Resources for growth

Learning doesn't stop when you leave the Ford School. 

The career services team is here for you whether you want to upgrade your skills, change jobs, or brush up on a policy issue. Check out the resources below. Staff is available as time permits to help guide and point you in the right direction.

Looking for a new job?

Register as an alum on FordCareers, the Ford School's recruiting database. To get started, please visit https://fordschool-csm.symplicity.com/students/?signin_tab=0 and select "Alumni Registration". Please keep in mind that the vast majority of opportunities in our system are targeted to current undergrad and graduate students, and recent alums.

For additional ideas, check out U-M's Alumni Career Program.

Lifelong learning

Upgrade your skills or learn something new.

Open, online courses

Back to class!

Exciting online, on-demand courses give our alumni and friends around the globe a chance to upgrade their policy analysis skills. Recent courses include making transportation safer and more equitable; the power to data to inform policy making; and equity and justice in the development of technology and science policies.

Courses are free for the U-M community.
Learn more
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Networking

Keep in touch with fellow Fordies on LinkedIn

Be ready for your next career move. Strengthen and extend your network of trusted, professional contacts with access to the Ford School's exclusive and powerful alumni LinkedIn Group.
LinkedIn Group
Students and alumni networking at the Ford School's DC trip

Broaden your network

Broaden your network even further through the U-M Career Center's online networking tool or the U-M Alumni Online Communities /Alumni Directory.