Services for West Virginia University Alumni
Make your own opportunities. Whether you are looking for your first job, planning a career change, registering for graduate school or returning to the work force, career planning helps you achieve the goals you set. West Virginia University Career Services Center offers Alumni a variety of services that help make career planning and job searching a positive and satisfying experience.
JOB SEARCH SERVICES:
By maintaining your MountaineerTRAK profile and updating your resume, you will be able to search literally thousands of job opportunities. Your resume (if you choose) will also be available for view by the three thousand plus registered employers on MountaineerTRAK. Your $25.00 annual renewal fee entitles you to this valuable service.
- Electronic credentials - Manage and maintain your resume, transcripts, letters of reference, etc., in electronic form on MountaineerTRAK, the University’s state-of-the-art online career assistance software. The service is free to all WVU alumni for one full year after graduation. After one year, you can maintain the full services of MountaineerTRAK for an annual fee of $25.00.
Login to MountaineerTRAK
CREDENTIAL SERVICES:
Maintain your resume (or curriculum vitae), transcripts, letters of reference, student teacher evaluations, etc., in a professional file at the Career Services Center. You may use this file for support of your job and/or graduate school applications. (Alumni Credential Materials)
As a West Virginia University Alumni a nominal fee of $25.00 is assessed for the establishment of your credential file. first year access to MountaineerTRAK. You may utilize the credential services as long as needed by keeping your file up-to-date.
Once your initial registration fee is paid you will have access to our online job posting service, MountaineerTRAK, for one year. An annual renewal fee is required to continue to use MountaineerTRAK. You may choose to inactivate your file should you become employed or choose not to pay the annual fee. You will still be able to use our credential service as long as necessary. Your file will be stored for five years from your graduation date – then references are archived by scanning and saved as a file for permanency. The original materials are then destroyed. You may continue using your file past the five years if you regularly update your credential file.
- Printed credentials – If your records contain confidential documents that must be in print, we will also store these as part of your annual fee. In the event that you need us to print and/or send credentials to a potential employer or graduate school, we will be happy to accommodate you for a small administrative fee. Charges assessed for each credential request are $5.00 for 10 pages or less and $7.50 for more than 10 pages. There is an $8.00 additional charge for international mailings.
To request your credentials to be sent to a prospective employer or graduate school, or to request new alumni packet or an update packet for your file contact:
Career Services Center
West Virginia University
Mountainlair Building - SOW
PO Box 6008
Morgantown WV 26505-6008
Phone: 304-293-2221
FAX: 304-293-6862
or Submit a credential request by e-mail.
When submitting a credential request, please include:
•Your name, address, phone, graduation date and major.
•The employer name, title, organization, and complete address where your credentials are to be sent.
•Which materials from your file are to be sent. (i.e.. all credentials: resume, grades & references, only references, only grades, resume & student teacher evaluations, etc.) If materials are not specified, all your credentials will be sent.
CAREER COUNSELING/APPOINTMENTS:
Our Career Counselors are well prepared to assist you in your job search, or they can provide guidance in writing cover letters, resumes or curriculum vitae. If you plan to be on campus and would like to meet with a Career Counselor, call the Career Services Center to arrange an appointment. You can have your resume reviewed by uploading it to your MountaineerTRAK account. You will receive an e-mail asking if you would like to have the resume reviewed.
CAREER RESOURCES LIBRARY:
By maintaining your MountaineerTRAK profile and updating your resume, you will be able to search literally thousands of job opportunities. Your resume (if you choose) will also be available for view by the three thousand registered employers on MountaineerTRAK. Your $25.00 annual renewal fee entitles you to this valuable service.
ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT: To further defray costs associated with Alumni Services, a donation payable to “Career Services - WVU Foundation” would be most welcome. The Center receives no central funding to extend services to alumni.
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