<p>At either Smith or Bryn Mawr, one of the admissions officers mentioned that all students have access to the alumnae network to look for jobs and mentors. Was it Smith? If so, how do the students access it?</p>
<p>The Career Development office has names of alumnae that have offered to be contacted.</p>
<p>413-585-2570</p>
<p>The problem with Career Development is that they are only open one hour a day for "drop-ins."</p>
<p>If you want to talk to a counselor, you can schedule an appointment for any hour. You can drop-in at anytime to view the binders with the alumnae information</p>
<p>I'm sure both sch rely heavily on alumnae for jobs/internships. I am equally certain that the comment was not referring exclusively to the services of the CDO.</p>
<p>Based on the few responses here, I think now that it may have Bryn Mawr that offered complete access to the database. As it was described, students could access it using their passwords at any time, and not through the CDO.</p>
<p>You can either go into the CDO itself (to look through binders you don't need an appointment) or access the database online.</p>
<p>Thank you, Borgin!!!!!!</p>
<p>This was the type of link I was searching for. I'll forward it to my D.</p>
<p>"This was the type of link I was searching for"</p>
<p>Be aware, you can't ask for a job, per se</p>
<p>Both the formal and informal parts of the Smith alumni network has impressed me. (I use "alumni" because one of my best friends is a Smith alumni, with a Ph.D. in Social Work, and is active in the Alumni Association to the point where he was a sacrificial lamb running for the board.) One alum, the friend of a local Smith alum "ballet mom," even met with us in D.C. and offered advice on such esoteric (to me) things as where to go to buy a good suit for moderate prices. Another alum serves as the local coordinator for the Smith D.C. program and has an impressive rolodex judging by the things she lined up for the Smithies last Summer/Fall. </p>
<p>I've heard too many stories of Smithies opening their doors and homes to other Smithies, previously sight unseen, when traveling abroad.</p>