The Engineering Career Center has a number of resources to assist students and alumni in their search for positions outside of Kansas and the Kansas City metropolitan area.
If you are searching for a position in a specific geographical area, the KU Engineering Career Center will be happy to provide a letter requesting reciprocal services from universities in the area where you are looking. Students and alumni interested in this service should provide the Career Center with the universities they would like contacted as well as their basic personal information (name, degree, major, and graduation date). Although not every university offers reciprocal services, many will allow students from other universities to attend their career fairs, view job postings, and utilize their career resources library.
There are a number of School of Engineering alumni interested in reaching back to assist current students or in helping out alumni looking in their geographic area. To protect the privacy of alumni information, this search must be done in conjunction with a Career Center staff member or career advisor. Please contact ecc@ku.edu or (785) 864-3891 to set up a personal or telephone appointment to discuss.
KU Alumni chapters are located throughout the nation and can provide multiple opportunities to network with former Jayhawks. Alumni chapter events typically connect KU grads of all majors through social events and sports watch parties. These networking opportunities can be especially effective for students who are visiting the desired metro area over school breaks or for alumni already living in the area.
Some of the print or web based resources can be helpful for positions out of the area. The print version of the Book of Lists for various metro areas typically provides contact information for the top companies in the area. The Business and Company Resource Center can be searched by geographically to uncover certain types of companies in a particular state.
