Santa Clara University

Alumni Association

inCircle Alumni Networking

www.scu.edu/incircle

inCircle offers Santa Clara University a FREE online solution to help graduating seniors and alumni stay professionally connected.

inCircle is an SCU exclusive community, making it easy to find the people you need through the people you trust. 

A grass-roots organic service, inCircle thrives on increasing user participation, so sign on...and get your friends to do the same! 

inCircle Elements:

Home Page – Learn of new opportunities on your homepage or announce an opportunity of your own.  Opportunities can be career, event or social in nature.

Search – A powerful keyword search tool that allows alumni to search for other alumni with common interests—from employment history to favorite activities. In addition, users can graphically see their relationship to the alumni listed in the search and the degrees of separation between them.

Directory – Using the "Advanced" search capabilities, users have access to an interactive and dynamic directory of users that displays and maintains connections and associations between users.

Jobs - Broncos like hiring Broncos.  Alumni and companies can post open positions in inCircle. As a special courtesy to alumni, posting is free.  Alongside the job posts are listed alumni on record as currently working at the company  This is extremely beneficial for job hunters who can easily connect with other alumni in the company prior to application.

My Network – A visual representation of the connections between users displaying friends, friends-of-friends, and greater degrees of separation.

Groups – Alumni come together and communicate based on common interests.  Users can, among other things, post to Group message boards, set up events, and share photo albums.

Events – Users can create events and invite friends to attend.

My Profile – Users can update their contact information, share their interests and SCU affiliations, and post pictures.

My Account - Users can determine their level of privacy, customize the way their information is exchanged or sign-up for the Alumni E-mail Forwarding service.

Permanent E-mail Forwarding–Upon registering for inCircle, alumni are eligible for an “scualum.com” e-mail address, which will forward all messages received to the e-mail account of their choice. Alumni must activate this service in inCircle and supply the e-mail address where they would like their mail forwarded.

(CURRENT/RECENT STUDENTS NOTE: This is NOT related to the campus Groupwise account, but is a completely separate service. Groupwise accounts only remain active for a 90-day grace period following graduation.)

WAYS TO USE INCIRCLE

Professional

  • Networking Alumni can use various search criteria to identify individuals they know or want to know who can help them build their businesses and/or achieve professional goals.
  • Job postings Alumni can post open positions and use their unique social network to get connected with the right person.
  • Career search inCircle makes looking for a new job easier by helping alumni cast a more targeted net. Sometimes a simple referral from a friend can make all the difference.

Personal

  • Reconnecting old friends - Alumni can search for old roommates or classmates and invite them to join the network. 
  • Interest, professional, or location-based groups– Alumni who relocate can find friends or make new friends in an unfamiliar city. Individuals can also form groups based on common interests, such as the clubs/activities they participated in at SCU, or life events.


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