Choose your path to get involved as you reconnect with, learn from, inspire and serve ILRies on campus, in your city and around the world through:
- Social Events - Meet old and new friends at fun local events
- Professional Development & Networking – Build your network as you upskill with established and emerging leaders in the field; meet, advise and learn from current ILR students and recent graduates through student/alumni programs and mentoring opportunities
- Academic Exploration – Learn the latest on trending topics from ILR faculty and experts
- Service Projects – Give back with other ILRies
Contact ILRAA President, Nicole Mormilo ’12 (nmormilo@gmail.com), to get more involved!
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Career Transition Initiative (CTI)
The ILRAA Board of Directors launched a Career Transition Initiative (CTI) in January 2024 to support alumni who are reentering the workforce, navigating a layoff, or pivoting in their career. To date, the CTI has offered complimentary headshots and alumni mixers in six cities and 12 skill-building webinars.
Complimentary Headshots: Look for an email announcement about where the ILRAA will host the next round of free professional photographs with Bitanga Productions.
Watch the Webinars: The CTI webinars equip alumni with practical tools and tips to navigate their career transitions. Watch them here!
- Insights on Workforce Reentry
- Job Search
- Networking
- Interviewing
- Layoffs 101 & Employment Agreements
- Thought Leadership & Personal Branding
- Navigating Workplace Conflicts
- Build Your Strengths and Find Your Flow
- Managing Mental Health at Work
Share Your Skills: Do you have skills, experiences, or resources to share with alumni in career transition? Tell us about your career-transition talents HERE! The ILRAA Board hopes to create new webinars, develop mentorship opportunities, host networking events and much more to support alumni. We hope you’ll consider sharing your time and talents!
Get Involved: The ILRAA Board encourages you to:
- Join our upcoming events!
- Connect with us on LinkedIn, and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok.!
- Ask questions, share your feedback, plan events–there are endless possibilities! Reach out to the ILRAA Board at cornellilraa@gmail.com.
Alumni Bio-Bursts
See all Bio-BurstsThe ILR Alumni Association Bio Burst project, a monthly video series that introduces you to members of ILR's recent alumni community.
Events
eCornell Keynote: Most companies combine online and offline recruiting practices, but the efficiencies gained from technological practices can also impose limitations by unknowingly discouraging qualified candidates, particularly those with disabilities. Cornell University research sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy has identified approaches to designing employer career web pages that can significantly heighten the likelihood of a company’s success in attracting job seekers with disabilities and encouraging them to apply for open positions. Join Susanne Bruyère from the Cornell ILR School for a close look at this research and what it means for employers as well as people with disabilities. Dr. Bruyère will also offer insights for employers on how to recruit applicants with disabilities, fine-tune their hiring processes, and better understand how a person with a disability may choose to self-identify to potential employers. Susanne Bruyère Professor and Academic Director Cornell ILR School
eCornell Keynote: When we experience feelings of ineffectiveness or invisibility, there’s evidence to suggest that we may be overlooking our own power of influence, says Cornell professor Vanessa Bohns, author of the book You Have More Influence Than You Think. Our words, actions, even our presence, can profoundly affect other people—but we often misread the situation or underestimate ourselves. Emotions and cognitive biases often get in the way. Through extensive behavioral research and workplace study, Professor Bohns has developed strategies for us to better observe our influence, reconsider our fear of rejection, and sometimes even use our influence more sparingly. She encourages us to recognize the influence we already possess rather than seeking new ways to gain it. Look into the hidden potential of our everyday interactions and begin to understand the significant influence you may wield, perhaps unknowingly. Then you can start to increase your power of influence and persuasion. Vanessa Bohns Braunstein Family Professor Cornell ILR School
