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The Bear Down Network Has the Resources and Tools You Need to Advance Your Career

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Whether you are (or were) a student of environmental science or English, biomedical engineering or business, the Bear Down Network can help you move ahead. Want to work more efficiently? Become a better leader? Or even change careers? Join the Bear Down Network today to connect with fellow Arizona alumni and further your professional path. Sign up today.

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Professional tips, advice and insights from Arizona alumni, faculty and advisers — no matter your professional focus or career level.

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Career Wisdom

7 Ways to Grow Your Network

Growing your professional network can introduce you to new jobs, potential mentors and other helpful career resources.

Alumni Story

The Power of Building a Diverse Workforce

Two University of Arizona journalism alumnae at the Los Angeles Times are contributing to a diverse wave of journalists breathing new life into newsrooms.

Career Wisdom

The Wildcat’s Guide to Finding Your Career Path

The road to a dream career is rarely straight and narrow. These tips will help guide your journey toward the right career path.

Startup Central

Lessons Every Entrepreneur Should Know

Pillow.com founder Sean Conway reveals the secrets behind the success of his startups and what he would tell any budding entrepreneur.

Startup Central

Failing Forward: What Entrepreneurs Can Learn from Their Mistakes

Behind any successful entrepreneur is a wealth of mistakes. Discover how to turn your failures into your greatest achievements.

Career Wisdom

5 Career Lessons After Getting 5 Degrees

Nurse practitioner-turned-CEO Valerie Kading shares how a lifetime of learning has expanded her ability to help others.

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Startup Central

How to Turn an Age-Old Need Into a Business for the Digital Age

With ZipSit, Peter Helms ’97 and Josh Benveniste ’95 transformed an idea into an app that’s changing babysitting.

Startup Central

Embracing Entrepreneurship with a Young Tech Luminary

UA alumnus Viputheshwar Sitaraman (’16, bachelor’s in molecular and cellular biology) has helped rethink digital media and visual storytelling.

Mentoring Spotlight

Students and Professionals of All Ages: Why You Should Find a Career Mentor

A mentor can be a wellspring of honest wisdom — a source of helpful perspective from someone who has succeeded, critical to helping you do the same.

Creative Spotlight

How to Nourish an Artistic Career

If anyone knows how to make it as a creator in this world, it’s the nationally acclaimed Louis Delsarte (’77, Master of Fine Arts).

Startup Central

A Blueprint for Entrepreneurship from an Innovative Architect

A successful Phoenix architect, Diane Jacobs (’88, bachelor’s in architecture), shares her formula for small-business success.

Wildcat Q&A

How One Arizona Alumnus Became a Director at Nike

Manny Espinoza ’02 (bachelor’s degree in political science) on human behavior, networking and how you can get ahead on your professional journey.

Quiz

Quiz: Are You an Effective Manager?

Are you doing your part to maintain a great team and cultivate talent? Answer a few simple questions and find out.

Quiz

Quiz: Are You a Good Employee?

Take this quiz to find out — and get tips for improvement based on your outcome.

Wildcat Q&A

How to Successfully Launch a Career (and Company)

You don’t graduate college a year early to start your own biotech company and not learn a few lessons along the way. Sean McClain (’11, bachelor’s in biochemistry and molecular biology) shares how he became an industry innovator before turning 30.

Mentoring Spotlight

How Mentorship Can Enhance Your Career No Matter Your Age

A mentorship can manifest in many ways, such as job shadowing, coaching, advice-giving and professional guidance. No matter the shape it takes, a mentorship will offer benefits in many directions.

Business Luminaries

Transforming Ideas (and Failures) into Success

How UA alumnus Matt Van Horn’s (’06, bachelor’s in business administration) backpacking adventure through Zimbabwe led to the rise of Lyft.

Career Wisdom

5 Ways to Be a Strong and Inspiring Leader

You want to become a workplace leader, or you're finally leading your own team. Now what? These fail-safe tips will help ensure success in a leadership role.

Wildcat Q&A

How to Turn Your Hobby into a Career

It’s a career maxim that students hear when choosing a major: Do what you love. Diana Steffen’s (’03, bachelor’s in journalism) journey from junior reporter to successful entrepreneur shows that it is possible.

Career Wisdom

How to Write a Job Description That Attracts Top Candidates

Your ability to craft a compelling job post is one of the first and most important steps in finding a new employee. A less-than-great post could fail to attract your ideal candidate.

Business Luminaries

Making the Jump from Sports to Fashion

As a former student-athlete who now suits up the NBA’s best, UA track-and-field phenom Percy Knox (’92, bachelor’s in media arts) makes success his business.

Career Wisdom

5 Small Changes to Supercharge Your Work Productivity

You don’t need a complete overhaul to your daily routine to maximize efficiency — just a few tweaks can yield big results.

Find a Job

Access career fairs and join our employment platforms that connect alumni.

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Career Library

Take advantage of coaches, webinars and other powerful resources our alumni hub offers.

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Upcoming Career Events

Learn about events that will benefit your business and career.

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Career Coaching

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Are you interested in a career coaching session at the Arizona Alumni Association?

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Alumni Career Lab

A Launchpad for Your Professional Life

Alumni Career Lab

Career Wisdom

Startup Central

Career Wisdom

The Bear Down Network Has the Resources and Tools You Need to Advance Your Career

Professional tips, advice and insights from Arizona alumni, faculty and advisers — no matter your professional focus or career level.

Career Wisdom

7 Ways to Grow Your Network

Alumni Story

The Power of Building a Diverse Workforce

Career Wisdom

The Wildcat’s Guide to Finding Your Career Path

Startup Central

Lessons Every Entrepreneur Should Know

Startup Central

Failing Forward: What Entrepreneurs Can Learn from Their Mistakes

Career Wisdom

5 Career Lessons After Getting 5 Degrees

Startup Central

How to Turn an Age-Old Need Into a Business for the Digital Age

Startup Central

Embracing Entrepreneurship with a Young Tech Luminary

Mentoring Spotlight

Students and Professionals of All Ages: Why You Should Find a Career Mentor

Creative Spotlight

How to Nourish an Artistic Career

Startup Central

A Blueprint for Entrepreneurship from an Innovative Architect

Wildcat Q&A

How One Arizona Alumnus Became a Director at Nike

Quiz

Quiz: Are You an Effective Manager?

Quiz

Quiz: Are You a Good Employee?

Wildcat Q&A

How to Successfully Launch a Career (and Company)

Mentoring Spotlight

How Mentorship Can Enhance Your Career No Matter Your Age

Business Luminaries

Transforming Ideas (and Failures) into Success

Career Wisdom

5 Ways to Be a Strong and Inspiring Leader

Wildcat Q&A

How to Turn Your Hobby into a Career

Career Wisdom

How to Write a Job Description That Attracts Top Candidates

Business Luminaries

Making the Jump from Sports to Fashion

Career Wisdom

5 Small Changes to Supercharge Your Work Productivity

Wildcat Professional Resources

Find a Job

Career Library

Upcoming Career Events

Career Coaching

Are you interested in a career coaching session at the Arizona Alumni Association?