makes you an employment offer, and when you accept an employment offer, click the Report Offers/Hires link in the Search for Jobs/Opportunities Posted to My School section on your home page and complete the notification form so that your career center can have accurate information on your success.

CAREER PORTFOLIOS

In addition to posting a résumé, you may also build a career portfolio to supplement it. An online career portfolio is a collection of digital documents that validate claims made in your résumé, and is thereby much more powerful than a résumé alone.

Once activated, the career portfolio is presented as a web page and can be viewed by employers along with your résumé. You may wish to hide your portfolio from employers until you have a satisfactory set of documents to display. You can update your portfolio at any time.

Files types that can be included in an online career portfolio include: text files, PDF files, audio and video files, digital photos, scanned images of paper documents, etc. Consult the Help file within the Career Portfolio Editor for a list of specific documents suggested for upload to an online career portfolio.

Portfolio Types

We offer five (5) different portfolio types for you to choose from:

• Standard -- designed for job seekers majoring in areas such as: Business Administration, Nursing, Accounting, Psychology, Education, Criminal Justice, Biology, Marketing, and similar areas of study. This type of portfolio allows you to upload certifications, samples, and other pertinent career-related documents in: .doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .pdf, .gif, or .jpg formats, as well as embedded media files from OurStage.com, YouTube.com, or MySpace.com that you want to present to prospective employers. You may also include a personal statement, a link to a personal web site, and information about any languages that you are fluent in. View a Sample
• Art and Design -- Designed for job seekers majoring in Graphic Design, Illustration, Fashion Design, Photography, Animation, Fine Arts, Painting, Interior Design, Industrial Design, Video, and related areas of study. This type of portfolio allows you to upload samples of your work in .gif, .jpg, .mov, .mpg, .swf, and .pdf formats that you want to present to prospective employers as an online snapshot of your work. You may also include a personal statement, a link to a personal web site, and information about any awards you have received and exhibits you have participated in. View a Sample
• Dance -- designed for job seekers majoring in Ballet, Dance, and other Dance areas. This type of portfolio allows you to compile a comprehensive picture of your stage credits, special training, skills, and work experience, as well as photos and video samples in .gif, .jpg, .mov, .mpg, .swf, and .pdf format, and up to five embedded media files from OurStage.com, YouTube.com, or MySpace.com that you want to present to prospective employers. View a Sample
• Music -- designed for job seekers majoring in Vocal Music Performance, Instrumental Music Performance, and other Musical Arts areas. This type of portfolio allows you to compile a comprehensive picture of your special training and work experience, as well as photos, videos, and sound samples in .gif, .jpg, .mov, .mpg, .swf, .pdf, .mp3 and .wav format, and up to five embedded media files from OurStage.com, YouTube.com, or MySpace.com that you want to present to prospective employers. View a Sample
• Theater -- designed for job seekers majoring in Acting, Drama, and other Theatrical areas. This type of portfolio allows you to compile a comprehensive picture of your stage credits, special training, skills, and work experience, as well as photos, videos, and sound samples in .gif, .jpg, .mov, .mpg, .swf, .pdf, .mp3 and .wav format, and up to five embedded media files from OurStage.com, YouTube.com, or MySpace.com that you want to present to prospective employers. View a Sample

Supported Browsers for Building Your Art & Design Portfolio

For PC Users:
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later; Firefox 2.0 or later

For Macintosh Users
Safari 2.0 or later; Firefox 2.0 or later

Please Note: Earlier versions of these browsers have serious flaws which cause problems with uploading graphic files and are not supported.