Zebra Career Advising Network and MentorNet

The Career Center has several programs to help you connect with career experts in your field of interest. Networking and developing relationships with industry professionals is essential to your career success, especially in a tight job market! These connections will enable you to gather "real world" information, encouragement, and advice on a variety of topics related to your job search and career development.

 For information on informational interviewing, please see the FAQ here.

Zebra Career Advising Network

Formerly known as "CCAN", the new Zebra Career Advising Network (ZebraCAN), accessible through your ZebraNet account, enables students to network with alumni and friends of Stony Brook. ZebraCAN is a database of professionals who have volunteered to make themselves available for mentoring,  advice, or  informational interviews with students who want to learn more about their profession and industry. In order to gain access to ZebraCAN, students must attend a ZebraCAN session. Contact Nikki Barnett at (631) 632-9855 for more information. "What CAN Zebra do for you?"

-You CAN hear "real life" career experiences from alumnus/a
-You CAN learn how to market your skills and discover your strengths
-You CAN build your network toward success

Schedule of ZebraCAN Information sessions for Fall 2009:

November 4, 2009 - 1PM-2PM, Career Center
December 2, 2009 - 1PM-2PM, Career Center

What did your peers have to say about ZebraCAN?

What are some things you learned from this experience?
"You need to have good communication skills."
"How to make contact with professionals."
"How to write the proper professional letters."

"The importance of networking."
"Networking can be the key to a successful career."
"There is so much information that you can get from a mentor that you will not find on the internet."

"Stony Brook has a great network of professionals."
"How to gain more experience in the field through volunteering/internships."
"Networking is important."

"Understand my skills and know how to utilize it."
"Get involved on campus."

Other Comments...
"This is a very convenient, helpful tool for students know more from the occupations that they are interested in."
"It was great opportunity to participate in Contact network and I thank Stony Brook University Career Center to help students contact with our Alumni."
"I did not contact any professionals in the Stony Brook network but I did use the advice to expand my network and have lined up a few interviews."

MentorNet

The Career Center and College of Engineering & Applied Sciences has partnered to provide you with an additional service designed to help you develop a relationship with a mentor in your field of interest. 

MentorNet's One-on-One Mentoring Program focuses on matching students studying science, technology, engineering, and mathematics with professionals from all sectors as mentors for one-on-one, email-based mentoring (e-mentoring) relationships.

How can you find a mentor?

1) Join the MentorNet Community. (http://www.mentornet.net/join )

2) Sign in to the Community and follow the One-on-One Mentoring Program link to create a protege profile.

Since 1998, MentorNet has matched more than 22,500 pairs of proteges and mentors with strong results. We hope you will join them!

For more information, please go to www.MentorNet.net or contact Christine Szaraz, CEAS Advisor and MentorNet Undergraduate Student Liaison, christine.szaraz@stonybrook.edu

MentorNet, the E-Mentoring Network for Diversity in Engineering and Science.

MentorNet’s sponsors include 3M Foundation, Adobe, Alcoa Foundation, Agilent Technologies, AT&T, Bechtel Group Foundation, Cisco Systems, Hewlett-Packard Company, IBM Corporation, Intel Foundation, Land O’Lakes, Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Naval Research Laboratory, NVIDIA, Sandia National Laboratories, S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation, Texas Instruments, The MathWorks, and Thomson Reuters.